9 Best Cheap Wonderkids on FM22

In this FM22 article, we want to give you some cheap wonderkids who you can sign for a lot less money than you might have first expected.

In this FM22 article, we want to give you some cheap wonderkids who you can sign for a lot less money than you might have first expected.

Football Manager 2022 offers the most up-to-date experience for managers at home looking to build something special. However, with so many features and players, finding the right deal can be tough. In this series, we want to make sure that you can find the best players to build your victories around. 

In this article, we want to give you some ‘wonderkids’ who you can sign for a lot less money than you might have first expected. So, who are some of the young hotshots you might be hearing about in real-life who you can afford to buy?

 

Goncalo Esteves, RB

Another Portuguese starlet, Goncalo Esteves, currently played for Sporting but could easily be convinced to move abroad. The player has huge natural talent, combined with excellent natural pace and technique. For one so young, you might need to work on his more aggressive edge and his reading of the game, but you will be getting a truly exemplary young talent to build around for your first team for a long time to come.

A great choice and not one who should break the bank to pick-up given his challenge in breaking past the many players ahead of him in the first XI.

 

Dario Essugo, DM

Good holding midfielders are not easy to find, but in 16-year-old Portuguese #6 Essugo, you could have a star in the making. Available for around £2m at the start, buying him and putting in the time now in development could prove to be money very well spent in the future.

Essugo is very composed for his age and has technical attributes to match. If you focus on honing those skills while improving his durability, you could have one of the most gifted defensive midfielders in the world on your hands. Absolutely a young star to keep a close eye on.

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Aziz Outtara, Utility

If you want a player who can just as easily play at centre-back as they can at centre midfield, then you should look into this highly exciting young African starlet. Outtara is currently playing with Hammarby in Sweden, but at close to 2m tall, he is an imposing figure with natural ability and no shortage of energy, either.

Though you might need to work on his composure and his desire to fly into tackles, it would be hard to deny that Outtara is not one of the most exciting young players to break through onto the Swedish football scene for some time.

 

Fabricio Diaz, CM

Uruguayans are famous for being a hugely overperforming sporting nation, and young Fabrizio Diaz could help to continue that process. The youngster has immense potential and is a surprisingly good playmaker. He could play in the role of a Mezzala, and could easily score goals, take shots, put in crosses etc., from the right or left-hand side of the pitch.

His natural ability, paired with his good shooting from a distance, means that Diaz, for all of his limits mentally for one so young, could easily be moulded into a far more complete player given time.

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David de la Vibora, LB

If you want to buy one of the most exciting young full-backs in world football for as little as £400k, you can. The problem is convincing him to leave Real Madrid in favour of a new start elsewhere. If you can make the deal happen, though, what you are signing in this young player is one of the most exciting young full-backs in the world.

A deeply intelligent player, despite only being 18, you could find that buying de la Vibora is one of the smartest calls you make if you can get him to leave Madrid.

 

Chuki, AMC

A creative young playmaker, Chuki has made a name for himself playing for Real Valladolid and could be bought for as little as £3-4m. Chuki is a player who is gaining a lot of attention given the fact he is only 17 and is already making a huge impression at a demanding club.

Valladolid are a home for some great young talent, but out of all f the young players they have, it would probably be Chuki who is the most exciting. One to add to any academy for a top team or build around for a B-to-C-tier club.

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Burak Ince, AMC

If you want to buy a crafty and creative young playmaker, you should definitely take a look at Burak Ince. The young Turk looks to have all of the technical attributes that one would want when buying a wonderkid. He is a demanding player and one you might need to work with to help him get settled, but he has all of the ability you need in a modern No. 10.

A hard one to pick up and to sign given his ability, you could pick him for around £1-2m at the start.

 

Brian Oddei, CF

If you want a player who can handle himself on the wing or up front with ease, then look at Sassuolo’s Brian Oddei. Excepted to be available for around £5m, Oddei would be an expensive signing for some but would prove to be worth the money very quickly.

Regarded by many as the name star of Ghanaian football, you should be looking to invest in Oddeo as a long-term investment. He might be raw now, but a small bit of work with the player on the training ground could prove money well-spent.

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Rauf Salifu, CF

Another young centre-forward who you could buy for a small fee, Salifu, looks to be the ideal wonderkid for any team. The player plays his football with the Accra Lions, so you should be able to pick him for a fraction of the fee you might expect to play.

He has great natural movement and is a natural finisher, too, so you could probably get Salifu into the first XI pretty quickly. At only 19, he is still raw and needs development, but he could make a great long-term investment for your team.

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