After restarting my Villa game to reduce the number of players (player search kept taking ages) I got rid of a bunch of high earners at Villa, seriously abused the monthly installment clause and bought a shed load of players. I thought I share my signings with you all of which I think are excellent value.
GK - Marc-André ter Stegen - £15M - expensive yes, worth it? Hell yes. This guy is young, has great ability and outstanding potential. You wont have to worry about looking for a new keeper for over a decade.
Germán Ré - DRLC - £2.5-4M -A really good signing, a little old but low wages, versatility and the way he plays far better than you'd expect makes him one of my favourite signings.
Rafael Tolói - DC - £4-6M - Young, good ability, good potential, great value signing.
Stefan Bell - DC - £1.5-3M - The same as with Tolói above however this guy is on a year long loan at Franfurt. Despite the loan its well worth securing his signature early to make sure no one else gets him.
Guiseppe Prestia - DC - £1-2M - Still very young but has really high potential, he develops quick and is real star of the future.
Arne Friedrich - DRC - free - don't sign him in the first window because he can't play first team football until 2012. But make him a must signing at the end of December. Great defender, low wages and free!
Tobias Figueiredo - DC/DMC - 500K - One for the future, high potential, cheap but he'll need time to increase his ability.
Gilberto Silva - DMC - £2-3M - He may be old at 34 but still a top class midfielder, he also make a good DC. His physical stats are good for his age and still has at least 2 more years in him and asks for low wages. Well worth buying.
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen - MC - £2-5M - Get this guy AS SOON AS YOU CAN, I missed out on him on both games to Bayern and Malaga. Good ability and potential, asked for very low wages of around 8K. I wish I had offered him double or quadruple wages to make sure I got him.
Xherdan Shaqiri - AMRL - £6-10M -Young but has good ability and great potential, get him quickly before someone else does.
Josip Ilicic - AMLC - £5-8M - Good ability and more potential to fulfill, well worth the money.
Vaclav Kadlec - AML/ST - £7M - Very high potential and good current ability, a favourite signing of mine.
Yaya Sanogo - ST - £2M - High potential and cheap, don't miss out on him or he'll get snapped up by a big club.
Jack Robinson - DL - £5M - Missed out on this guy because I ran out of money, still young but has high potential and very cheap considering he's a future England star.
Nika Kvetveskiri - DRC/DMC/MR - around £1M - missed out on this guy because he couldn't get a work permit, Young, high potential, versatile, cheap. I'm gonna keep trying for this guy and hope some club that doesn't have work permit restrictions doesn't snap him up.
Owen Hargreaves - DMC - He got offered to me very cheap in the January transfer window and he asked for surprisingly low wages too, so I got him. For some reason all my scouts rated him at 1 and half stars but he is way better than that, once I had signed him he was rated 4 stars by my coaches
are SI using him as a guinea pig? Still has good ability and I know him to be an excellent tutor for younger players, I also made him into a right back where he played well.
Tomas Necid - ST - £2-7M - He is out injured for 12 months at the start of the game but keep an eye on him, his attributes may decline while he's injured but so will his asking price and wage demands. When he recovers he will quickly regain his ability really quickly. A must buy at the end of the first season, don't be fooled by his low pace in June 2012 he will very quickly regain his ability.
GK - Marc-André ter Stegen - £15M - expensive yes, worth it? Hell yes. This guy is young, has great ability and outstanding potential. You wont have to worry about looking for a new keeper for over a decade.
Germán Ré - DRLC - £2.5-4M -A really good signing, a little old but low wages, versatility and the way he plays far better than you'd expect makes him one of my favourite signings.
Rafael Tolói - DC - £4-6M - Young, good ability, good potential, great value signing.
Stefan Bell - DC - £1.5-3M - The same as with Tolói above however this guy is on a year long loan at Franfurt. Despite the loan its well worth securing his signature early to make sure no one else gets him.
Guiseppe Prestia - DC - £1-2M - Still very young but has really high potential, he develops quick and is real star of the future.
Arne Friedrich - DRC - free - don't sign him in the first window because he can't play first team football until 2012. But make him a must signing at the end of December. Great defender, low wages and free!
Tobias Figueiredo - DC/DMC - 500K - One for the future, high potential, cheap but he'll need time to increase his ability.
Gilberto Silva - DMC - £2-3M - He may be old at 34 but still a top class midfielder, he also make a good DC. His physical stats are good for his age and still has at least 2 more years in him and asks for low wages. Well worth buying.
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen - MC - £2-5M - Get this guy AS SOON AS YOU CAN, I missed out on him on both games to Bayern and Malaga. Good ability and potential, asked for very low wages of around 8K. I wish I had offered him double or quadruple wages to make sure I got him.
Xherdan Shaqiri - AMRL - £6-10M -Young but has good ability and great potential, get him quickly before someone else does.
Josip Ilicic - AMLC - £5-8M - Good ability and more potential to fulfill, well worth the money.
Vaclav Kadlec - AML/ST - £7M - Very high potential and good current ability, a favourite signing of mine.
Yaya Sanogo - ST - £2M - High potential and cheap, don't miss out on him or he'll get snapped up by a big club.
Ones to keep an eye on
Jack Robinson - DL - £5M - Missed out on this guy because I ran out of money, still young but has high potential and very cheap considering he's a future England star.
Nika Kvetveskiri - DRC/DMC/MR - around £1M - missed out on this guy because he couldn't get a work permit, Young, high potential, versatile, cheap. I'm gonna keep trying for this guy and hope some club that doesn't have work permit restrictions doesn't snap him up.
Owen Hargreaves - DMC - He got offered to me very cheap in the January transfer window and he asked for surprisingly low wages too, so I got him. For some reason all my scouts rated him at 1 and half stars but he is way better than that, once I had signed him he was rated 4 stars by my coaches
are SI using him as a guinea pig? Still has good ability and I know him to be an excellent tutor for younger players, I also made him into a right back where he played well.Tomas Necid - ST - £2-7M - He is out injured for 12 months at the start of the game but keep an eye on him, his attributes may decline while he's injured but so will his asking price and wage demands. When he recovers he will quickly regain his ability really quickly. A must buy at the end of the first season, don't be fooled by his low pace in June 2012 he will very quickly regain his ability.
