Football Manager 2016: 14 English Wonderkids You Have To Sign

Say hello to England's World Cup 2022 squad...

Media Handling: 100%. Loyalty To Players: 100%. Financial Control: 100%. Domestic Player Bias: 1%. Ever since your life was greatly enhanced by Football Manager's presence, you'll have grappled with hotbeds of football. They could be continents, regions, or specific nations that yielded immense crops of players year-in year-out. We were all baffled around the 2008 mark when Belgium suddenly turned into the place to be, with Anthony Vanden Borre, Olivier Deschacht, and a young Vincent Kompany rising up from obscurity to become absolute world-beaters. In recent years, Argentina has spawned some unbelievable talents for pennies, and pretty much everyone will have their own preference for where to go for their shopping. However, it's very rare that anyone looks in their own back garden to secure the hottest young world talents without even leaving England. In the real world, it's common knowledge that a young English starlet will command a far higher fee than counterparts around the world, and this is mirrored in-game. Why would anyone splash £10 million and inflated wages on a young central midfielder when they can be acquired elsewhere for less than half of that? But while you may be tempted to scout the Peruvian top flight to unearth hidden gems, load up Football Manager 2016 and feast your eyes on these homegrown talents who will all be getting to know each other soon enough in the virtual England squad of the future.
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