Best Football Manager 2020 Scouts – Set up a 5 Star Scouting Team

Staff Recommendations of Best Scouts in Football Manager 2020

We continue our focus on staff recommendations for Football Manager by handing you our personal tips of the best scouts in Football Manager 2020. By improving the scouting team you will be able to spot more players and increase the pool of players to target by expanding the world knowledge.

These recommended Football Manager 2020 scouts can become a valuable piece and perhaps the missing link when setting up a successful scouting program that finds the bet targets suited for your playing style. With our collection of 5 star scouts and chief scouts you will be able to set up an efficient scouting team that expands your scouting knowledge rapidly and still provide accurate scout reports.

Discover the best Football Manager 2020 scouts and set up a 5 star scouting team now!

About Passion4FM List of Best Scouts

This list of 5 star scouts in Football Manager 2020 is just a collection of our recommendations of excellent FM20 scouts to target. With over 500 scouts with great ratings in Football Manager 2020 we have been forced to limit the list, and have therefore provided you with an summary of the best scouts in FM20.

We have compiled a shortlist of the best scouts in FM 2020 which is available to download in the bottom of the post.

By downloading the backroom staff search filter, you can find the best Football Manager 2020 scouts in your save yourself, either they are real scouts from the default database or they are replaced by newgen staff. Together with Passion4FM’s custom views for staff search you can easily sort and find the scouts needed for your own scouting program.

5 Star General Scouts / Chief-Scouts

A general scout or the perfect chief scout features excellent ratings in judging player ability and potential. He may not have the best adaptability, but provides accurate scout reports of both young talents and established first team players. This comes in handy, as you will want the chief scout or this specific general scout to get a second opinion of transfer targets and recommendations provided from other scouts within your scouting team.

These scouts may have other responsibilities too, such as roaming nations, scout competitions, attend matches or scout the next opposition team.

NATION AGE	NAME	CLUB	JPA	JPP	ADAP.	RATING
60	Steve Rowley	–	20	20	16
44	Eugene Krasnikov	Dynamo Kyiv	19	20	17
71	Aurélio Pereira	Sporting CP	19	20	7
32	Pablo Longoria	Valencia	20	20	16
43	Gerardo Guzmán	Man Utd	20	19	20
54	Jim Lawlor	Man Utd	20	19	15
38	Javier Ribalta	Zenit	20	19	8
53	Jose Boto	Shakhtar	20	19	7
63	Wolfgang Grobe	Bayern Munich	19	20	20
63	Hans-Martin Kleitsch	Hoffenheim	19	20	2
61	Martyn Glover	Southampton	19	19	17
58	Dave Fallows	Liverpool	19	19	14
62	Jorge Gomes	SL Benfica	19	19	13
50	Barry Hunter	Liverpool	19	19	8
50	Francis Cagigao	Arsenal	18	19	18
56	Daniele Bernazzani	Inter Milan	18	19	15
37	Paul Mitchell	RB Leipzig	18	18	10
41	Markus Pilawa	Bor. Dortmund	18	18	5
75	Egon Coordes	Bayern Munich	18	16	19
76	John Steen Olsen	Ajax	17	20	17
44	Giovanni Cericola	Inter Milan	17	19	13
55	Ramón Vázquez	Sevilla	17	18	20
78	Alfonso Garcés	Universidad Cat.	17	18	11
61	Giuseppe Baresi	Inter Milan	16	17	13
58	Juarez Fischer	Palmeiras	20	20	19
78	Rámon Maddoni	Boca Juniors	20	20	18
41	David Trezeguet	Juventus	19	20	18
58	Claudio Sclosa	Inter Milan	19	19	14
41	Giuseppe Pompilio	Napoli	19	19	13
66	Giuseppe Giavardi	Inter Milan	19	19	8
56	Alexandre Ceolin	–	19	19	7
41	Sebastian Frank	–	19	16	8
45	Florian Mourice	Lyon	18	18	14
52	João Luís Afonso	Paris SG	18	18	12
48	Gilles Grimandi	–	17	16	7
43	Walter Martucci	Roma	16	15	11
46	Juni Calafat	Real Madrid	15	17	18

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5 Star Roaming Scouts

This list of 5 star roaming scouts in FM 2020 looks to recommend scouts that’s perfect for scouting regions and continents as he features excellent adaptability. He can easily adopt to new cultures and won’t need extra time to get accustomed to a foreign country before starting delivering scout reports of local talents.

This list is sorted by each scouts adaptability with judging player ability and judging player potential as secondary attributes worthy to notice.

Learn more about how to expand the scouting knowledge by utilizing the scouting network here.

NATION AGE	NAME	CLUB	JPA	JPP	ADAP.	RATING
40	Alfredo Femiano	Juventus	18	17	18
72	Bryan King	–	17	17	20
49	Nils Schmäler	Man Utd	20	18	15
48	Laurent Busser	Bayern Munich	19	19	11
42	José Mayorga	Man Utd	18	19	18
67	David Mills	Tottenham	18	18	18
48	Sandro Orlandelli	Man Utd	18	18	15
55	Antonio Mur	San Lorenzo	18	18	15
36	Sebastian Arnesen	Man City	18	17	19
52	Gary Worthington	Man City	18	17	19
60	Gianfranco Matteoli	Inter Milan	18	17	16
49	Omar Sciolla	Man Utd	18	17	10
55	Victor de los Santos	Celaya	17	17	20
65	Ricardo Moar	–	17	17	17
57	Tommy Møller Nielsen	Man Utd	17	16	20
33	Geoffrey Moncada	AC Milan	16	19	20
41	Stuart Harvey	Blackburn	16	18	20
75	Rod Ruddick	Southampton	16	18	20
43	Angelo Aiello	AC Milan	16	18	14
40	Bartosz Oledzki	Chelsea	16	17	20
53	Peter Braund	Tottenham	16	17	15
34	Kiko Espinar	Liverpool	16	16	20
36	José Laranjeira	Rio Ave	16	16	20
44	Pablo Budna	Man Utd	16	16	20
33	David Fernández	Real Madrid	16	16	16
51	Brian Carey	Tottenham	16	15	18
39	Gaby Ruiz	Leeds	16	15	18
75	José Malleo	Boca Juniors	15	20	19
28	David Peláez	Granada B	15	17	17
35	Gonzalo Siegrist	Liverpool	15	16	20
49	Scott McLachlan	Chelsea	15	16	20
55	Erik Larsen	Rosenborg	14	16	19
48	Roberto Marta	Atalanta	19	19	19

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5 Star Next Opposition Scouts

A scout perfect for scouting the next opposition requires excellent tactical knowledge and excellent judging player ability. A next opposition scout could be the chief scout himself, perhaps due to his high age, but may lack the required reputation, man management and judging player potential to perform the best as a chief scout.

NATION AGE	NAME	CLUB	JPA	JPP	TACT. KNO.	RATING
37	Paul Mitchell	RB Leipzig	18	18	17
65	Malcolm Elias	Stuttgart	17	19	16
46	Sven Mislintat	Stuttgart	16	19	17
59	Franz-Josef Reckels	Bayern Munich	16	18	16
49	Waldemar Wrobel	Bor. Dortmund	16	16	15
74	Francisco Craveiro	Porto	15	18	15
62	Thomas Hörster	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	16	17	17
64	Giancarlo Finardi	Atalanta	16	17	15
58	Alan Watson	Man City	16	16	16
43	Mario Vossen	Bor. Mönchengladbach	16	16	14
53	Stefano Carassai	Inter Milan	16	15	17
52	Sixto Alfonso	Real Madrid	15	18	15
30	Talha Ullah	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	14	16	16
39	Umberto Palmieri	AC Milan	14	16	15