

So at the end of the season, you'll need to replace your star striker, along with your best right back in the form of Mitchell Weiser, because he's also on loan but from Bayer Leverkusen. A natural advanced forward with impressive physical and on-the-ball stats, he's not actually owned by your club he's on loan from Dijon FCO in Ligue 2. When it comes to the Werder Bremen squad, the most interesting player is Roger Assale. While they're one of the favourites to bounce straight back up to the top, when you get them there you've got to tackle the mighty Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and RB Leipzig. Bundesliga for the first time in 40 years last season, which means they have a breadth of history behind them and an iconic legacy to restore. Over in the German leagues, do you fancy taking a once great team back to the top? Werder Bremen got relegated to the 2.

What's even better is that the board only want a top half finish so it gives you a few years to develop the young stars before the board demand silverware. You may face the issues of players like Mbappe and Messi not wanting to join Newcastle United, but that sort of transfer budget offers so much manoeuvrability in the transfer market that you can hunt down all of the best FM22 wonderkids and snap up whoever you like. The current Newcastle squad isn't one to be laughed at, with the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson up top, not to mention latest signing Joe Willock from Arsenal, but with a budget of £200m? You can practically buy anyone. The Toon Army has been in the news lately thanks to their financial takeover which means when it comes to money, you're sorted on all fronts. Kicking things off is possibly an obvious choice in Newcastle United, but the dynamic they bring to Football Manager 2022 cannot be understated.
