Football Manager 2022: 10 Bargain Strikers You NEED To Sign

Club: ASEC Mimosas

Nationality: Ivorian

Price: £200,000

If you start your new FM22 save in one of the countries whose domestic seasons start early in the calendar year, Karim Konaté will only be 16 years of age. And for those looking to sign this youngster at that point, you should only have to fork out an extremely modest £200,000 or so.

This Ivory Coast prospect is playing in his home nation for ASEC Mimosas, and in real life he's already getting his fair share of first team football for his club.

For players starting up a new FM22 game in a European league that's not one of the traditional big divisions, the 17-year-old Konaté can be a great 'get'. Not only is he a brilliant fit for teams in the likes of the Eredivisie, Liga Nos, Super Lig and even Ligue 1, but this talented kid has a fantastic upsell value. In you pick him up for just £200,000, his ability and progress means you can easily sell him on for 100x that price in a few years.

Konaté may not quite turn into a player capable of playing for a Real Madrid, a Manchester City, a Bayern Munich, but even for teams of that stature it could be worth picking the young striker up and seeing how he develops - for that next-to-nothing price represents a no-lose situation.