Everybody loves a good bargain, especially when it comes to buying players in Football Manager. That’s why I thought about making a shortlist with the best transfer listed players in FM 2014, all of them are transfer listed at the start of the game (beta version) and the asking prices on most of them are very good. After some intensive scouting I picked around 200 players that should be useful in your team, you will find them all in a downloadable shortlist.
— If you are looking for the best free players in FM 2014, we have such a shortlist here. —
Before moving on to the lists I have to highlight the best transfer listed player in FM 2014: Barcelona’s Jonathan dos Santos. The Arsenal scouts gave him 2.5 stars for current ability and 3.5 for potential ability, he’s a defensive midfielder that can do a good job as a regista, deep lying playmaker, defensive midfielder or half back.
A best eleven of these transfer listed players would look like this: Mohamed Ansif — Danilo Silva, Bruno Uvini, Joseph Yobo, Alexander Buttner — Jonathan Dos Santos — Alessio Cerci, Keisuke Honda, Michael Essien, Urby Emanuelson — Mame Diouf.
The search for these players was conducted on a new game in FM 2014 with England, Italy, Spain, France, Brazil and Argentina loaded as playable and with a large database.
Now let’s see the lists. First the players with at least 2.5 stars for potential ability, they should be good for most Premier League sides, sorted by asking price:
| Name | Position | Club | Nationality | Asking Price |
| Anderson | M/AM (C) | Man Utd | BRA | £8M |
| Mame Diouf | ST (C) | Hannover | SEN | £5.75M |
| Alessio Cerci | AM (RL), ST (C) | Torino | ITA | £5.75M |
| Gonzalo Castro | M/AM (L) | R. Sociedad | URU | £4.3M |
| Anthony Mounier | M (L), AM (RL) | Montpellier HSC | FRA | £4M |
| Michael Essien | DM, M (C) | Chelsea | GHA | £3.9M |
| Álvaro Pereira | D/WB/M (L) | Inter | URU | £3.5M |
| Urby Emanuelson | M (L), AM (RL) | A.C. Milan | NED | £3M |
| Gabriel Obertan | AM (R) | Newcastle | FRA | £2.8M |
| Matías Fernández | M/AM (C) | Fiorentina | CHI | £2.5M |
| Raúl García | AM (C) | Atlético | ESP | £2.2M |
| Alexander Büttner | D/M (L) | Man Utd | NED | £2.1M |
| Chahir Belghazouani | AM (RL) | AC Ajaccio | MAR | £2.1M |
| Mile Jedinak | DM, M (C) | Crystal Palace | AUS | £1.9M |
| Tomás Hübschman | DM | Shakhtar | CZE | £1.8M |
| Jonathan dos Santos | DM, M (C) | Barcelona | MEX | £1.8M |
| Cyril Théréau | AM (C) | Chievo | FRA | £1.7M |
| Keisuke Honda | M/AM (C) | CSKA Moscow | JPN | £1.6M |
| Mahamane Traoré | AM (C) | OGC Nice | MLI | £1M |
| Moussa Koné | M (C) | Atalanta | CIV | £900K |
| Maxwell | D/WB/M (L) | Paris Saint-Germain | BRA | £875K |
| Willian Farias | DM | Coritiba | BRA | £675K |
| Hernán Pérez | AM (RC) | Villarreal | PAR | £550K |
| Mihai Răduţ | M/AM (C) | Steaua | ROU | £525K |
| Tiago | M (C) | Atlético | POR | £375K |
| Bruno Uvini | D (C) | Napoli | BRA | £350K |
| Jonas Martin | AM (R) | Montpellier HSC | FRA | £190K |
Now the players with 2 stars for potential ability, these lads should do well in Championship sides or less pretentious Premier League sides:
| Name | Position | Club | Nationality | Asking Price |
| Diniyar Bilyaletdinov | M (C), AM (LC) | Spartak Moscow | RUS | £3.5M |
| Danilo Silva | D (R) | Dynamo Kyiv | BRA | £3.2M |
| Simone Pepe | M/AM (RL) | Juventus | ITA | £3M |
| Cristian Villagra | D (R) | Metalist | ARG | £2.4M |
| Marlos | AM (RC) | Metalist | BRA | £2M |
| Nabil El Zhar | M (R), AM (RC) | Levante | MAR | £1.9M |
| Siarhey Kisliak | DM | Rubin | BLR | £1.8M |
| Aleandro Rosi | D/WB (R) | Parma | ITA | £1.8M |
| Nicky Maynard | ST (C) | Cardiff | ENG | £1.8M |
| Billy Sharp | ST (C) | Southampton | ENG | £1.8M |
| Sascha Mölders | ST (C) | Augsburg | GER | £1.7M |
| Joe Bennett | D (L) | Aston Villa | ENG | £1.7M |
| Maicosuel | AM (C) | Udinese | BRA | £1.7M |
| Gorka Elustondo | DM | R. Sociedad | ESP | £1.6M |
| Fininho | D/WB/M (L) | Metalist | BRA | £1.5M |
| Matt Mills | D (C) | Bolton | ENG | £1.5M |
| Mark González | M/AM (L) | CSKA Moscow | CHI | £1.5M |
| Daniele Cacia | ST (C) | Verona | ITA | £1.4M |
| Djakaridja Koné | DM | Evian TG FC | BFA | £1.4M |
| Sigamary Diarra | AM (L) | AC Ajaccio | MLI | £1.3M |
| Fedor Smolov | ST (C) | Dinamo Moscow | RUS | £1.2M |
| Markus Rosenberg | ST (C) | West Brom | SWE | £1.2M |
| Matty Fryatt | ST (C) | Hull | ENG | £1.2M |
| Jonathan Brison | M/AM (L) | AS Saint-Etienne | FRA | £1.1M |
| Liassine Cadamuro | D (C) | R. Sociedad | ALG | £1.1M |
| Henrique | D (C) | Girondins Bordeaux | BRA | £1.1M |
| Ramiro Funes Mori | D (C) | River | ARG | £1.1M |
| Davide Biondini | DM, M (C) | Genoa | ITA | £1.1M |
| Daniel Tözsér | M (C) | Genoa | HUN | £1M |
| Craig Conway | M/AM (RL) | Cardiff | SCO | £975K |
| Ashley Barnes | AM (RL), ST (C) | Brighton | ENG | £975K |
| Archimede Morleo | D/WB (L) | Bologna | ITA | £950K |
| Etien Velikonja | ST (C) | Cardiff | SVN | £900K |
| Gabriel Tamas | D (RC) | West Brom | ROU | £850K |
| Anselmo Ramon | ST (C) | Cruzeiro | BRA | £800K |
| Sebastian Eriksson | DM, M (C) | Cagliari | SWE | £775K |
| Loïc Poujol | DM | FC Sochaux-Montbé | FRA | £775K |
| Milan Milanovic | D (C) | Palermo | SRB | £750K |
| Luca Belingheri | AM (C) | Livorno | ITA | £725K |
| Martyn Waghorn | ST (C) | Leicester | ENG | £700K |
| Enda Stevens | D (L) | Aston Villa | IRL | £650K |
| Jordan Bowery | ST (C) | Aston Villa | ENG | £650K |
| Vincent Bessat | M/AM (L) | FC Nantes | FRA | £625K |
| Ishmael Miller | ST (C) | Nottm Forest | ENG | £625K |
| Bruno Peres | D (R) | Santos | BRA | £625K |
| Mamadou Samassa | ST (C) | Chievo | MLI | £600K |
| Rudy Gestede | ST (C) | Cardiff | BEN | £575K |
| Levan Mchedlidze | ST (C) | Empoli | GEO | £575K |
| Aleksandar Lukovic | D (L) | Zenit | SRB | £550K |
| Thiago Humberto | AM (C), ST (C) | Internacional | BRA | £450K |
| Mario Bolatti | DM, M (C) | Internacional | ARG | £450K |
| Gojko Kacar | DM, M (C) | HSV | SRB | £450K |
| Rubén Olivera | M/AM (C) | Fiorentina | URU | £450K |
| Shaun Brisley | D (C) | Peterborough | ENG | £425K |
| Ion Echaide | D (RL) | Osasuna | ESP | £425K |
| Marco Gallozzi | M (R) | Padova | ITA | £425K |
| Ronny Rodelin | ST (C) | LOSC | FRA | £425K |
| Jonathan Tinhan | AM (R) | Montpellier HSC | FRA | £400K |
| Unai Albizua | D (C) | Athletic | ESP | £400K |
| Fabien Robert | AM (C), ST (C) | FC Lorient | FRA | £400K |
| Anthony Annan | DM, M (C) | Schalke | GHA | £375K |
| Élton | ST (C) | Corinthians | BRA | £375K |
| Diego Albadoro | ST (C) | Bari | ITA | £375K |
| Ignacio Lores Varela | AM (RLC) | Palermo | URU | £375K |
| Mohamed Amsif | GK | Augsburg | MAR | £375K |
| Roberto Soriano | M (C) | Sampdoria | ITA | £350K |
| Gaetano Berardi | D (R) | Sampdoria | SUI | £325K |
| Aljaz Struna | D (R) | Palermo | SVN | £325K |
| Albert Riera | D/WB/M/AM (L) | Galatasaray | ESP | £300K |
| Jorge Casado | D (L) | Castilla | ESP | £275K |
| Keith Treacy | M (L) | Burnley | IRL | £250K |
| Joseph Yobo | D (C) | Fenerbahçe | NGA | £220K |
| Lloyd Palun | D (R), DM | OGC Nice | GAB | £175K |
| Massimo Gobbi | D/WB (L) | Parma | ITA | £170K |
| Ross Jenkins | DM, M (C) | Watford | ENG | £150K |
| Lalaïna Nomenjanahary | M/AM (L) | Racing Club de Lens | MAD | £145K |
| Giuseppe Sculli | AM (L) | Lazio | ITA | £120K |
| Ciro Capuano | D/WB (L) | Catania | ITA | £110K |
| Merlin Tandjigora | DM | USJA Carquefou | GAB | £105K |
| Édson Silva | D (C) | São Paulo | BRA | £78K |
| Neil Etheridge | GK | Fulham | PHI | £69K |
Last but not least, the players with 1.5 stars for potential ability, these transfer listed players should find their place in lesser Championship sides or lower league teams:
| Name | Position | Club | Nationality | Asking Price |
| Darren Pratley | M/AM (C) | Bolton | JAM | £1.5M |
| Tim Ream | D (C), DM | Bolton | USA | £1.5M |
| Nick Proschwitz | ST (C) | Hull | GER | £1.4M |
| Horacio Orzán | M (C) | Newell’s | ARG | £1.4M |
| Paddy McCarthy | D (C) | Crystal Palace | IRL | £1M |
| Adam El-Abd | D (C) | Brighton | EGY | £950K |
| Lee Peltier | D (RC), DM | Leeds | ENG | £850K |
| Andy Lonergan | GK | Bolton | ENG | £800K |
| Gaetano Masucci | AM (L) | Sassuolo | ITA | £725K |
| Pedrinho | D/WB (R) | FC Lorient | POR | £575K |
| Giles Coke | M (C) | Sheff Wed | ENG | £500K |
| Sabri Sarıoğlu | D/WB/M (R) | Galatasaray | TUR | £500K |
| Vincent Muratori | D (L) | AS Nancy Lorraine | FRA | £500K |
| Stuart O’Keefe | M (C) | Crystal Palace | ENG | £475K |
| Riccardo Maniero | ST (C) | Pescara | ITA | £475K |
| Paul Gallagher | AM (LC) | Leicester | SCO | £475K |
| Sékou Baradji | DM | Dijon FCO | MLI | £425K |
| Freddie Sears | AM (R), ST (C) | Colchester | ENG | £425K |
| Donal McDermott | M (R), AM (RLC) | Bournemouth | IRL | £425K |
| Rui Sampaio | M/AM (C) | Cagliari | POR | £400K |
| Lorenzo Pasciuti | M/AM (R) | Carpi | ITA | £400K |
| Samuele Romeo | D (C) | Empoli | ITA | £400K |
| Simon Poulsen | M (L) | Sampdoria | DEN | £400K |
| Danijel Marceta | M/AM (R) | Lanciano | SVN | £375K |
| Davide Gavazzi | M (R) | Sampdoria | ITA | £375K |
| Jake Buxton | D (C) | Derby | ENG | £375K |
| Anthony Taugourdeau | M (LC) | AlbinoLeffe | FRA | £350K |
| Paul Quinn | D (R) | Doncaster | SCO | £350K |
| Antonio Vacca | M/AM (C) | Benevento | ITA | £350K |
| Simone Bentivoglio | M/AM (C) | Chievo | ITA | £350K |
| Jayson Leutwiler | GK | Middlesbrough | SUI | £350K |
| Ahmed Barusso | DM, M (C) | Genoa | GHA | £325K |
| José Ángel Crespo | D/WB (R) | Bologna | ESP | £275K |
| Antonio Di Gaudio | M/AM (L) | Carpi | ITA | £275K |
| Hogan Ephraim | AM (RL) | Q.P.R. | ENG | £275K |
| Lhadji Badiane | AM (R) | Stade Lavallois MFC | FRA | £275K |
| Rémy Ebanega | D (C) | AJ Auxerre | GAB | £275K |
| Yunis Abdelhamid | D (C) | AC Arles-Avignon | FRA | £250K |
| Danny Green | M (R) | Charlton | ENG | £250K |
| Scott Wiseman | D (R) | Barnsley | ENG | £235K |
| Romain Beynié | DM | Amiens SC Football | FRA | £230K |
| Stefano Botta | M (C) | Ternana | ITA | £225K |
| Billy Paynter | ST (C) | Doncaster | ENG | £225K |
| Chris Dagnall | ST (C) | Barnsley | ENG | £225K |
| Alexandre Raineau | D (L) | Stade Malherbe Caen | FRA | £220K |
| Davide Carcuro | M (C) | Ternana | ITA | £210K |
| Fahid Ben Khalfallah | AM (RL) | Girondins Bordeaux | TUN | £205K |
| Jonny Hayes | AM (RL) | Aberdeen | IRL | £200K |
| Daniel Yeboah | GK | Dijon FCO | CIV | £170K |
| David Yelldell | GK | Leverkusen | USA | £145K |
| Lee Barnard | ST (C) | Southampton | ENG | £145K |
| Lloyd Doyley | D (RC) | Watford | JAM | £120K |
| Yury Zhevnov | GK | Zenit | BLR | £120K |
| Jordan Adéoti | D (C), DM | Stade Lavallois MFC | BEN | £90K |
| Bobby Zamora | ST (C) | Q.P.R. | ENG | £67K |
| Carlos Edwards | D/WB/M (R) | Ipswich | TRI | £36K |
| Jason Scotland | ST (C) | Barnsley | TRI | £29K |
| Georges Gopé-Fenepej | AM (L) | ESTAC Troyes | NCL | £25.5K |
| Johann Paul | DM | Amiens SC Football | MAD | £14K |
Download the FM 2014 transfer listed players shortlist by clicking the download button below:
How to install the transfer listed players shortlist in FM 2014
1. Put the downloaded file in this folder: Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2014/shortlists. If the “shortlists” folder doesn’t exist you will have to create it.
2. Start your game and go to shortlists.
3. In the shortlists screen click the “shortlists” menu, just above the players list, on the right side.
4. Select “load shortlist” from the menu and then select the respective file — transfer listed (Johnny Karp, Jul 2013).slf
That’s about it, now get some great bargains in FM 2014!
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Philip Game
21 октября, 2013 at 17:23
Have dos santos at Wigan super player! Average 8.1 rating
Johnny Karp
21 октября, 2013 at 17:29
Great buy then, well done!
jackfmstories
21 октября, 2013 at 17:35
What a great list, and what quality players there! I’ll definitely be scouting Dos Santos for EVERY club i manage when I get the game! And I can’t believe Álvaro Pereira is transfer-listed-quality in FM13! Is he any good this year? Essien, Hubschmann and Urby Emanuelson aren’t too shabby either. And Zamora being that low. Wow. By the way what is Zuculini the free transfer’s scout report for Arsenal (or a club like that)?
Johnny Karp
21 октября, 2013 at 17:52
Pereira is good, I’d surely sign him. Zuculini is good as well, I think he had 3 stars for potential ability according to the Arsenal scout.
Miles 'Uni' Smith
21 октября, 2013 at 18:08
Any players with low transfer clauses for the taking?
Johnny Karp
21 октября, 2013 at 18:23
Don’t know, haven’t found any yet.
socrates81
22 октября, 2013 at 02:30
Keisuke Honda. Never had him on FM but an amazing player in real life. 1.6m that has got to be a bargain.
Johnny Karp
22 октября, 2013 at 06:23
That is a great bargain indeed, he’s a very good player.
Maritn
23 октября, 2013 at 00:10
Have you had a look at Jiloan Hamad and Stefan Strandberg? I know they are not transfer listed but, Hamad can be bought for 64k (worth 1 million as soon as signed) and Strandberg can be signed for 350k. These should be added to the cheap players list, which I could not leave a comment on by the way :)
Johnny Karp
23 октября, 2013 at 06:56
Not good enough for profiles on the scouting network, at least not at this point when he have great players to profile. But definitely good at those prices. We have blocked comments on the player lists because we have created a special place for player profile requests: https://footballmanagerstory.com/scout/profile-request/
Miles 'Uni' Smith
25 октября, 2013 at 15:30
Just got the beta today and alas Jonathan Dos Santos is not transfer listed, Barca will still accept 1.8 million for him but his terms aren’t very favourable. Such a shame.
Johnny Karp
25 октября, 2013 at 18:23
Maybe that changed with the beta update, not sure.
Miles 'Uni' Smith
25 октября, 2013 at 18:41
That’s what I figured, yeah! :/
varun
28 октября, 2013 at 12:15
Are you starting a story this year?
Johnny Karp
28 октября, 2013 at 18:06
Not sure yet.
Miles 'Uni' Smith
29 октября, 2013 at 12:45
Do it!
Johnny Karp
29 октября, 2013 at 13:24
You forgot to say «please» :P
Miles 'Uni' Smith
31 октября, 2013 at 11:28
With a cherry on top!
Arijit Sarkar (@arijit2404)
20 декабря, 2013 at 22:52
Do we have similar list for FM 2013? Can anyone please point me out? I am starting another long career game in FM2013 and this will help me a lot.
Johnny Karp
21 декабря, 2013 at 11:40
Yes, our FM 2013 downloads are here: https://www.footballmanagerstory.com/download/2/