FC 25 cheap players: Bargains and free agents to sign in Career Mode

There are plenty of both kinds of players as you start your Career Mode. We've looked through the lists and have come up with a healthy number of recommendations for you.

With the free agents, get in there quick, as every team will be after them!

Here are our picks for the best free agents in FC 25 Career Mode. You'll find our suggestions for the best cheap players further down the page.

Best free agents in FC 25 Career Mode

The best free agents in FC 25 are players who have had great careers but are now out of contract and looking for a new club.

No matter the player's overall rating or your position in the league, you may stand a chance of signing any of them.

Remember to snap these free agents up as quickly as possible before the CPU teams get their grubby hands on them.

Here are the best free agents in FC 25:

• Adrien Rabiot | Age 29 | CM | 83 OVR
• Memphis Depay | Age 30 | ST | 82 OVR
• Joselu | Age 34 | ST | 82 OVR
• Simon Kjær | Age 35 | CB | 79 OVR
• Luis Chávez | Age 28 | CM | 79 OVR
• Akram Afif | Age 27 | LM | 78 OVR
• Romain Saïss | Age 34 | CB | 78 OVR
• Erick Sánchez | Age 24 | CM | 78 OVR (83 POT)
• Alexis Vega | Age 26 | LW | 77 OVR (78 POT)
• Carlos Acevedo | Age 28 | GK | 77 OVR (78 POT)
• Roberto Alvarado | Age 25 | RM | 77 OVR (78 POT)
• Ivan Perišić | Age 35 | LW | 76 OVR
• César Huerta | Age 23 | LW | 75 OVR (81 POT)
• Israel Reyes | Age 24 | CB | 74 OVR (80 POT)

Best bargains in FC 25 Career Mode

If you've not got much to spend on players to improve your squad, you're best off signing stars of the future with big potential that won't cost the earth to begin with.

Best cheap wonderkids under €5 million in FC 25

Here are a few recommendations for the best cheap wonderkids in FC 25 Career mode. We've capped these at a total market value of €5 million (in order of potential).

• Geovany Quenda | Age 17 | 4 million value | RW | 70 OVR, 88 POT
• Julien Duranville | Age 18 | 2.7 million value | LM | 66 OVR, 87 POT
• Paris Brunner | Age 18 | 2.3 million value | ST | 65 OVR, 87 POT
• Assane Diao Diaoune | Age 18 | 4.8 million value | RM | 71 OVR, 87 POT
• Franco Mastantuono | Age 16 | 3.5 million value | CAM | 69 OVR, 87 POT
• Lucas Bergvall | Age 18 | 3 million value | CM | 68 OVR, 87 POT
• Assan Ouédraogo | Age 18 | 3.5 million value | CAM | 69 OVR, 87 POT
• Claudio Echeverri | Age 18 | 4.8 million value | CAM | 71 OVR, 87 POT
• Ethan Nwaneri | Age 17 | 1.8 million value | CAM | 64 OVr, 86 POT
• Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu | Age 17 | 1.3 million value | ST | 62 OVR, 86 POT
• Luka Vušković | Age 17 | 1.7 million value | CB | 64 OVR, 86 POT
• Harry Amass | Age 17 | 750K value | LB | 60 OVR, 85 POT
• Caden Glover | Age 17 | 180K value | ST | 51 OVR, 75 POT

Here's a few of the best cheap female wonderkids:

• Laura Sánchez | Age 18 | 3 million value | GK | 68 OVR, 88 POT
• Giulia Dragoni | Age 17 | 3 million value | CM | 68 OVR, 86 POT
• Vanesa Jílková | Age 18 | 2.3 million value | GK | 67 OVR, 86 POT
• Ava Easdon | Age 17 | 2.2 million value | GK | 67 OVR, 84 POT
• Agnes Beever-Jones | Age 20 | 3.9 million value | ST | 70 OVR, 84 POT
• Karoline Olesen | Age 19 | 2.2 million value | CM | 66 OVR, 84 POT
• Gisele Thompson | Age 18 | 3.1 million value | RB | 69 OVR, 84 POT

Best cheap players under €5 million in FC 25 for now

Here's our list of recommended cheap players that will improve your starting 11 in FC 25 right away:

• Nicolás Otamendi | Age 36 | 4.6 million value | CB | 81 OVR
• Fernando Muslera | Age 38 | 2.9 million value | GK | 81 OVR
• Jesús Navas | Age 38 | 4.7 million value | RB | 80 OVR
• Tony Abranjes | Age 36 | 3.8 million value | CB | 80 OVR
• Kasper Schmeichel | Age 37 | 2.3 million value | GK | 80 OVR
• Pietro Terracciano | Age 34 | 3 million value | GK | 79 OVR
• Ben Mee | Age 34 | 4.6 million value | CB | 78 OVR
• Abdoulaye Doucouré | Age 31 | 4.7 million value | CAM | 75 OVR
• Simão Donatinho | Age 28 | 4.1 million value | GK | 75 OVR
• Dennis Geiger | Age 26 | 4.7 million value | CDM | 74 OVR
• David Brooks | Age 26 | 4.6 million value | RM | 74 OVR

The same list but for female players:

• Melissa Friedrich | Age 27 | 4.5 million value | CB | 74 OVR
• Bayley Feist | Age 27 | 4.3 million value | CDM | 74 OVR
• Maike Berentzen | Age 27 | 4.5 million value | LM | 74 OVR
• Carrie Lawrence | Age 26 | 4.6 million value | CB | 74 OVR
• Michelle Ulbrich | Age 27 | 4.5 million value | CB | 74 OVR
• Janina Leitzig | Age 25 | 4.3 million value | GK | 74 OVR
• Andreia Norton | Age 27 | 4.5 million value | CM | 74 OVR
• Saskia Matheis | Age 27 | 3.5 million value | CM | 73 OVR

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