{"id":1238807,"date":"2021-12-30T18:28:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T18:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1238807"},"modified":"2021-12-30T18:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T18:56:06","slug":"newcastle-football-manager-2022-transfers-budget-signings","status":"publish","type":"gaming","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/newcastle-football-manager-2022-transfers-budget-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to spend Newcastle’s \u00a3200m budget on Football Manager 2022: Realistic raid or Galacticos 2.0?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a double boost to Newcastle\u2019s hopes of becoming a major continental player, Mike Ashley has left the building and a Saudi-led takeover has given the Magpies football’s wealthiest owners.<\/b><\/p>\n

It will make for fascinating viewing as Eddie Howe shifts from signing Jordon Ibe and Dominic Solanke for over-the-odds fees, to signing Philippe Coutinho and Eden Hazard for over-the-odds fees.<\/p>\n

Or will the former Bournemouth man defy football’s predictable script-makers and make more subtle, sensible signings?<\/p>\n

Time will tell, but there can be no denying that Newcastle are a source of intrigue at the minute, particularly on FM22, where users are given a \u00a3200m war chest at the start of a new save.<\/p>\n

Of course, spending the money is the easy part, but spending it wisely? That is where you could run into some trouble. In the video at the top of this article Dave Azzopardi<\/a> discusses some of the big-name signings you could look to make, as well as a handful of more pragmatic purchases.<\/p>\n

Or you can read down below for our full breakdown on how to spend Newcastle’s \u00a3200m transfer budget on FM22. We have five galacticos <\/em>and five realistic buys you can look at.<\/p>\n

Five Galactico <\/em>Signings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dusan Vlahovic<\/h2>\n

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Club: <\/strong>Fiorentina<\/p>\n

Position: <\/strong>Striker<\/p>\n

Valuation: <\/strong>\u00a348m – \u00a356m<\/p>\n

Best attributes: <\/strong>Finishing 17 | Strength 17 | Work Rate 16 | Penalty Taking 16<\/p>\n

Dusan Vlahovic is a supreme goalscoring talent who recently became only the second player since 1960 to score 33+ Serie A goals in a single calendar year after Cristiano Ronaldo managed it in 2020. At 21 he is already operating at an elite level and, frighteningly, still has room to grow.<\/p>\n

Aurelien Tchouameni<\/h2>\n

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Club: <\/strong>Monaco<\/p>\n

Position: <\/strong>Central Midfielder<\/p>\n

Valuation: <\/strong>\u00a370m – \u00a391m<\/p>\n

Best attributes: <\/strong>Bravery 16 | Tackling 15 | Work Rate 15 | Strength 15 | Stamina 15<\/p>\n

Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell recently compared 21-year-old Aurelien Tchouameni to a young Steven Gerrard; describing him as the complete midfielder, though he did stress<\/a>: “Everything is expensive in Monte Carlo, let\u2019s say that Tchouameni is as expensive as the Grand Casino.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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So the already-capped France international will cost you a pretty penny, but he could be worth it. Why? He has made more tackles than any other player in Europe’s top five divisions this calendar year (133). Tenacity and timing are two adjectives that spring to mind here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Karim Adeyemi<\/h2>\n

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Club: <\/strong>RB Salzburg<\/p>\n

Position: <\/strong>Striker<\/p>\n

Valuation: <\/strong>\u00a311.5m – \u00a316.5m<\/p>\n

Best attributes: <\/strong>Determination 19 | Acceleration 17 | Pace 16 | Off The Ball 15<\/p>\n

Salzburg has been the home to some of football\u2019s finest talent this century, and there\u2019s another emerging forward making significant headway in Austria: Karim Adeyemi. The fledgling finisher won four penalties in the 2021\/22 Champions League Group Stage, which is the joint-most ever recorded in a single campaign alongside Arjen Robben in 2012\/13. <\/span><\/p>\n

He’s a tricky customer, whose twinkle toes could work ferociously in tandem with serial ankle-snapper Allan Saint-Maximin.<\/span><\/p>\n