The perfect teen in each place in FM26

Following the discharge of the beta final week, Soccer Supervisor followers have lastly been capable of become familiar with the brand new sport forward of the complete launch on November 4th, and it has been a very long time coming.

The 2025 version of the sport was cancelled, with Sports activities Interactive studio director Miles Jacobson revealing the issues with the sport would’ve performed irreversible injury to their repute if it had been launched.

It’s full steam forward for FM26 nevertheless, with a variety of thrilling new additions being made, together with official FIFA tournaments, a Premier League license, over 40 new roles and the introduction of girls’s soccer.

Nevertheless, most of the core ideas have stayed the identical, and undoubtedly probably the most satisfying components of FM saves is growing lesser-known abilities into world-beating stars.

Goalkeeper

Guillaume Restes

Each high facet is constructed from the again, and probably the most thrilling up-and-coming goalkeepers is Toulouse’s Guillaume Restes, who has already made 18 appearances for France’s U21 facet, indicating the teen could possibly be the inheritor to Mike Maignan.

Simply 20-years-old, the Frenchman remains to be within the very early levels of his profession, however he has emerged as Toulouse’s first-choice possibility between the sticks, maintaining three Ligue 1 clear sheets this season.

Should you purpose to emulate Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal by constructing from the again, Restes will present a rock-solid basis, however make sure to snap him up shortly, because the goalkeeper is more likely to appeal to curiosity from loads of Europe’s elite golf equipment.

Hidden gems: Quenten Attigah, Tommaso Martinelli, Alessandro Nunziante

Proper-back

Givairo Learn

Beforehand an retro place, with Jamie Carragher famously quipping “nobody needs to develop up and be a Gary Neville”, Trent Alexander-Arnold showcased simply how influential right-backs may be throughout his time with Liverpool.

It could be troublesome to copy Trent’s stellar help file, however there are many choices to select from in FM26, though many are already at high golf equipment, reminiscent of FC Barcelona’s Hector Fort and Actual Madrid’s Jesus Fortea.

Givairo Learn, however, could also be simpler to prise away from Feyenoord, regardless of the 19-year-old breaking out as a first-team participant for the Dutch facet, chipping in with two assists in 9 Eredivisie video games this season.

Hidden gems: Martim Fernandes, Daniel Banjaqui, Marco Palestra

Centre-back

Willy Kambwala

Manchester United might find yourself ruing the choice to let Willy Kambwala go away in the summertime of 2024, with the 21-year-old happening to make an instantaneous affect for Villarreal final season, making 19 appearances in La Liga.

Kambwala additionally caught the attention in a United shirt within the very early levels of his profession, when known as upon towards Liverpool close to the top of the 2023-24 marketing campaign, at which level he was simply 19-years-old.

Should you do attempt to signal the Villarreal star, be careful for United, who retain a buy-back clause which does not expire till 2027.

Hidden gems: Matteo Palma

Left-back

Myles Lewis-Skelly

Lewis-Skelly wants little or no introduction, given the affect the 18-year-old has made at Arsenal since such a younger age, infamously mocking Erling Haaland along with his celebration after scoring within the Gunners’ 5-1 rout of Manchester Metropolis final season.

{The teenager} hasn’t featured fairly as recurrently for Arteta’s facet this season, however it’s a testomony to his potential that he has already amassed six worldwide caps for England, with the teen’s World Cup debut very a lot on the playing cards subsequent summer season.

The north Londoners are more likely to demand an enormous price for his or her left-back, nevertheless, so it might even be value having a look on the extra reasonably priced choices under…

Hidden gems: Saba Kharebashvili, Davinchi, Tom Rothe

Central midfield

Ayyoub Bouaddi

It’s no shock that Ayyoub Bouaddi has already began to draw the eye of some high golf equipment, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal all hatching plans to signal the Lille midfielder.

Boauddi solely turned 18 earlier this month, however he has already emerged as a key first-team participant for Lille, making 66 appearances for the French membership, throughout which era he is displayed his versatility by that includes in each defensive and attacking midfield roles.

Having been born only one month too late to be included within the earlier version, FM26 followers needs to be chomping on the bit to signal the Lille starlet, on condition that beta gamers have already found he develops right into a midfielder with phenomenal bodily and psychological attributes.

Hidden gems: Tom Bischof, Niccolo Pisili, Kees Smit

Proper-wing

Lamine Yamal

It could be not possible to compile this listing with out mentioning Lamine Yamal, who’s already thought to be the most effective wingers in world soccer, at present sitting in second place within the 2026 Ballon d’Or energy rankings.

Having established himself as the most effective gamers on this planet, nevertheless, signing Yamal is more likely to break the financial institution, which implies it might be value having a look at some lesser-known prospects, reminiscent of Vasco da Gama’s Rayan, who Tottenham Hotspur lately opened talks to signal.

Nonetheless, if you happen to select to begin a Barca save or one way or the other handle to influence the La Liga giants to cash-in, you may be certain the 18-year-old will stay the most effective right-wingers on this planet for a decade to return.

Hidden gems: Rayan, David Martinez, Ian Subiabre

Left-wing

Kenan Yildiz

Very like Bouaddi, Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz has already began attracting main curiosity from the Premier League, with it lately being revealed Man United have been getting ready an ‘aggressive pitch’ to signal the 20-year-old.

Having initially made his breakthrough within the 2023-24 marketing campaign, it was final season through which Yildiz really began to flourish, recurrently offering targets and assists for Juventus throughout all competitions.

The Turkish starlet introduced himself to the world along with his stellar performances on the Membership World Cup, and he might make all of the distinction in your pursuit of European domination on FM26…

Hidden gems: Jeremy Monga, Gabriel Mec

Attacking midfielder

Arda Guler

Arda Güler has already gotten his massive transfer to Actual Madrid, which implies he’ll little doubt price a reasonably penny on FM26, however the Turk has proven all of the indicators he’s able to reaching the very high degree along with his performances beneath the helm of Xabi Alonso.

Alonso clearly has plenty of religion within the 20-year-old, having performed him in each La Liga match this season, and the Turkish teen has repaid his supervisor with three targets and 4 assists.

FM followers will know all in regards to the Actual Madrid star, on condition that he was among the many highest-potential gamers on FM24, and he’s as soon as once more set to be probably the most thrilling younger attacking midfielders, though there are some doubtlessly extra reasonably priced options.

Hidden gems: Rodrigo Mora, Luca Williams-Barnett

Striker

Vitor Roque

South American strikers have helped rework numerous struggling sides into European champions in FM saves through the years, and Vitor Roque has the power to do precisely that.

The 20-year-old Brazilian has been prolific in entrance of purpose for Palmeiras within the 2025 Serie A, selecting up 13 targets and three assists in 27 matches, and it little doubt will not be too lengthy earlier than hyperlinks with a transfer to England re-appear, having beforehand been focused by Newcastle United.

With the now one-time Brazil worldwide nonetheless at present plying his commerce in his residence nation, a deal won’t break the financial institution, not less than compared to his potential, which is among the many highest of any striker within the sport, because it has been revealed he’s anticipated to price round £45m.

Hidden gems: Sami Bouhoudane