Football Manager 2024 Patch 24.4.0 - February Transfer Data Update

Sports Interactive have released the February Transfer Window Update for Football Manager 2024 on April 9th.

It is the fifth year in a row that we get the winter transfers data in 2 parts instead of 1.

Featuring more than 400,000 database changes since the Main Data Update on February 29th, this update contains deals that happened during February in the USA and China, as well as significant non-transfer events.

Rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and so will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024.

A gameplay patch containing fixes and improvements across multiple areas of the game is also included in this Update. All gameplay adjustments will be effective immediately in existing careers, although new save games are required for you to play with the latest player and team data.

Date Released: April 9th, 2024
File size: 447MB

The Final Winter Update for Football Manager 2024 is now complete, with this second part covering transfers from windows that closed during February, database updates and some minor gameplay fixes.

This means that upon starting a new game, the latest database will be available with updated squads, managers and everything else which happened before the February window closed.

Even if that doesn't do the trick, then verify the game cache will.

24.4 List of Changes

In a nutshell

• Crash fixes and general optimisation
• Save game compatibility optimisation
• Points deductions updated/applied for applicable English, Scottish and Welsh clubs**
• Fixed issue where user managers who are over 70 years old and unemployed can’t get a managerial role
• Fixed homegrown status not displaying for players that play in certain non-European nations and clubs
• [Turkey] Removed 'the match squad cannot have any players aged over 33' rule in the Turkish Cup
• [Pre-Game Editor] Fixed issue regarding the importing of fixture files

In detail
Gameplay, UI and Technical

• Crash fixes and general optimisation
• Save game compatibility optimisation
• Fixed an issue when users manage a German club and cannot process the game past June
• Fixed issue where user managers who are over 70 years old and unemployed can’t get a managerial role
• Fixed homegrown status not displaying for players that play in non-European nations and clubs
• [Your World Mode] Adjusted the club's budget in the first transfer window

Competitions and Rulegroups

• Points deduction updated/applied for applicable English, Scottish and Welsh clubs*
• [Japan] Fixed a rare issue where users can only select squad numbers 1-25
• [Turkey] Removed 'the match squad cannot have any players aged over 33' rule in the Turkish Cup
• Foreign player match and registration rules updated for Chile, Peru and Uruguay
• Fixed issue where ‘U21-players trained in the nation do not have to be registered’ rule wasn’t working in Singapore and Chile

Database 24.3

• ~400k database changes since database 24.2, including China and MLS**

Misc.

• [Pre-Game Editor] Fixed issue where fixture files can’t be imported
• Updated licenced assets

* These changes are accurate as of our internal March deadline for this Update. Due to the nature of the submission processes for this Update, we are unable to include any subsequent points deductions imposed in early April.
** Some data in certain leagues may not reflect real life as of 2024.

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If you encounter any issues post update, please use the official FAQ for troubleshooting suggestions. You can also contact [email protected] or use or SI's FM24 Bug Tracker for further support.