One of the most hyped players in Football Manager 2016, Breel Embolo, will be our first wonderkid we'll take a closer look together. Let's see if all the hype around him is justified.
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- ##fa-male## Basic Player Info
- Age: 18 years old, Nationality:
Swiss (3 caps / 0 goals), Club: Basel, Estimated Value: £5M, Preferred Foot: Right, Preferred Position: Striker (Centre), Current/Potential Ability: 129/180
Swiss (3 caps / 0 goals), Club: Basel, Estimated Value: £5M, Preferred Foot: Right, Preferred Position: Striker (Centre), Current/Potential Ability: 129/180- [tab]
- 2015 Attributes
- 2020 Attributes
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- Career Stats
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- Player Development
- Embolo developed significantly in the game. He already had great attributes but at the peak of his career he reached world class status. His Progress Rate is 7 out of 10 which is calculated by players age, professionalism, determination and ambition.
- Career Summary
- Breel Embolo's attributes at the start of FM16 already tell us that this is a player of great calibre. He continued his career at Napoli who bought him for £11.75M, from where he headed to Arsenal for £33M. Two good season at the Gunners made a staggering £61M switch to FC Barcelona, where he had no luck and came mostly of the bench and bagged only 14 goals in three seasons. Again, a big money move of £45M back to the island to Man City where he's now enjoying the peak of his career. He got 110 caps for Switzerland scoring 48 goals.
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- ##fa-thumbs-o-up## Strengths
- Breel Embolo possess fair amount of pace. The player's ability to do the unexpected is one of the main reasons behind his ability to go past his man. Fairly adaptable when it comes to living in another country. Versatilely player, is natural in couple of positions. Great starting attributes with lot's of potential that can see him improve drastically in the future.
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- ##fa-thumbs-o-down## Weaknesses
- Breel Embolo is definitely a player who should not be taking you set-pieces. The player's worst set-piece is taking of long throws.
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- ##fa-refresh## Transfer Info
- Breel Embolo would probably be available for £18M, even thou we can see that even lower price can be achieved early in the game, as Napoli bought the player second season in for £11.7M
