Who are Football Manager 2017's 84 best wonderkids and why are they brilliant?
We've pulled together the best under-21-year-olds in this year's game... and catered for every budget in the process. Who will you be signing?
It's surely the most exciting part of your Football Manager save: uncovering a gem, building them up and then unleashing them to the world.
So, after the popularity of our 2016 guide, we're on hand to help again. We've picked out 84 of the game's brightest under-21-year-olds with the best potential to bring you long-term glory – but even better, sorted them by price to make sure you know what you can afford. After all, what good is it knowing Marco Asensio will become a beast when you've only got Burnley's budget?
All of the players below can reach dizzy heights on your FM save – and it'll be your job to make sure they get there. So which of them take your fancy? Every budget catered for...
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