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10 bargain strikers for FIFA 17 Career Mode
Need a forward but a bit strapped for cash? Take a look at these bargain goalscorers.
10 bargain strikers for FIFA 17 Career Mode
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When most of us play through a FIFA 17 Career Mode, we like to set ourselves up with a big club and go after the biggest and best talents in world football. There's nothing wrong with that of course, but there's plenty to be said for giving yourself a real challenge, and really tightening the purse strings before you start your playthrough.
Take on a mid-table or relegation-threatened club, and you'll be forced to scrimp and scrape your way to success, keeping a watchful eye out for transfer bargains.
If you're looking to become a master wheeler-dealer of the transfer market, you’ve come to the right place. We've been doing our homework, checking out some of FIFA 17's best Career Mode bargains, whether they're underrated players with great stats in the right places, short contracts, or future stars with low transfer values. We're kicking off with strikers, because everyone loves a good striker. These ten could change your fortunes for peanuts, starting with a man that everyone loves to hate.
Mario Balotelli
Super Mario's terrible attitude and off-field problems might be a major issue in the complex world of real life football, but none of that counts for much in FIFA.
Although Balotelli's rating is down to 79 overall this year, he's still totally affordable and much better than his overall would suggest. 85 finishing, 90 shot power and 89 strength make him a pain to deal with for 90 minutes, but he's a quality set piece taker as well, one of the best penalty takers in the game, and still just 26 years old. He's just signed with Nice, but keep an eye out for him to be on the move again, and you could pick him up on the cheap.
Moses Simon
Simon is a seriously athletic forward, boasting some impressive physical and pace stats. His 91 acceleration and sprint speed already puts him in the very top bracket of the game's fastest players, but with 93 agility, 91 balance and 88 jumping, Simon is a physical freak who causes havoc in opposition defences.
Throw in five star weak foot and four star skill moves, as well as decent shooting stats, and you've got a real player on your hands. At 21, he has a decade of quality football ahead of him too. Whatever you have to pay for him, he'll be worth it.
Tammy Abraham
The Chelsea youngster is on loan at Bristol City currently and has scored an impressive eight goals in 12 games for The Robins this season, putting him on the radar of many a European club.
Perhaps because Abraham went on loan without a recall clause, he's not listed as a loan player in FIFA 17, rather, he's listed as a Bristol City player outright. That means that he's available for next to nothing – just £3 million – in Career Mode, which is peanuts for an 85 potential player with good pace and decent all around stats. We'd recommend you sign him before EA patch that up.
John Guidetti
The former Manchester City youngster has grown into a quality player at Celta Vigo, banging in some excellent goals for his new club, including a superb long range volley against Atletico Madrid in last season's Copa del Rey.
Although EA haven't given his volley rating much love, he has some good stats elsewhere, including excellent shot power, as well as good strength, long shooting and finishing. He's more a technical striker than a pacey one, as his 58 pace rating will attest to, but for around £10 million, he's a useful buy, and he'll get better too, improving to 82 overall.
Manolo Gabbiadini
Napoli's Gabbiadini isn't a name that comes up often in transfer rumours, and he's bounced around a few clubs in his relatively short career so far, but anyone who takes more than a cursory glance at his stats will find an incredibly versatile player. Gabbiadini's pace, positioning and finishing stats are all around the 80 mark, so he's more than capable of leading the line, but if you want to play him a little deeper, his 89 long shooting and 87 shot power make him a serious threat there too.
At just 24, and 81 overall, he has plenty of quality football ahead of him, and though he'll cost you a bit of money, his spectacular long range goalscoring will more than make up for it.
More bargain strikers for FIFA 17 Career Mode
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Bradford Jamieson IV
The name alone is worth his £1.1 million price tag, but on top of that, Bradford Jamieson IV has one thing in spades that most other players at this level just can't deal with – pace. 86 acceleration and 85 sprint speed might not sound like top end speed, but he's far and away the quickest player at his price range, and if you've taken the helm of a small club in Career Mode, we'd say Jamieson IV is a must-buy for you. Sure, his shooting isn't fantastic, but he'll improve over time, and his pace will create myriad opportunities for you over the course of a season.
Kasper Dolberg
If last year's bargain favourite was Kelechi Iheanacho, this year's is undoubtedly Kasper Dolberg. The young Dane has scored four goals in six games for Ajax this season, and at just 18 years old, he's commanding attention from all over Europe, with big clubs starting to circle.
In FIFA 17, he's only rated at 68 overall (though that rating will surely go up if his form continues), but he's still a serious prospect with a potential overall of 85+. With a transfer value of around £2.5 million, you'd be silly not to pick him up, even if you just get him out on loan for a few years.
Corentin Jean
Again, Jean's stats don't light the page up at first glance – there are 21-year-olds on the market with much higher overall ratings – but he's got some good stats in the right places if you're after a pacey striker to get in behind defences and punish them. He's a good finisher thanks to 77 finishing and 77 positioning, and his 81 pace and 90 agility makes him pretty nippy around the box too.
Because he's not the cream of the crop, his value is pretty low, hovering around the £5 million mark, and that's an absolute steal for a player with a potential overall rating of 84. He's definitely worth picking up, even if you're just going to train him and sell him later on.
Ahmed Hassan
Braga's young Egyptian is only 23, and though his stats don't look very impressive at first sight, there's a few things to look out for here. Hassan is 6'3", with 84 strength, 82 heading and 81 finishing, which makes him a really dangerous target man. His penalties, volleys and shot power are just under 80 as well, so he's more than just a big lump up front, and his five star weak foot rating is a nice bonus as well. His value at the beginning of the game is around £11 million – not too bad for a guy with his ability, and especially given that he has his best form still well ahead of him.
Andre Silva
Porto striker Silva was a quality signing in FIFA 16, and he's just as good this year. Although he's not a brilliant finisher, with 69 finishing and 62 long shooting, his strengths lie in other areas – he gets into great positions thanks to his 79 positioning, and his 85 stamina means he does so consistently for 90 minutes, where other strikers would run out of steam. Best of all, like Dolberg, Silva is a very affordable star of the future, with 86 potential for those who can stump up the £7 million you'll need to sign him.
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