Nothing in the world is free – usually. In Football Manager 2024, though, some players can indeed be hired without paying their current club a transfer fee, which can be a saving grace if your team is operating on a shoestring budget. Yeah, not everyone can draw upon a full war chest filled with petrodollars provided by the state for some good old sportswashing.
That’s why we dove deep into the transfer market and scouted for players you can pick up with a clean conscience – here are the best free agents in Football Manager 2024 you can hire.
Put very simply, a free agent is a player whose latest contract with a club has expired, which in turn means that they can be hired without having to pay a transfer fee to the team.
Of course, one has to wonder why this contract was allowed to expire in the first place: Did the player command too high a salary or has their history of injuries become a point of concern? All of these reasons must be considered by a wise manager.
For this list, we’ve tried to stick with players at or below the maximum age of 35 – while free transfers are great and all in the short term, you always need to think of how you can make sustainable investments that last well into the future.
For more useful FM24 information, check out our Football Manager 2024 wonderkids guide.
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