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FM 22 Wonderkids: Best young players with high potential in every position

Start your FM 22 career with these talented young players across the pitch.

The best young players in FM 22 include Ângelo Gabriel from Santos.

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Published: Monday, 8 November 2021 at 5:33 pm

The FM 22 release date arrives this week, so there's never been a better time to sign some wonderkids for your Football Manager 2022 squad. And if you've already been playing the FM 22 beta, you will have had a bit of a headstart in your transfer market wizardry.

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Seasoned managers will know that the best young players in FM 22 are a great place to start building your squad - younger players, especially the hidden gems among them, can be truly affordable ways to start nurturing your squad and assembling a pool of talent without having to splurge your entire budget on one or two big-name players.

So if you're looking for FM 22 wonderkids to bring into your team and start developing, check out our handy tips below to FM 22's best young players!

FM 22 wonderkids: The best young players in every position

Mikki van Sas of Manchester City is a potential FM 22 wonderkid.

Mikki van Sas of Manchester City is a potential FM 22 wonderkid. Getty

With FM 22 only getting its full release this week, the search for wonderkids is only just beginning. Fan websites are gradually filling up with stats, and gamers are learning through trial and error which young players are the best bets to buy.

As more and more people play FM 22 and more information becomes available, we'll be sure to update this article with loads of new details. For now, we've pulled together a simple list of noteworthy wonderkids to get you started.

It's also worth noting that a lot of these players can play in multiple positions, but we've put them into handy groups of three so we don't overcomplicate things. If you bought these young players in each position, you'd be able to start training up a very bright future for your team:

FM 22 best young goalkeepers:

FM 22 best young right-backs:

FM 22 best young centre-backs:

FM 22 best young left-backs:

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FM 22 best young right-wingers:

FM 22 best young defensive midfielders:

FM 22 best young central midfielders:

FM 22 best young attacking midfielders:

FM 22 best young left-winger:

Dane Scarlett of Spurs is one of the most exciting young prospects that you can buy on a budget in FIFA 22.jpg

Dane Scarlett of Spurs is one of the most exciting young prospects that you can buy on a budget.jpg Getty

FM 22 best young strikers/centre forwards:

As we said earlier, it's still very early days for FM 22, so we'll be sure to update this article once everyone has spent some time with the game and obvious favourites start to emerge.

Until then, send some scouts after the players we've just mentioned, get those transfer offers in nice and early, and then you can start training these talented young players up. You'll find the next Tonton Zola Moukoko in no time!

Certainly, you can't really go wrong with FM 22 wonderkids. Although some might burn brighter than others, most of them should at least turn a profit if you try to sell them on after a few years of development. Let the games begin.

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Rob Leane is the Gaming Editor at Radio Times, overseeing our coverage of the biggest games on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC, mobile and VR. Rob works across our website, social media accounts and video channels, as well as producing our weekly gaming newsletter. He has previously worked at Den of Geek, Stealth Optional and Dennis Publishing.

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