Football Manager 2021 Cheap Wonderkids & Bargains Under €1Mill

FM21 Cheap Wonderkids To Buy Under €1Mill

With Football Manager 2021 in our hands, the fun of scouting for the next world-class stars can finally begin. The excitement of leading a young squad filled with talents carefully developed along the road to glory can’t compete with the great feeling of signing cheap wonderkids at almost no cost.

Yes, it’s a time-consuming process where you’re required to browse through hundreds of scout reports and travel to scout regions around the world in order to identify cheap wonderkids available for a low cost.

With the financial situation caused by the global pandemic perfectly mirrored in Football Manager 2021, it will be more difficult than ever before to secure the signature of the best wonderkids. It helps to manage big clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool or Paris SG, but clubs outside the top five must rely on a smart recruitment policy that fits their financial powers to find great young players at a bargain price that you can transform into the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Kylian Mbappe within the next few seasons.

With that in mind, we’ve done the hard work for you. Welcome to our list of the Football Manager 2021 cheap wonderkids and bargains with great potential which you can sign for a bargain price! We have limited this list to include hidden and cheap wonderkids with a market value less than €1Mill.

Note! The price listed is each player’s market value when you start the game. This will change according to their development or playing time, and some clubs may demand a higher fee to sell due to their belief in the player’s potential.

6 Cheap Wonderkids You NEED to Sign!

Sivert Mannsverk (18) – Sogndal, €45.5K

Sivert Mannsverk was the big revelation in the Norwegian football leagues in 2020. With five goals, five assists, and 43 appearances, most of them as a captain, he guided Sogndal to a third-place and play-off spot in OBOS-ligaen. The box-to-box midfielder’s movement with the ball, composure and timed passes make it look like an experienced footballer at their prime. He stands out for his vision and brilliant through balls or runs that open up the entire opposite defensive lines.

– He is majestic in his game, and has an enormous composure in everything he does.

Joachim Jonsson, football expert Eurosport

The central midfielder has impressed both pundits and foreign clubs. Both Ajax, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Lazio have him on their radar. In FM21, lots of major clubs will have a major interest in him from day one of your career, so you need to act fast!

Best Attributes: Work Rate, Stamina, Anticipation, Passing and Vision

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Robert Navarro (18) – Real Socidedad, €225K

If you’re looking for a cheap Sadio Mané, perhaps Robert Navarro could be the guy you’re looking for. The Spanish inverted winger is a product of La Masia but soon moved to Monaco in the hunt for the final breakthrough. After two seasons, and never debuting for the first team he moved back to Spain to play for Real Sociedad B. In 2020 he got his La Liga debut against Barcelona.

This season, Robert Navarro has scored 7 goals in 13 appearances, most of them coming from playing as an attacking midfielder. Standing out for his creativity and unleashed capabilities with the ball, Robert Navarro might be the perfect player for mid-table clubs or first division clubs. Here’s a player with lots of unreleased potentials.

Min. Fee Release Clause: €1.6Mill

Best Attributes: Technique, Off the ball, Flair, Vision

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Filipe Cruz (18) – Benfica, €43K

From Bernardo Silva to Ruben Dias, lots of great players have emerged from the Benfica Academy in recent years. Now there’s a new wingback knocking on the first team’s door together with Diego Nascimento and Guilherme Montóia. Having managed Benfica at the start of FM21, Filipe Cruz was one I promoted to the first team straight away. Give him matches and he’ll progress greatly!

He’s perfect for a complete wingback role or as an attacking wingback as he’s one who enjoys coming to the byline by putting in crosses. Actually, he can play down the whole right flank. Improve his attacking movements and first touch and you might have your own cheap version of Daniel Alves!

Best Attributes: Crossing, Acceleration, Pace, Free-Kick Taking

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Layton Stewart (17) – Liverpool, €39K

If anyone could replicate Michael Owen’s Liverpool debut in these times, then it might be Layton Stewart. Whilst Layton Stewart might be somehow off Owen’s profile as a pacy and supreme finisher, the Liverpool Academy has yet again produced a player in the same mold.

Layton Stewart is a rough diamond in the making! Give him 2 to 5 seasons where you focus on developing his quickness and smartness in the final third and you’ll have a natural goalscorer! This season he’s scored 15 goals in 10 appearances in Premier League U18. In fact, his total goals stand at 31 in 36 appearances. Actually, his eye for the goal and frequent hat-tricks has put Layton Stewart’s name on every Reds fan’s lips. Future is definitely looking bright for this Under-19 English National player.

Best Attributes: Finishing, Dribbling, Acceleration, Composure

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Max Normann Williamsen (17) – Kristiansund 2, €28K

It’s easy to head to Scandinavia for cheap wonderkids and other bargains. Although I could have mentioned Filip Rønningen Jørgensen (Odds BK), Emil Ceide (Rosenborg) or Odin Thiago Holm (Vålerenga) I want to give attention to Max Normann Williamsen. The 191 cm tall central defender came from Clausenengen to Kristiansund in 2018 – the same club that developed Ole Gunnar Solskjær. At the age of 15, he signed his first professional contract but had to wait until 2020 before his Eliteserie debut.

Max Normann Williamsen is a modern central defender who is as good with the ball as without it. His abilities to be at the right place at the right time, his ruthlessness to not give opponents time with the ball, and put in excellent tackles when required have impressed me. Basically, you’ll have yourself a cheap Virgil van Dijk.

Best Attributes: Aggression, Bravery, Tackling, Positioning

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Tomislav Duvnjak (17) – Dinamo Zagreb, €33.5K

Are you searching for a cheap Luka Modric in FM21? Then look no further than to Tomislav Duvnjak! For years, technically gifted talents have come out of the Dinamo Zagreb conveyer belt. Now, there’s a new crop of Croatian playmakers emerging at Dinamo Zagreb. Whilst Martin Baturina, Ivan Saranic or Niko Jankovic might deserve attention too, I find Tomislav Duvnjak most interesting.

A deep-lying playmaker in the same mold of Sergio Busquets or Luka Modric, Tomislav Duvnjak stands out for his teamwork, work rate and determination. Able to play as half-back, regista or a ball-winning midfielder he’s the perfect player to operate between the defense and midfield line. Adept at retaining possession under pressure or make long-range passes to initiate attacking moves in an instant, Duvnjak might be the creative outlet you need in front of your defence.

Best Attributes: Aggression, Teamwork, Work rate, Passing, Technique, First Touch

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Goalkeepers

Luca Plogmann / 20 / Werder Bremen, €205K

Franco Brancolini / 19 / Fiorentina, €150K *Available loan

Luca Unbehaun / 19 / Bor. Dortmund €125K

Yuri Sena / 19 / Vitória, €24K

Gaizka Ayesa / 19 / Real Sociedad, €17.5K

Ruslan Nescheret / 18 / Dynamo Kyiv, €300K

Filip Jörgensen / 18 / Villarreal, €190K *(Minimum Fee Release Clause: €1.8Mill)

Tein Troost / 18 / Feyenoord, €180K

Felix Gebhardt / 18 / Basel, €60K

Lucas Cañizares / 18 / Real Madrid, €46K

Matheus Donelli / 18 / Corinthians, €22K

Cristian / 18 / At. Mineiro, €375

Marcelo Pitaluga / 17 / Liverpool, €94K

Destiné Jopanguy / 17 / SM Caen, €10.75K

Diogo Pinto / 16 / Sporting CP, €400

Wingbacks

Yukhym Konoplya / 20 / Desna / Shakhtar, €675K

Pablo Garcia / 20 / Sporting Gijon, €275K *(Minimum Fee Release Clause: €725K)

Nicoló Armini / 19 / Lazio, €325K *Available on loan

Fasson / 19 / Deportes La Serena, €250K

Pablo Ramón / 19 / Real Madrid, €155K

Javi López / 18 / Alavés, €575K *(Minimum Fee Release Clause: €1.6Mill)

Eric Kahl / 18 / AIK, €500K

Brandon Soppy / 18 / Rennes, €500K

Hugo Siquet / 18 / Standard Liege, €375K

Kostyantyn Vivcharenko / 18 / Dynamo Kyiv, €350K

Dennis Sirkin / 18 / Tottenham, €275K *Available on loan

Pablo Perez / 18 / Sevilla, €130K

Douglas Borel / 18 / Bahia, €24K

Hugo Montañana / 17 / Valencia, €195K

Alvaro Fernández / 17 / Man Utd, €66K

Angelo Brückner / 17 / Bayern München, €39K

Filip Brekalo / 17 / Dinamo Zagreb, €10.5K

Jayden Candelaria / 16 / Feyenoord, €85K

Lamare Bogarde / 16 / Aston Villa, €60K

Marc Jurado / 16 / Man Utd, €23,5K

Thierry Small / 15 / Everton, €47K

Central Defenders

Zan Zaletel / 20 / Celje, €375K

Olexandr Syrota / 20 / Dynamo Kyiv, €130K

Geovani / 20 / Fluminense, €13.25K

Sergio Carreira / 19 / Celta Vigo, €425K *(Minimum Fee Release Clause: €1.6Mill)

Frederik Winther / 19 / Lyngby / Augsburg, €245K

Kevin Ehlers / 19 / Dynamo Dresden, €165K

Gabriel Noga / 18 / Flamengo, €450K

Luis Binks / 18 / Montreal Impact / Bologna, €235K

Iván Muñoz / 18 / Valencia, €205K

José Marsá / 18 / Barcelona B, €185K

Mario Vuskovic / 18 / Hajduk Split, €145K – DM

Mattia Viti / 18 / Empoli, €180K

Alejandro Gómez / 18 / Atlas, €110K

Robin Voisine / 18 / Nantes, €98K

Armel Bella-Kotchap / 18 / VfL Bochum, €65K

Raúl Prada / 18 / Mallorca, €64K

Tomás Araújo / 18 / Benfica, €34K

Ravil Tagir / 17 / Basaksehir, €600K

Daan Dierckx / 17 / Parma, €235K *Available on loan

Ruben Iranzo / 17 / Valencia, €155K *(Minimum Fee Release Clause: €1.7Mill)

Castello Lukeba / 17 / Lyon, €110K

Arbnor Aliu / 17 / Schalke 04, €96K – (DRL/DM)

Billy Koumetio / 17 / Liverpool, €50K

Rodrigo Pinheiro / 17 / Porto, €43K

David Vinhas / 17 / Porto, €13.5K

Rav den den Berg / 16 / PEC Zwolle, €115K

Antonio Silva / 16 / Benfica, €13.5K

Kaloyan Kostov / 16 / Benfica, €8K

Faroukou Cisse / 16 / Bor. Dortmund, €775

Kaiky / 16 / Santos, €450

Defensive Midfielders

Jose Gragera / 20 / Sporting Gijon, €825K – DC

Victor Bobsin / 20 / Gremio, €75K Minimum Fee Release Clause €4.3Mill

Fabián Àngel / 19 / Junior, €350K

Beñat Prados / 19 / Athletic Bilbao, €325K

Ivan Mesik / 19 / FC Nordsjælland, €250K

Urko Gonzalez de Zárate / 19 / Real Sociedad, €175K – DM

Valentin Antov / 19 / Bologna / CSKA Sofia, €150K – DC

Caio Lopes / 19 / Vasco da Gama, €91K

Iván Morante / 19 / Real Madrid, €78K

André Trindade / 19 / Fluminense, €19.5K

Eliot Matazo / 18 / AS Monaco, €195K – MC

Simone Panada / 18 / Atalanta, €170K – MC

Martinelli / 18 / Fluminense, €115K

Amadou Onana / 18 / Hamburger SV, €68K – MC

Rafael Brito / 18 / Benfica, €190K – DC

Nohan Kenneh / 17 / Leeds, €235K

Giacomo Faticanti / 16 / AS Roma, €3.4K

Central Midfielders

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia / 20 / Parma / Juventus, €775K

Sven Mijnans / 20 / Sparta, €425K

Manolo Portanova / 20 / Genoa, €400K *Available on loan

Kenny Rocha Santos / 20 / Nancy, €300K

Pol Lozano / 20 / Espanyol, €150K *Available on loan

Jadsom Silva / 19 / Bragantino, €700K – (DM/AMC)

Angelo Stiller / 19 / Bayern München, €275K *Available on loan

Filippo Ranocchia / 19 / Juventus, €240K

Enzo Barranechea / 19 / Juventus, €220K

Matt O’Riley / 19 / MK Dons, €175K

Artem Bondarenko / 19 / Mariupol / Shakhtar, €135K

Pelayo Perez / 19 / Sporting Gijon, €74K

Edvard Tagseth / 19 / Rosenborg, €39K

Lucas Ramos / 19 / Internacional, €7.75K

Alex Blesa / 18 / Levante, €215K

Tiago Ribeiro / 18 / AS Monaco, €110K

Leighton Clarkson / 18 / Liverpool, €95K

Lewis Bate / 17 / Chelsea, €325K

Dimo Krastev / 17 / Fiorentina, €140K *Available on loan

Tommaso Milanese / 17 / As Roma, €135K *Available on loan

Martim Neto / 17 / Benfica, €41K

Ivan Cubelic / 17 / Hajduk Split, €9.25K

Odin Thiago Holm / 17 / Vålerenga, €8.25K

Charlie Patino / 16 / Arsenal, €68K

Evan Rotundo / 16 / Schalke 04, €63K

Lesley Ugochukwu / 16 / Rennes, €61K

Charlie Webster / 16 / Chelsea, €53K

Karlo Lusavec / 16 / Varazdin, €10.5K

Diogo Prioste / 16 / Benfica, €525

Attacking Midfielders

Miguel Baeza / 20 / Celta Vigo, €675K

Afonso Sousa / 20 / Belenenses, €500K

Eden Kartsev / 20 / Maccabi Tel-Aviv, €180K

Bernardo Sousa / 20 / MSporting CP, €95K

Donizete / 20 / Santos, €35.5K

Marcel Ruiz / 19 / Tijuana, €750K

Pablo Gozálbez / 19 / Valencia, €450K

Nico Melamed / 19 / Espanyol, €400K

Mauricio / 19 / Internacional, €375K

Alessandro Cortinovis / 19 / Atalanta, €220K

Sofian Augarreau / 19 / Lyon, €250K

Dominik Yankov / 19 / Ludogorets, €105K

Bruno Zapelli / 18 / Belgrano, €525K

Stanislav Shopov / 18 / Heerenveen, €375K

Lazar Pavlovic / 18 / Partizan Belgrade, €275K

Mikel Goti / 18 / Athletic Bilbao, €115K

Dirk Proper / 18 / N.E.C, €100K

Ivonei / 18 / Santos, €95K Potential Loan Target

Lilian Egloff / 17 / Stuttgart, €170K

Adam Karabec / 17 / Sparta Prague, €80K

Chem Campbell / 17 / Wolves, €79K

Elliot Anderson / 17 / Newcastle, €55K

Arsen Zakharyan / 17 / Dinamo Moscow, €31K

Alex Cardero / 17 / Oviedo, €26K

Martin Baturina / 17 / Dinamo Zagreb, €17.5K

Mateja Bacanin / 16 / Crvena Cvezda, €110K

Yehor Yarmmoliuk / 16 / Dnipro, €105K

Storm Streng / 16 / Utrecht, €85K – ST

Ezra van der Heiden / 16 / De Graafschaap, €29K – ST

Omari Hutchinson / 16 / Arsenal, €28K

Hugo Felix / 16 / Benfica, €55

Gavi / 15 / Barcelona, €225K *Minimum Fee Release Clause: €400K

Wingers

Zeljko Gavric / 20 / Crvena Cvezda, €675K

[CHI] Carlos Palacios / 20 / Union Española, €500K

Jaminton Campaz / 20 / Deportes Tolima, €450K

Alan Rodriguez / 20 / Defensor Sporting, €325K

Asier Cordoba / 20 / Osasuna, €130K Minimum Fee Release Clause €1.1Mill

Mykhaylo Mudryk / 19 / Shakhtar / €825K

Milutin Vidosavljevic / 19 / Cukaricki / €325K

Fabrice Hartmann / 19 / RB Leipzig, €190K

Nabil Touaizi / 19 / Espanyol, €150K

Pelayo Morilla / 19 / Sporting Gijon, €97K Minimum Fee Release Clause €3.1Mill

Luiz Henrique / 19 / Fluminense, €79K

Emil Ceide / 18 / Rosenborg, €675K

Quentin Merlin / 18 / Nantes, €220K

Sergio Arribas / 18 / Real Madrid, €205K

Mohamed Bangoura / 18 / Nantes, €185K

Ansgar Knauff / 18 / Bor. Dortmund, €170K

Marvin Obuz / 18 / 1.Fc Köln, €145K

Jakub Kaminski / 18 / Lech, €99K

Nicola Zalewski / 18 / AS Roma, €95K

Kepa Uriarte / 18 / Athletic Bilbao, €91K

Peglow / 18 / Internacional, €79K

Dylan Borrero / 18 / Atletico Mineiro, €78K

Oscar Aranda / 18 / Real Madrid, €61K

Aimar Oroz / 18 / Osasuna, €41K

Francisco Conceicão / 17 / Porto, €500K Available on Loan

Fran Perez / 17 / Celta Vigo, €305K Minimum Fee Release Clause €1.5Mill

Miguel Rodriguez / 17 / Celta Vigo, €275K Minimum Fee Release Clause €94K

Octavian Popescu / 17 / FCSB, €250K

Shiloh ‘t Zand / 17 / Feyenoord, €200K

Alex Mighten / 17 / Nottingham Forest, €175K

[GUI] Djibril Fandjé Touré / 17 / Charleroi / Watford, €145K

Nick Breitenbücher / 17 / Hoffenheim, €140K

Dario Serra / 17 / Valencia, €135K Minimum Fee Release Clause €700K

Sidi Sané / 17 / Schalke 04, €115K

Lasse Günther / 17 / Bayern München, €82K

Ivan Saranic / 17 / Dinamo Zagreb, €47.5K

Hossein Zamani / 17 / Telstar, €35.5K

Benjamin Rodriguez / 17 / Defensor Sporting, €33K

Kayky / 17 / Fluminense, €11.5K

Gonzalo Alvez / 16 / Tallares, €375K

Vanja Vlahovic / 16 / Partizan, €52K

Forwards

Preslav Borukov / 20 / Veliko Tarnovo, €21.5K

Roberto de la Rosa / 20 / Pachuca, €15.25K

Danylo Sikan / 19 / Mariupol / Shakhtar, €825K

[SA] Lyle Foster / 19 / Vitoria Guimaraes, €400K

Yannick Toure / 19 / Newcastle, €150K

Victor Boniface / 19 / Bodø-Glimt, €110K

Rodrigo Muniz / 19 / Flamengo, €88K

Samuel / 19 / Fluminense, €47K

Mohamed Daramy / 18 / FC København, €825K

Juan Manuel Gutiérrez / 18 / Almeria, €250K

Henrique Araujo / 18 / Benfica, €230K

Jordi Escobar / 18 / Almeria, €205K

Alvaro Santamaría / 18 / Sporting Gijon, €97K

Lázaro / 18 / Flamengo, €35.5K

Marin Petkov / 18 / Levski Sofia, €12.75K

Marin Ljubicic / 18 / Hajduk Split, €9.25K

Elye Wahi / 17 / Montpellier, €275K

Alessio Rosa / 17 / Atalanta, €145K

Ricky-Jade Jones / 17 / Peterborough, €96K

Luis Carbonell / 17 / Real Zaragoza, €17.5K Minimum Fee Release Clause: €1.5Mill

João Resende / 17 / Benfica, €15K

Lucas Gomes / 17 / Porto, €7.5K

Wahid Faghir / 16 / Vejle, €500K

Antwoine Hackford / 16 / Sheff Utd, €72K

Prince Henry / 16 / Bristol City, €22K