Football Manager 2022: 10 Attacking Midfielders You Must Sign

10. Thiago Almada

Club: Velez Sarsfield

Nationality: Argentinian

Price: £5 million

If you've played the past couple of iterations of Football Manager, chances are you'll be well aware of Thiago Almada. If you're new to FM or have taken a break from the franchise for the last few years, this is one of the greatest prospects on FM22.

This diminutive young Argentinian is your classic #10, with strong numbers for flair (16), technique (16), vision (15), first touch (15) and agility (15) marking him out as a great choice to create chances in an outright attacking midfield role.

For comparison, 20-year-old Almada is little like an early career Ever Banega, where he'd patrol the CAM position and patiently wait for the right opportunity to present itself for that killer pass or inventive trickery. Making the Velez man even more appealing, too, is his relatively low price.

Should you choose to make a move for Thiago in your first pre-season, you should be able to sign him for £5 million or possibly less. For that price, you get a creative attacking midfielder who is a great prospect who will be capable of dominating in the top leagues within one or two seasons - should you give him plenty of first team football, that is.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

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Posted On: 10th Jan 2022

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