Best Cheap Forwards in Football Manager 26

Succeeding in Football Manager 26 isn’t necessarily about finding the best players, but about finding the best deals, especially during road to glory playthroughs. Arguably, the best cheap players to find are forwards and other strikers, due to their ability to change matches in an instant. With that in mind, here are the top cheap forwards in FM 26.

The following bargain forwards in FM 26 typically play in the middle as target men, poachers, advanced forwards, or false nines, but there are also some inside forwards included who play wide in a front three. Hopefully, they are all capable of providing goals and making that all-important difference. A mix of young and old players has been put forth, as while younger players are typically seen as better investments, never doubt the impact a veteran can make in a single season for promotion, staying up, or winning silverware.

Name	Positions	Age	Club	Nation	Min. Price	Current Ovr.	Potential
Danny Welbeck	AM (RLC), ST (C)	34	Brighton	England	£2.2M	3	3
Liel Abada	AM (RL), ST (C)	23	Charlotte FC	Israel	£6M	2.5	3
Luis Suarez	ST (C)	38	Inter Miami	Uruguay	£30K	3	3
Suphanat Mueanta	AM (RL), ST (C)	22	Buriram Utd	Thailand	£50K	2	2.5
Iago Aspas	AM (RC), ST (C)	37	Vigo	Spain	£350K	2.5	2.5
Yuma Suzuki	M (R), AM (RLC), ST (C)	29	Kashima	Japan	£1.5M	2.5	2.5
Malcom	M (R), AM (RLC)	28	Al-Hilal	Brazil	£6M	3	3
Danel Sinani	M (R), AM (RLC), ST (C)	28	St. Pauli	Luxembourg	£475K	2	2
Fenandez-Pardo	AM (RL), ST (C)	20	Lille	Belgium Show More	£17M	2.5	4
Sam Surridge	ST (C)	27	Nashville	England	£4.7M	2.5	2.5
Christian Arango	AM (C), ST (C)	30	San Jose	Colombia	£1.5M	2.5	2.5
Mikkel Bro Hansen	ST (C)	16	Bodo/Glimt	Denmark	£1.4M	1.5	4
Vincent Janssen	ST (C)	31	Antwerp	Netherlands	£950K	2.5	2.5
Urko Izeta	AM (C), ST (C)	26	Bilbao	Spain	£3.1M	2	2.5
Carlos Martin	M/AM (R), ST (C)	23	Athletico Madrid	Spain	£3M	2	2.5
Christian Barrios	AM (RL)	27	America de Coli	Colombia	£250K	2	2
Matteo Cancellieri	M (R), AM (RL), ST (C)	23	Celesti	Italy	£1.2M	2.5	3
German Berterame	ST (C)	26	Monterrey	Mexico	£4.9M	2.5	2.5
Newertton	AM (RL)	20	Shakhtar	Brazil	£400K	2	3.5
Teruhito Nakagawa	M (R), AM (RLC), ST (C)	33	FC Tokyo	Japan	£375K	2.5	2.5
Christian Kouame	AM (RL), ST (C)	27	Florentina	Ivory Coast	£1.1M	2.5	2.5
Igor Tyjon	AM (C), ST (C)	17	Blackburn	England	£950K	1.5	4
Facundo Torres	AM (RLC)	25	SEP	Uruguay	£13M	3	3
Mauro Icardi	AM (C), ST (C)	32	Galatasaray	Argentina	£11M	3	3
Sami Bouhoudane	ST (C)	17	PSV	Netherlands	£10M	1.5	5

Some of these forwards, such as Fernandez-Pardo and Sami Bouhoudane, also happen to be some of Football Manager 26’s best wonderkids. Make sure to sign them soon, as they won’t be cheap for long.