Are you looking to update Football Manager 26 for the 2026/2027 season? Do you wonder how to play with a July 2026 start date on Football Manager 26 and still get the latest football transfers in your new save? Today we are proud to present the brand new FM26 2026/2027 season update by FranklyFM84.
Featuring both transfers, managerial movements, new wonderkids, as the NextGen Wonderkids database is included, and promotions and relegations, this save game file let you kick-off the 26/27 season on Football Manager 26 with a July 2026 start date – letting you play FM26 as if it was FM27!
FranklyFM84’s FM26 2026/2027 season update is the go-to solution at Passion4FM for anyone who wants a more realistic Football Manager 26 career – enabling you to embark on all the challenges within the 26/27 season on FM26!
How to get July 2026 Start Date on Football Manager 26? About the FM26 2026/2027 Season Update
With the 2026/2027 season quickly approaching, one of the questions we get asked the most often is how to get all the latest transfers on FM26 and still be able to kick-off a new career in July 2026 on FM26!
To offer you a solution for anyone who wants the fully-fledge 2026/2027 season update, FM YouTuber FranklyFM84 has gone to great length updating Football Manager 26 for the upcoming season by creating a season update that brings the correct start date for 2026/27 season on Football Manager 26, as well as ‘everything’ else you would expect from a FM26 transfers and data update.
His 2026/2027 season update is one out of the ordinary, and a great alternative to other transfer and data updates for Football Manager 26.
By using FMRTE he has simulated until the end of June 2026 before fixing promotions and relegations for the top 5 nations. Then, with the help of a transfer embargo mod created by Passion4FM that prevented all clubs from signing players until July 1st, 2026 he could then replicate the real squads for the upcoming season.
In difference to Passion4FM’s 26/27 league update which ‘only’ fixes promotions and relegations, this update brings more realism to your game world by not only correcting player’s age due to July 2026 start date but features also:
- promotions & relegations incl past winners to get the correct teams participating in the UEFA competitions e.g Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
- all the latest transfers*
- managerial changes
- CA/PA upgrades of over 800 players
- new wonderkids (Passion4FM’s NextGen Wonderkids Database v1.4 is featured)
- EXCLUSIVE Facepack for some of the NextGen wonderkids, e.g JJ Gabriel, Joshua Abe, Luca Eden, Malte Brumm, Heze Grimwade
What to Expect from FranklyFM84’s FM26 2026/27 Season Update Save File
5 Playable Nations
In difference to other transfers and data updates within the Community, this is a save game file with five playable nations: England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France – with promotions and relegations sorted within:
- England: Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two & Enterprise National
- Spain: La Liga & La Liga 2
- Italy: Serie A & Serie B
- Germany: Bundesliga & 2. Bundesliga
- France: Ligue 1 & Ligue 2
FYI! Promotions to the last playable division is not corrected as teams promoted are randomized.
Although you are limited to only 5 playable nations at the start of the save, you can always add more nations and playable divisions afterwards, but keep in mind that these competitions might not have the correct promotions and relegation.
All The Latest 2026 Summer Window Transfers
To replicate the correct squads for 2026/27 season, this FM26 update will also include all the latest football transfers to or from the biggest nations and leagues – both relating to players and managerial movements.
Over the summer, FranklyFM84 will update his FM26 2026/27 season update every week with the latest transfers happening – ensuring you can start a new save with the most authenticity as possible!
Apart from major transfers happening in the 2026 summer transfer window, such as Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, the save game file will also let you discover Andoni Iraola as new Liverpool manager or Marco Silva as new Benfica manager.
CA / PA Upgrades
To reflect the development and performances of players in the 2025/26 season, there are hundreds of players across the world who has received either a CA or PA upgrade. Upgrading player’s abilities or potential is an issue of subjective opinion but all changes has tried to be as realistic as possible.
800+ New Wonderkids
When downloading FranklyFM84’s FM26 2026/27 Season Update Save File you’ll also discover that the latest version of Passion4FM’s NextGen Wonderkids Database (v1.4) is included in the file.
Additionally, he has also attached player faces to some of the NextGen wonderkids but since the ID’s are randomized from save to save, this facepack is exclusively for the 2026/27 season update save file. If you are using the player faces of for instance Max Dowman in another save, his face might appear on a newly generated player aka newgen.
Some of the NextGen wonderkids you’ll experience with player faces are: Manchester United new wonderkid JJ Gabriel, Liverpool’s two new wonderkids Joshua Abe and Luca Eden, Chelsea’s wonderkid Heze Grimwade or Lyon’s wonderkid Eden Cherki.
If you download, there are many more new wonderkids to discover. A complete list of players can be found within the article about Passion4FM’s NextGen Wonderkids for FM26.
If you like to add custom player faces for your wonderkids and newgens on FM26, FranklyFM84 has created a tutorial on how to replace Newgen/Custom Database Player Faces in FM26.
FM26 2026/27 Season Update Save File
Experience the unique Football Manager 26 update by FranklyFM84 feat. all you need for an FM26 update. Play FM26 as if it was FM27 with the 2026/27 season update feat. July 2026 start date. Hunt for tophies in 5 nations in this brand new save game file!
Released: 6.7.2026
Updated:
File Size: 162.95Mb
How to install the 2026/27 season update?
- Download the file. Use a file uncompressor tool like winRar or WinZip to unzip the files.
- Place the folder either on:
- WINDOWS: Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26/Games
- MAC: Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26 > Games
- Epic Games: /Users / [your user] / Library / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 26 / Games
- Select Load Game: Find ’26-27 Save File 2nd July v1′
- Click ‘Add Manager’
- Select Your Team to Manage
- Save the File in a Unique name
- NB! Remember to create a backup of the file if you wish to use the file again.
- Enjoy your new save.
Credits
This megapack of save game files would never been possible without the time, effort and dedicated work of some significant FM Community members:
Passion4FM
FMRTE – a power editor tool (requires a licence €)
