Football Manager 2017: 20 Essential Signings You Should Always Make

14. Oliver

Oliver FM 2017
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Age: 21

Club: Atletico Madrid (on loan at Porto)

Position: AM (C)

Approx. Cost: £20.5m

Nobody loves Oliver. Porto rarely take-up their £17m buyout clause on his current loan deal, and it's not uncommon for Atletico Madrid to release him when his contract expires in 2018.

This is insane, quite frankly: the guy's already among FM 2017's most effective number tens, and his statistics soon go through the roof. By the time he peaks, Oliver's flair, vision, technique, passing, and first touch should all hit 20, making him an ideal Riquelme-esque conductor in attacking midfield.

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