Transfers and scouting
A market with real rivals
The transfer market in Manager11 is shared by every club in the world. Real managers and the AI list players, bid on them and turn bids down, so a good player rarely stays on the list for long. You buy within the transfer budget your board sets, and you sell to fund the next move.
In the game today
- One market for every club
- Hundreds of free agents
- Loans in and out
- Scouting by region
- Board-set transfer budget
- AI clubs that bid back
Bidding and selling
Find a player, make a bid, and wait for the selling club to answer. Real managers decide for themselves and AI clubs judge your offer against the player's value. List your own players to raise money or clear wages. A bid needs both the transfer budget and the money in the bank, so plan the summer before you spend it.
Free agents
There are usually more than a thousand free agents in the game. They cost nothing up front, only wages, and in the lower leagues they are the best value you will find. Bid on them like any other player, and expect rival managers to do the same.
Loans
Take a player on loan to fill a gap without paying a fee, or send out young players who need minutes. A loan runs for an agreed number of matches, or the rest of the season, and the player then goes back to his club.
Scouting
Scout a region to see more of the players there. Optional credits buy a scouting boost, but scouting is part of the free game.
Questions and answers
- Do AI clubs buy and sell players?
- Yes. The AI runs most clubs and trades in the same market as human managers, so prices and competition for players are real.
- Are the players real footballers?
- No. Manager11 uses fictional players and clubs, so every player is one you discover in the game.
- Why was my bid not accepted?
- The selling club can refuse, another club can offer more, or your bid may be above your transfer budget or your bank balance. Both have to cover it.
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Figures on this page are read from the live game: 2,087 clubs, 164 leagues, 606 clubs run by real managers.