Football Manager 2022: 10 European Wonderkids You Must Sign

3. Yusuf Demir

Football Manager 2022 Leandro Barreiro
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Club: Barcelona (on loan from Rapid Vienna)

Nationality: Austrian

Price: £12 million

Likely one of the more well known names on this list, Yusuf Demir is a player who you simply have to sign up if you're financially able to. And if you're not, scratch around down the back of your sofa, look at trimming your wage bill, and seriously consider selling your best player in order to fund such a move.

Demir is on loan at Barcelona when FM22 starts, but the Spanish giants lack of funds right now means that a permanent transfer from Rapid Vienna usually doesn't materialise. As such, that makes the young Austrian a prime target for you to swoop in and sign.

It should cost somewhere in the £12 million region to add Demir to your ranks, and the 18-year-old is one of those players who ends up being worth well over £100 million as he develops.

In terms of position, young Yusuf is best utilised as an inverted winger coming in off the right side, although he may push you to play him more central. Regardless whether it's at RW or as a CAM, Demir oozes class - and also oozes plentiful goals and assists thanks to his dribbling, flair, technique and his quick turn of pace.

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