Teams You Must Manage on FM22 - FC Barcelona

With the loss of Messi and terrible financial troubles, FC Barcelona has become a challenging team you must manage on FM22.

With the loss of Messi and terrible financial troubles, FC Barcelona has become a challenging team you must manage on FM22.

Looking for a new team to try out in Football Manager 2022? Then we have broken down a list of the thirty-three best clubs to manage in Football Manager 2022. To help you find the best games to enjoy and the most gratifying experiences, be sure to try some – or all – of these clubs. Each stand at various points in the football pantheon, offering different experiences and ideas from one another. In this article, we will look at managing FC Barcelona today.

What is FC Barcelona’s history?

Who would have ever thought it would come to this? FC Barcelona is a club without its legend. Formed in 1899, it is arguable that FCB has not been in a tougher spot than it is in 2021. Near-bankrupt financially, running at massive losses, losing out on players, and with a strangling wage cap to try and work around, there are immense structural issues that must be overcome at the Blaugrana.

 

This is, though, the richest club in the world in terms of revenue and a club with a whopping 75 trophies in the bank – including five UEFA Champions Titles. So, this is one of the biggest clubs in the world for a reason.

 

What is FC Barcelona’s objectives and finances?

Your objectives are very hard to solve. The problem is that you are expected to win titles in your first season, including challenging for the UCL. This is done with a lopsided, overpaid squad that lacks anything like the harmony or the balance that one would have expected.

So, it can be increasingly hard to get things done when you get here; a wage cap that strangles your squad is suffocating progress, and the board expect you to make wine with water. You will be expected to build an academy-bred team, play attacking football, win titles, and cut costs all at once. Easy stuff, right?

On top of that, you need to probably find ways to extend contracts for players who are actually worth keeping, all the while balancing an insane wage budget.

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Who are the best players at FC Barcelona?

You have quite a lot of talent to play with at Barca, even if the likes of Lionel Messi have upped and gone. You could try and get a tune out of the outstandingly talented Coutinho, though it is arguable that the Brazilian can be truly saved.

You still have a strong, experienced spine with the likes of Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique too, but you should be focusing on your young talent. Get the likes of Ronald Araujo, Ansu Fati, Pedri, and Frenkie de Jong in the team every week. 

Focus on your academy players like the returning Eric Garcia and Oscar Mingueza, and you can save yourself a lot of money going out on transfers you can probably avoid.

Look to give plenty of game-time to the likes of Sergino Dest, Gavi, and Alex Collado. These are the kind of talents that could save you lots of money in the years to come, which is crucial as you try to balance the books and bring home titles.