Hello folks, while playing my Newcastle game, I have started to appreciate the value of a good bargain. Therefore I have spent all day searching for good cheap players on FM 2011. All the values shown are what the player can be bought for rather than their actual valuation. I have also starred each FM11 cheap player out of five…this will give you an idea of their value for money. The list is in order starting with the best value buy. I hope you can take something away from my Football Manager 2011 best cheap players list…if you have any recommendations I would welcome them as always! Lets take a look at my top 20 FM 2011 best cheap players.
Vincent Enyeama – goalkeeper
GK, 27 years old, plays for Tel Aviv. Can be bought for £230K.
Guillermo Ochoa – goalkeeper
GK, 25 years old, plays for America (MEX), can be bought for £2 million.
Humberto Suazo – striker
ST, 29 years old, plays for Monterray, can be bought for £1.7 million.
Federico Fazio – centre back
DC/DMC, 23 years old, plays for Sevilla, transfer listed at £600K.
Fabian Monzon – right back
RB/WBR, 23 years old, plays for Boca Jnrs, can be bought for £2.8 million.
Eyal Golasa – attacking midfielder
AMC/RL, 18 years old, plays for M. Haifa, can be bought for £240K.
Mauricio Molina – attacking midfielder
AMLC, 30 years old, plays for Seongnam, £1.1 million.
Marco Verratti – central midfielder
AMC/MC, 17 years old, plays for Prescara, can be bought for £1.4 million, but move quick.
Hector Mancilla – striker
ST, 29 years old, plays for Toluca, can be bought for £2.9 million.
Gonzalo Pineda – left back
LB/DMC/CM, 27 years old, plays for Cruz Azul, can be bought for £2.1 million.
Sergio Araujo – striker
ST, 18 years old, plays for Boca Jnrs, can be bought for £1.7 million.
Manuel Pamic – left back
LB, 23 years old, plays for Sparta Prague, can be bought for £2 million.
Peter Masilela – left back
LB, 25 years old, plays for M. Haifa, can be bought for £180K.
Padalino – right winger
AMR/MR, 26 years old, plays for Sampdoria, can be bought for £2 million.
Lacina Traore – striker
ST, 19 years old, plays for CFR Cluj, can be bought for £2.9 million.
Adam Hlousek – right winger
AML/ST, 21 years old, plays for Slavia Prague, can be bought for £2.2 million.
Tiago Alves – striker
ST/AMC, 17 years old, plays for Santos, can be bought for £2.4 million.
Juraj Kucka – central midfielder
CM/DMC, 23 years old, plays for Sparta Prague, can be bought for £2 million.
Anas Sharbini – left winger
AML/ML/MC, 23 years old, plays for Hajduk, can be bought for £1 million.
Sime Vrsaljko – right back
RB/MC, 18 years old, plays for Dinamo, can be bought for £875K.
Well that is my list of Football Manager 2011 best cheap players. Please remember that I have selected for the top divisions, so you’ll struggle to sign these baragin buys with a lower league side. Its also worth noting that a few of them may struggle for a work permit in England. However they should all be OK in Spain and Italy etc. I hope this helps and please feel free to comment below, I look forward to hearing your thoughts. :)
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Thanks Darren. This list will be extremely helpful to those who manage a team with low finances. There all Premier League standard players too. Thanks again mate.
Thanks Sears, I just really wanted to offer a helpful list of cheap players. They can take ages to find in a new game, so hopefully this will make the search a little easier.
Very good stuff mate, I will post up some others that I found later.
Hey Stuart, thanks for the compliment…would appreciate your imput.
Nice work Darren. A good list if you would like to take on a low finance club. With their ratings they would be ideal for a team like Wolves you can say.
Hey Birdy, I think your right…newly promoted teams and the likes of Wolves, Blackburn, Stoke etc would really benefit from these players.
Gr8 post, it´ll be really helpfull for teams with little budget!
Glad to see “Cluj” with the logo pack I recommended!
Glad you like it Ricardo and thanks for the logos. That has been my Sunday, downloading logos and arranging this post :)
Just thought I’d post another guy, vinicius from palmeiras has a release clause of 1.8 mil and is an incredible prospect
And cheers for them players. Loving Humberto Suazo, What a name aswell haha
Hey James, thanks for the tip…Ill check him out tonight! Suazo is a great signing for a low budget. Humberto wouldnt be my first name of choice either :)
Once you download the facepack, everybody has a face, its incredible, try it!
Hi Darren,
Nice work. Even though i have no chance to sign any of these players but i really appreciate you take an effort to compile the bargain players. Thanks.
Hey Lye, I am currently only managing higher up the leagues so wanted to post something relevant to my game. Its a shame you wont be able to use these players. Hopefully some readers will get a really good buy out of it though.
Thanks for this list Darren, I can really use this in my West Brom story!
Arjuna
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No problem Arjuna, like Ive said, its so frustrating finding good cheap players…so I thought Id do some leg work for everyone.
try looking at a player called bressan CM
Sorry we are not looking at FM11 lists anymore as the new game is out.
Hey Darren!
Great post and also thanks for this. This is very useful for teams with limited budgets. Keep on posting these great tips!
Thanks Sam, Ill keep doing the posts but will be focussing on my Newcastle story for a bit. Let me know if any of the players do well for you.
Hi Darren
Geat list of players. Really loving this new layout and especially not having to sign in like on the blogger.com web page. Cheers!!
Thanks for the compliment Kevin and I hope this list helps. Im loving the new layout too…it all makes my life easier as well, plus it looks better.
top list! helped my birmingham game no end! just thought id give peter utaka and tom cairney a mention their both top players for under 3m.
Thanks for commenting and the compliment Alex. I always struggle finding bargain buys when the new game starts, so wanted to help everyone out. Great suggestions as well mate, can’t believe I overlooked them. Especially Cairney as he’s a top prospect.
It is not Aras Sharbini it is Anas, and you should take a look at barbaric (18),
Hi idol11, I have changed the typing error. Thanks for the tip but I can only find a 22 year old called Barbaric on my game. Maybe I need to load up more countries.
wat if im in a lower leage? i mean i manage a team in 3rd devision..wat players can i buy?
Hi Mr me, like it says in the post, this list is for top flight sides having money problems and not for lower league sides. Having said that Sears has created a good list of FREE players you can look at. Obviously you’ll struggle to get players other than for free in league two so this list should help you out. The link is http://allthatisfootballmanager.com/2010/11/football-manager-2011-free-players/
leigh griffiths from the scottish league is incredible.
signed for about £250,000.
last season got 29 golas in 36 games.
And he is now topping the goal chart in the championship.
Best of all he is only 19.
Hey Cal, I have noticed Griffiths in my game and he looks good. Ill keep an eye on him for the future. Good recommendation mate.
iv just started a season with hibs and leigh griffiths was a name that came up right away soon as the game started. he was outside my budget but i spoke to the board and they agree he will be a very good signing and they are now making moves to make him my player
Hey Dave, I have heard a lot of hype about Griffiths, Im not sure just how far he can go, but hes definitely good for a small top flight side.
Diego lugani has a 3million pound minimum release clause so he can be bought for 3 mill
Thats a good recommendation, Im well into my game now but will keep him in mind for future games. Thanks Alex
sorry i mean diego luganO can be bought for 3 mil and he is an amazingly good centre back
I bought Verratti for 750k
Great bargain mate…Verratti is steadily turning into a worldclass midfielder in my game. Thanks for the comment Jamie
Hey there. Cheers from Brazil. Great list of bargins you’ve got there mate. Really top work. Well done.
Thanks Fabricio, it took a while to put together but I know how tough it can be finding cheap players. Glad this has helped and greetings from a very cold and miserable England…bet its boiling where you are compared to my small market town. :)
Amazing list mate,
These are perfect for my west brom team
Thanks again :D
Hey Calum, glad this has helped. Its always nice to know these lists come in handy. Hope you enjoy the West Brom game, their a good side to manage. Thanks for the comment mate.
Hi Darren, great list helping alot with my sunderland game if you have any more forums be sure to let me know!
Thanks again mate
Your welcome Glenn, glad it helped. Ive done a few different ones really but if you hover over the tabs at the top of the site. Look at ‘FM11 Tips’ and FM11 Players’ They’re all the others on tactics and players. Not sure when I’ll get round to doing more though. Thanks for the kind words mate.
Hey Darren,
Just though i would drop a message im playing as burnley in my game and i have had football manager 2011 since christmas and i have not had much luck in my games so far just trying to find a decent team to start with have you any recommendations? hopefully these players will help :)
Is this list useful for second season??, well i get the promotion with sheffield united and still wondering who the right addition player for the premier league challenge, oh yeah i won the npower championship with half of my first team squad is loan player, so so very stressful now because they dont want to be loaned again ……….
Hi Light, to be honest I made this list by going off a first season search and then which players were signed by other clubs during the first season as well. So some of the players may still be worth bidding for but I think most of them could have already been snapped up. Sounds like you are in a prediciment with Sheffield Utd, I hope you can find some good players. There tends to be a lot of decent free transfers and the transfer list could offer some big names at a low price. Only problem tends to be wages though.
Yeah the wages is the big problem to sign free player, anyway thanks about your reply
Id have to say you missed 3 solid buys who are all good players,
First Roque Santa Cruz who is available for 2.4 mil
Second Enzo Maresca who is free but move fast or everton tend to get him
Third David Goodwillie from Dundee United – 1.5 Mil not a first team regular but is young and develops extremly well if in a decent side.
Other than these three i believe you have a great list
Thanks for the recommendations Ashley. Santa Cruz and Maresca are players I didn’t consider, but Goodwillie is one that just missed out on the list. He is very good for such a reasonable price though.
hey darren just wondered what you thought about Marko Livaja, he is a free transfer in the first season and is supposedly a decent free transfer, just wondered what your thoughts are and if he is worth signing?
o btw a very good list which has helped a lot with my birmingham team
Hi John, I have never noticed him before and he doesn’t always appear on my game. However, I did find him on one and he looks quite good for his age. I would personally set my scout on him and see what the report comes back like…you just never know how much potential he’ll have. My only problem would be his pace as I love strikers with lots of physical attributes. Other than that he’s a good find though, well done mate. I’ll look out for him in any future saves.
ps I’m glad the list has helped John, its nice to know the time put in to it was worth while. Thanks mate.
livaja is really good, he’s a wonderkid in the game, just that, if you’re managing an english club, it’s highly unlikely you’ll get a work permit for him… i tried buying him for arsenal three times in three transfer windows, rejected all the time
Check out Rafael Toloi, from Goias, should be able to buy him for around the 3-4m mark. A great buy for any Premiership team or a team of equivalent prestige. Becomes a first team Man Utd player within first season even though he starts the game at 18 years old. Very low wage aswell, a must buy.
Just checked him out Matt, very good recommendation. He doesn’t go world class on my Ultimate challenge game but is a very solid centre back. Can’t believe I missed him, thanks for the tip and I’ll look out for him in the future.
ps Got one for you, Galeano who plays for Independiente. He’s 17 or 18 and can be bought for around £3-5 million. He has become the best centre back on my game. Pure class.
alberto lora 1.8m and jose angel for around 3.7m from sporting are class buys
Thanks for the tips Kenz, I’ll keep an eye for those two.
Great list Darren, nice work.
what do you think about Anthony Annan (DM 23 Rosenborg), Vaclav Kadlec(SC 18 Sparta Prague) and Yann Sommer (GK 21 Basel).
Once again thanks for the list, it has been very helpfull
Cheers
Thanks Ricardo, I hope it helped. All your recommendations are good. I am a huge fan of Kadlec and Annan is also a great player for his price tag. Thanks for the kind words and tips. :)
Hi Darren
I’m an Ipswich fan…can you come and manage us please!
Hey E Dent, I’m still waiting for Newcastle to come calling lol :)
RIP Sir Bobby!
A true legend in Football and gentleman off the pitch, RIP Sir Bobby.
Bit unfortunate that I didn’t find this post before now, seeing how I’m playing Blackpool. Great choice of players and how they are as players. I always start my game with no transfere budget for all teams, but just like you I have basically only aimed for low budget players.
I feel I’m bit off the standard you have picked for the price, but will list up some players that you might add if you feel they pass the needle.
GK – Joe Lewis
DR – Nathanial Clyne
AM/MC – Magnus Eikrem
ML/AML – Derk Boerrigter (super sub)
Other then that, I just scouted lot of offered players and backup players in europe. Tried keeping hard bargain (2mill pounds at most) and not high salery. Though I’m bit damned that I didn’t see this list. There is a lot of players here that is unfordable 2-3 years after. Since most have jumped up to target price of 6-9mill pounds. :)
Keep the posts coming, loved the insight of great signings.
Glad you like the post Endre, such a shame you found it late though. Also thanks for the tips, I’ll look out for these players in the future. Sounds like you enjoy the bargain buys, so I hope this will help through future games. :)
Hi darren,
i´m portuguese so don´t know very much if waht i´m am saing in correct.
My question is: How did you put that back pichter a “grass” or “lawn” (the image behind the skills) I guess?
Hi Dinis, the background is called the ‘perfecto’ skin. You can download it form here http://www.fmscout.com/i-989-Perfecto-skin-for-FM-2011.html
Two “must buy” players i have found are Erik Pieters LB from PSV sign for£1.7m & Fernando Baiano CF from Al-Wahda sign for £2.2m both superb.
Thanks for the tips Lee, I’ll have to keep an eye out for em’
I am currently managing Newcastle as well and because of the sale of Carroll started with 23 million and if I were you i would buy Caio from Botafogo his release clause is £5.25mil but what a striker 21 games 16 goals even though its of the point of players under 3 mil I think everybody should look into signing him!
Thanks for the tip Bajjer, I’ll keep an eye out in future games.
great signing
Thanks Jimmy, its amazing how many more players pop up when you load the league. I’ll have to keep an eye on him for future games.
im southampton and i loaded brazil and i signed fernando henrique for 200 k he is one of the best keepers in the game in my opinion would do thhe job in any league to be honest
Got Leigh griffiths for Liverpool scored 34 goals in first season he’s an animal and only 19 275k from dundee
adam lallana is great i didnt sign him because im already southampton but he got 24 asissts in his first season for me he was worth 500 k to start with now he is worth 3 million after 1 season
:)
so adam lallana would be aboout 1,500,000 to sign
ramarinho great signing plays for vasco only 16 years old
ramario aswell he plays for vitoria he becomes brilliant
efrain juarez hes 22 i think and he becomees even better than he is and he is already good he plays for celtic
Cheers Jimmy
You should add Mariga to the list…Great player and really cheap in the first few seasons
Thanks Dami, this list probably won’t be changed but if I do ever update it I’ll check Mariga out.
a other good player is liam cooper who plays for hull city and can be bought for 2m
good he is amazing
Thanks for the list Darren, great effort. came in very handy for my Newcastle team! Especially Vrsaljko.
No problem mate, just glad to help and Vrsaljko is amazing! I found that out too late though and didn’t sign him :(
im celtic any recommendations ? …
I haven’t managed in Scotland and don’t know which players would favour a move there. I reckon a good few of the above names would be great signings though…especially Araujo for the future.
(This is turning into a bit of a cliché here but) Great list Darren. I always come across some of these players, such as Golasa and I know about them but I can never remember then until they’re with new clubs. You’ve made it far far easier for me managing Everton (who start with ZERO cash!).
I’ll throw a couple in that I know- ADVISE TO GET IN THERE QUICK WITH ALL OF THEM!
Martin Zeman————- Quick and skilful left winger, poor mental stats though but for 750K he’s a bargain.
Juan Manuel Martinez———- Good, pacy striker and a good finisher. You can get him for just under £5 million according to my scouts but with the stats he’s got you’d expect to be paying 8 figures usually.
Celso Borges——– Can be bought for about £1 million tops and is an absolute bargain! His stats at decent at the start but he becomes a really good player and a good saleable asset if money’s tight. He can also play naturally as a striker, attacking midielder or centre midfielder. A definite recommendation. (Get in there quick though, he’s always snapped up very quickly!)
Christian Benitez———Probably the best £1.8 million I’ve ever spent. If you’re familiar with Birmingham City in reality you’ll know about him but for some reason he’s far better on FM than in real life! Pacey and seems just to dance around defenders. Gets nearly 1:1 strike ratio for me.
Darwin Quintero—— Similar to Benitez but probably not quite as good, but demands less in wages. Good pacey striker again who will get you goals. Available for £2 million (2.5 tops)
Ruben Yttergard Jenssen—— Good create central midfielder available for £1 million.
Per Ciljan Skjelbred——-Central Midfielder. If you have an extra million get this guy instead of Jenssen.
I’ll post some more once I think of them. Again, great list Darren cheers.
Little edit:
Jenssen- You get him for £2.5 million
Skjelbred- 3 Million.
Apologies, I estimated and meant to check before submitting it and I forgot.
hey mate great job! I have a question for you how do you install the ?
aberdeen now im a celtic fan but i want a big challenge
…
Hey Jimmy, its always tough with challenges because if its too tough you may get frustrated. The best one is to start in the lower leagues (how low depends on your ability) and work them into a force for the top flight. On the other hand, if you’re really good and want a long term challenge start in a small country within Europe and try to make a team win the Champions League from nothing.
Hey guys, i know these players aren’t real and they’re computer-made players but i just want to share my experience :
( Name, Club, Age, Position, Attributes )
– Cicero, Primavera, 16, CB, Marking 17 – Passing 16 – Tackling 17.
– Rafael, Bayern Munchen, 15, Striker, Dribbling 15 – Finishing 15 – First Touch 15
– Alexis Abanda, AJ Auxerre, 16, Striker, Dribbling 16 – Finishing 16 – First Touch 14
And take a look at my 4-5-1 squad :
GK Carlos Kameni, Reflexes 20 – 1o1 18, etc.
LB Liam Ridgewell, Marking 18 – Passing 13 – Tackling 16
LCB Cicero, Marking 17 – Passing 16 – Tackling 17
RCB Nicolas Otamendi, Marking 20 – Passing 11 – Tackling 20 ( I bought him for about 60m )
RB Vedran Corluka, Marking 14 – Passing 11 – Tackling 15
DM Sandro, Marking 16 – Passing 12 – Tackling 16
LCM Javier Pastore, First Touch 19 – Long Shot 15 – Passing 16
RCM Rafael van der Vaart, First Touch 16 – Long Shot 19 – Passing 17
LAM Gareth Bale, Crossing 15 – Dribbling 14 – Technique 14
RAM Arjen Robben, Crossing 16 – Dribbling 19 – Technique 19
ST Neymar, Dribbling 18 – Finidhing 13 – First Touch 18
For the sub :
GK Scott Loach, Reflexes 16 – 1o1 13, etc.
LCB Ivan Marcano, Marking 15 – Passing 12 – Tackling 16
CB Roland Juhasz, Marking 19 – Passing 12 – Tackling 16
CM Tom Cairney, First Touch 16 – Passinig 15 – Technique 16
RLAM Giovani dos Santos, First Touch 14 – Passinig 15 – Technique 14
RAM Aaron Lennon, First Touch 14 – Passing 13 – Technique 16
ST Peter Crouch, Dribbling 13 – Finishing 13 – First Touch 14
I know this isn’t the best squad in the world but, just wanna share my squad… :D
Certainly looks like a good squad mate, Pastore and Neymar are amazing. But Otamendi is one of my favourite cheap buys if poached early on.
Anybody have ever heard of Jack Robinson?? My bro is manging England and Jack is damn good. I bought him too but mine isn’t getting better even he’s getting worse.