In-game date is September 1st, 2023 (day after first transfer window closed).
Rosters used are December 18th, 2023.
World Class difficulty, no mods, normal sliders, PC.
Captain is Bobby Clark.
NO financial takeover was used.
I won the preseason tournament worth $750k.
Starting budget was roughly $3.4mil (including unused wages).
Contracts renegotiated to lower wages or offer extensions before selling ($100k saved).
4 loans in cancelled and sent away ($300k saved via wages to budget).
Recorded - no reloading matches, or save scumming negotiations.
VODS will be posted in comments after the project is finished.
*** LW Felix Field was a 16 year old, 64-rated LW academy youth prospect that was promoted up and sold.
*** GK Mateo Saavedra was a 16 year old, 54-rated GK academy youth prospect that was promoted up and sold.

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Transfers IN... [11 total @ 15.605mil]

LW Marcos Antonio... PAOK... $2.9mil
CM Ibrahim Fofana... Amiens SC... $0 + swap DM Kevin McDonald
CM Ashton Mee... Stockport County... $50k
RW Tete... Galatasaray... $8.975mil + swap RW Clarke Oduor
CM Mohamed Fofana... Basaksehir... $150k
CB Aaron James... Wrexham... $100k
CM Caleb Roberts... Plymouth Argyle... $50k
LB Jake Batty... Blackburn... $150k
CM Wouter Burger... Stoke City... $1.6mil + swap CM Alex Pattison
RB Cody Johnson... Stockport County... $0 + swap CB Ash Taylor
RB Ryan Andrews... Watford... $800k

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Loans IN...
CM Bobby Clark... Liverpool
GK Ronnie Sandford... MK Dons

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Loans CANCELLED... (out of the squad)

LW Chisom Afoka, Aston Villa
LM Rayhaan Tulloch, West Brom
RB Daniel Oyegoke, Brentford
CB Jonathan Tomkinson, Norwich City

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Transfers OUT... [15 total @ $13.855mil]

GK Callum Doyle... Barrow... $125k [release clause]
DM Richard Smallwood... Caykur Rizespor... $640k
ST Andy Cook... Burgos CF... $1.1mil
LW Felix Field... Brescia... $3.2mil [youth academy product]
AM Harry Chapman... SD Amorebieta... $1.15mil
RW Bobby Pointon... Harrogate Town... $1.1mil [release clause]
ST Dylan Youmbi... Crawley Town... $340k
CM Emmanuel Osadebe... FC Annecy... 600k [release clause]
AM Jamie Walker... FC Andorra... $1mil
ST Vadaine Oliver... Quevilly Rouen.. $600k
LB Liam Ridehalgh... Wigan Athletic... $450k
CM Alex Gilliead... Paris FC... $1.05mil [release clause]
RB Bradley Halliday... Karlsruher SC... $1mil [release clause]
CB Matthew Platt... Kasimpasa... $1.1mil
GK Mateo Saavedra... Warta Poznan... $400k [youth academy product]

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Positional Changes...

Marcos Antonio... CM --> LW
Tete... RM --> RW
Lewis Richards... LWB --> CB
Cody Johnson... CM --> RB

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Future Targets...

a good left-footed CB (Season 2)
CM Yunus Musah (Season 3)