I arrange some friendlies.
Batarelo signs!
Hazard wins Player of the Year
January
Jan 15th – Transfer window opens
Jan 27th – Home vs MFK Dukla Banska Bystrica, Friendky
Good training – None they are on break
I look for replacements for Kucera first. I move Kucera to backup. I don’t care about their being EU I just need anyone to stop this sieve.
I look to 23 year old Nikola Kovacevic from Serbia. I scout him and offer him a trial.
Next up? How about 34 year old stud Jérémy Toulalan Jérémy Toulalan Not interested.
Austria’s 26 year old Lukas Rotpuller? I scout him.
I make an offer to Nikola Kovacevic. I like him a lot. Serbia is outside of the EU, but beggars can’t be choosers.
We sign him!
Want to see him?
I am paying him 50 more than Baratelo. He’ 4.5 stars and arguably my best player. He’s young at 23 and I have the young hopeful for a while. Not one of those temp deals. Check out his speed, physical, great jumper and heading. His major weakness? Passing. But I cannot get everything. He replaces Kucera in my lineup. In my first year with Slovakian my first best DC I brought in in that opening year was a non-EU Serbian stud named Milan Milonovic. Can he be my studly Milanovic?
I had 650 under the budget, but I couldn’t keep him down, so I have 600 to shop for another improvement. My other starters at DC are Kovacs at 3.5 stars and Fournier who has been dropping and is at 3 stars. Can I find an improvement for Fornier?