GK: Jack Butland, 18, 1.

9million Starts off as a youth team goalkeeper who wouldnt get a shout in the first team. Would take a few seasons before hes good enough to play in the Championship, approx six seasons before hell be a good lower-table Premiership goalkeeper. At 28, hes a solid top-four goalkeeper. DR: Romario, 17, 700K Just a really good right-back. Can also play as a wing-back but lacks the attacking ability to be a substantial threat right away instead, employ on auto. At 24, his physical attributes alone will be worth their weight in gold. Does eventually become an unstoppable wing-back at 28, though at this point you should retrain him in the MR position and play as a winger. DC: Tomas Kalas, 18, 5million Quickly becomes very good. By 2014 hell be a backup in your team, by 2016 hell be a first team player. May want a backup contract to start with, but his wage demands arent too high so hes worth the outlay. I recently sold him for 37.75million in 2019, so theres your proof. DC: Giuseppe Pestia, 17, 1.7million Another solid DC. Pestia could turn out to be the best in the game, but in mine he had lots of injuries and so I cant tell you for sure. By all accounts could be a key player in your team, but he never reached his potential on my game. Maybe give him a specific training schedule thats less intense. Just a thought. DL: Jack Robinson, 17, 16.75million The valuation is a bit of a guess as I tend to play as Liverpool and thus cant be certain, but thats as high an offer I got for him in his development. Robinson eventually becomes worth the outlay though it takes him a while, he will become one of the best DLs in the game. DMC: Lorenzo Crisetig, 18, 250K Easily turns into one of the best DMCs in the game, his development does take a little while but its worth it if you like having a deep-lying playmaker. Quickly becomes good enough to play as an anchor man as well. MR: Raheem Sterling, 16, 10million Raheem has finally been recognised as one of the brightest young talents in Britain by the FM team. I turned down an offer of 10million from Chelsea for him in 2015, hence the valuation. Becomes an unstoppable winger, explosive and equal to Messi in 2020. ML: Lucas Moura, 18, 27million A bit of a pricey one, this youngster. Sao Paulo actually ask for around 50million to begin with, so keep him on your radar for the first couple of seasons. Sooner rather than later hell want to move to a bigger club and thats when you can grab him for less. The board actually

intervened on my game when I made the 27million bid in 2013, so really his age should be noted as 20. Still, hell go straight into your first team and can turn into one of the top five players on your game by 2020. Very good when employed as a winger but if you go 4-3-3 I would suggest playing both Moura and Sterling as inside forwards. AMC: Leandro, 18, 10million Leandro is a really useful player, not least because hes capable of playing AMRLC or even as a ST. Nonetheless, when used right his ideal position is AMC, specifically as an advanced playmaker. A relatively large outlay but easily worth the money. Similar to Eriksen or Pjanic on FM2011. ST: Erick Torres, 18, 4million A player that is frustratingly named if youre a Liverpool fan. Can also play as an AMC, but youd be mad to. Becomes a genius defensive forward or an above-average complete forward by 2016. In a 4-3-3 formation with Moura and Sterling, employ him as a deep-lying forward on support duty and watch his assists rack up. ST: Carlos Fierro, 16, 1.2million Fierro has the potential to be a very good player. Snap him up early because hes a great substitute by 2014 against lower-league teams. Hes also very good in important matches, so if you bring him on against Chelsea theres a chance hell do well. Needless to say, in ten years hes the best out-and-out advanced forward in the game. Hes got the exact perfect stats for that position, no doubt. Pairs up brilliantly with Torres. SUBS: SUB 1: Laurentiu Branescu, 17, GK, 1million Hell never beat Butland to the number one jersey, but hes oddly happy with Carling Cup matches and otherwise being a backup for the most part. You will have to sell him in the end as, eventually, he gets sick of sitting on the bench. But youll get a lot for him and, who knows, on your game he may develop faster than Butland and therefore be a better first choice for a while. SUB 2: Kara, 21, DC/DMC/CM, 1million Okay, this one is cheating somewhat, hes 3 years over the limit. But hes just ridiculous Currently the best player in my team as either DC or DMC. Just a brick wall that strikers cant get past, and hardly ever misplaces a pass. Excellent player. SUB 3: Ross Barkley, 17, CM, 18million A good, solid CM if you want to play a traditional 4-4-2 style formation. Versatile enough to be put on the auto CM setting and work quite effectively alongside a playmaker, but you

should think about playing him as a box-to-box midfielder by the time hes 25. Doesnt have a lot of pace, but that benefits him as he gets involved in plays more and has a good stamina. SUB 4: Mateo Kovacic, 17, CM, 4.9million Can also play as an attacking midfielder, but works substantially better as a CM on attack setting. Again, should be played alongside a playmaker as he doesnt link up with Barkley very well worth signing at any rate (as he develops faster than many of the other players on this list) but would work best in a Christmas Tree formation. SUB 5: Muhammed Demirci, 16, AMRLC, 1.5million I love any player who can be in attacking midfield and work well on the left, right or centre, as it benefits my typical approach start 4-4-2 diamond, change to 4-3-3 if it isnt going well. He never really fulfilled his potential in my game, but he still gets a lot of games due to his versatility as a substitute. A safe bet, but he wont rock your world. SUB 6: Andy Polo, 16, AMRL/ST, 500K Andy Polo is a cheeky boy. He starts off with very little to recommend him, save for some nice pace, acceleration and stamina stats for a youngster. Its the little things however, and an above-average work rate and flair, coupled with being equally adept with his left or right foot, seems to suggest that he could be a star. You have to wait a few years, but by 2015 hes a good player for the Carling Cup. By 2018 hes fantastic cover for Sterling and Moura, and by 2020 hes a star by his own right. A really amazing winger, not so good as an inside forward however, so bear that in mind. Works in a 4-4-2 using wingers. SUB 7: Adam Campbell, 16, ST 2.8million And finally, we have Adam Campbell this years overrated English youngster. A bold statement I know, as we have both Flanagan and Sterling on this list with high ratings but at least both of those Liverpool players have at least begun to show signs of class, whereas Campbell has very little to recommend him. Still, its worth taking advantage of the fact and Campbell will be the best poacher in the game by 2020. Youll get him on your top scorer list often!