

Top tip: At the start of a game save in FM23, Watford have two assistant managers - but there’s an argument to be made that both are replaceable.ĭethroning Paris Saint-Germain seems like an enormous ask for any side in Ligue 1. Regardless of what you choose to do with Sarr, it should be a straightforward journey back to the Premier League, which is where the real challenge lies. Letting go of Ismaila Sarr isn’t such a big blow because of the presence of Yaser Asprilla and Joao Pedro, with both forwards offering high-growth potential. Watford don’t have much of a transfer budget but you could easily raise £25-30million by selling the club’s best player. Top tip: Selling Alvaro Morata, who is out of contract in 2023, will significantly raise an otherwise non-existent transfer budget. Ten members of Atletico’s squad are aged 28 or older, so aim to replace that group sooner rather than later. To help bridge that gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona, you’ll have to sell players. Loan him out for a season or two and bring him back into the fold once his attributes improve.ĭespite not having much of a transfer budget to work with, Atletico are still favoured to finish in the top three at the very least at the start of any new save. Top tip: Dario Essugo has a lot of potential but is some way off being first-team ready. You’ll have to see off the prospect of Benfica and Porto in the league, but given that you have so many high-growth players to work with, this is the ideal save for people who aren’t interested in making too many transfers and want to build a dynasty from within. Of that group, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Goncalo Inacio and Guilherme Santos are the pick of the bunch.

Sporting have an abundance of talented youngsters on their books in FM23. Selling him could raise an additional £18million straight out of the gate. Top tip: Denzel Dumfries often has suitors at the start of most saves. Inter don’t have too many top youngsters outside of Valentin Carboni, a 17-year-old with the potential to become of the game’s better right-wingers. The challenge here is bringing some youthful energy to the club. Inter have got a solid core of players to build around in Nicolo Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Milan Skriniar, Hakan Calhanoglu and Lautaro Martinez, but they also have an ageing squad. Top tip: Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, once on the books of Manchester City, has immense potential, so make sure you either involve him in your first team or loan him out. Where Bayern falter, Dortmund can capitalise - even if they did just lose Erling Haaland. For that reason alone, managing them makes this one of the easier challenges.īayern Munich’s dominance is well-documented, but in real life the cracks are beginning to show. Prioritise their departures to help raise more funds.ĭortmund have two of the best young players in FM23 on their books in Jude Bellingham and Youssoufa Moukoko. Top tip: Harry Maguire can be sold for around £20million, which would double your starting transfer budget, while Fred is also out of contract in 2023. With the right signings, a title challenge is not out of the question in year one. United’s squad is strong, but a little top-heavy in that they have plenty of options up front but holes to fill elsewhere in the squad. But in FM23, bringing a league title back to Old Trafford for the first time since 2013 shouldn’t be too difficult. In real life, Manchester United are not considered a title contender. So, here is The Athletic’s list of the 20 best teams to manage on Football Manager 2023. Our picks for the best non-European clubs to choose for your next save will be released soon. The focus here was to profile the best European sides to take charge of. Before deciding which save to embark upon, it’s important to know every side’s transfer budget, wage budget, difficulty rating and a top tip for each of the club’s listed.
