Midfielders can be very important to a football team, depending on their role. They could be the team’s leading creative maestro, stringing together passes that cut through the opposition to create chances for goal-scorers. They could also be the main goal-scoring threat in theproper tactical setupand provide extra defensive cover if the team needs it.
InFootball Manager 2024, getting good young midfielders is essential to your team’s success. This is because the game is so detailed that you can play through the career for up to 20 years, and by then, all the players you’re familiar with would’ve retired. Investing in young, talented midfielders is the best way to keep your team successful throughout the career.
Best Role
Attacking Midfielder (Support)
At the start of Football Manager 2024, David Martinez is only 16 and has a market value of €17,000, a bargain for a young player of his quality. He is Venezuelan and plays league football for Monagas S.C. in his home country.
The best thing about this player is that he is already reasonably competent at several different positions in the midfield, including some wide midfield roles. He has a lot of potential and is a decent player, but it will be up to you to determine his primary position and mold him into the superstar he can be.
What’s most impressive is that you could simulate your FM save for ten years and he would just be entering his prime.
Ball-Winning Midfielder (Support)
Camara is a 19-year-old Senegalese midfielder who plays primarily as a central midfielder. He plays in the French top-flight league for FC Metz. At 19, Camara is already well on his way to developing into a brilliant footballer.
He has excellent, well-rounded stats, with a few on the high side. Signing Camara for his €7 million value would be a great addition to any team but especially to an ambitious lower league team as he can immediately improve your squad, continually and steadily improve, and give you up to ten in-game years of top-quality football.
Advanced Playmaker (Support)
Filip Rejczyk is an exciting Polish midfield prospect who primarily operates in the middle of the pitch as an out-and-out central midfielder or slightly deeper as a defensive midfielder.
Rejczyk is only 17 and valued at around €4 million to start. This player would be an invaluable addition to your team, as he operates primarily in an area that doesn’t have a lot of quality as time moves on in the game.
Signing Filip Rejczyk to fill the defensive midfielder role will give you a quality midfielder you can train into the exact kind of player your team needs going forward. He could assist the defenders or assume a more creative role as a deep-lying playmaker. Still, ultimately, he would be a significant injection of quality into your team if you develop his skills properly.
Central Midfielder (Support)
Victor Eletu is a Nigerian midfielder who mostly plays as a central defensive midfielder but can also do an excellent job as a central midfielder. Eletu, being only 18, is already a great reason to sign this player up, as you can determine his career trajectory and develop him into a world-beater in his position.
Aside from his youth, Eletu also has many great qualities that he can add to your team. He has at least three nearly maxed-out stats and an array of decently rated, well-rounded stats. He would instantly improve many small teams and can only improve if given the proper tutelage.
At 20 years old, Wirtz is easily one of the most exciting young talents in football. He starts the game with incredible stats that rival some of the best players in their prime, even though he is nowhere near their age.
Wirtz is German and plays for Bayer Leverkusen in the German League. He can play either central or attacking midfield and has impressive mental, physical, and technical stats. He can fulfill almost any midfield role. A player like this would undoubtedly cost a lot of money, but it is worth investing in Florian Wirtz if you’re managingone of the richer teams.
Technique (18), Flair (17), and Long Shots (16)
Arda Güler starts the game as an 18-year-old Turkish midfielder who plays for football giants Real Madrid in the Spanish top-flight league. Güler is one of the highest-valued young players in the game, and looking at his stats, there is no surprise why that is.
He has incredible potential and well-rounded stats, especially in the technical department. His impressive technical stats make him an excellent football player for the advanced playmaker role. This role allows him to roam freely around the opposition half, dribble past players, and create chances for the strikers to latch onto and score.
Jamal Musiala is easily the most sought-after young midfielder in Football Manager 2024. He plays for Bayern in the Bundesliga, and despite only being 20 years old, he is already a starter for one of the best teams in the game.
Musiala comes complete with incredible stats in every area that counts. He is versatile and can play exclusively in the midfield but also out wide as a wide midfielder. Despite already being one of the best players in the game, Musiala is only 20 and has a lot of room to grow even further. With the proper training and management, he could be the best player in the game in a short amount of time.
