The best free agents to sign in Football Manager 2024
Here's everything you need to know about all the best Free Agents you can sign in Football Manager 2024, so you can get some great players for very little.
When starting out a new save on Football Manager, you’re going to want to know the best Free Agents to sign. Free Agents are a great way to get some decent players in on the cheap, and this year there are a few really good players still without a club.
Below, we'll not only go over the best Free Agents to sign in FM24 but also how you can go about signing them in this year's iteration of the game. We'll continue to keep this page updated throughout the duration of the game's life cycle as some of the players will continue to find clubs.
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FM24 Best Free Agents
Below are all of the best Free Agents you can sign in FM24, including their age, positions, and nationality:
| Name | Nationality | Age | Position |
| David De Gea | Spain | 32 | GK |
| Jesse Lingard | England | 30 | CAM |
| Xeka | Portugal | 28 | CM |
| Jean-Phillipe Gbamin | Cote D'Ivoire | 28 | CDM |
| Santi Mina | Spain | 27 | ST |
| Helder Costa | Portugal | 29 | RW |
| Tanguy Coulibaly | France | 22 | RW |
| Jose Campana | Spain | 30 | CM |
| Jean Pyerre | Brazil | 25 | CAM |
| Almamy Toure | Mali | 27 | CB |
| Yann M'Vila | France | 33 | DM |
| Nemanja Jovic | Serbia | 21 | LW |
| Souleyman Doumbia | Cote D'Ivoire | 27 | LB |
The pick of the bunch is former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, but you'll have to drop a considerable amount of money in wages to get him to join, so he won’t be an easy player to sign.
Another player on the list who also used to play for Manchester United is Jesse Lingard, who is also without a club and would make a great attacking midfield option for a lot of clubs.
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How to find Free Agents in FM 24
Every season a fresh batch of players will become available as free agents as they're let go by their clubs, or decide they want to run their contract down. This means the players in the table above will only be available at the beginning of starting a fresh new save.
Here's how to find Free Agents every season in Football Manager:
- Go to Scouting on the left hand side of the screen
- Now click on Player - Players in Range
- From here, select New Search
- On the bottom left of the screen that pops up, there is Contract Status
- You want either Unattached or Expired
- All that is left is to press Search
That's all there is to know about the best Free Agents to sign in FM24. If you’re wondering about the best wonderkids to sign then we have you covered, and for the rest of your Football Manager needs, check out our FM24 homepage.
About The Author
Morgan Truder
Morgan is one of the Guides Writers at GGRecon. He first started writing about games for fun whilst doing his BA (Hons) in History and Film. Since then he has turned this passion into a career and was previously an Editor at VideoGamer before joining GGRecon. Despite enjoying all sorts of games, he can often be found playing Football Manager, Red Dead Redemption 2 or Sekiro.
