FC 25 Career Mode guide to scouting, transfers and the best teams to use

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FC 25 Career Mode guide to scouting, transfers and the best teams to use

It’s a fascinating season for FC 25 Career Mode. EA is seeking to finally restore the mode’s glory years in FC 25 by the introduction of women’s teams and youth tournaments – and it’s certainly a viable alternative to Ultimate Team sweatiness. Wanna get stuck in? All you need is here. We’ll take you through the best teams to start with, then explain youth development, scouting, transfers and much more, in your comprehensive FC 25 Career Mode guide. 

Best teams to manage in FC 25 Career Mode

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With the inclusion of women’s squads, the team database in FC 25 Career Mode is now bigger than ever. That’s exciting news, but means there’s the potential to feel overwhelmed too. Hopefully you’re going to be playing as one club for multiple seasons, across real-life weeks or months. So how do you make your choice blind? Well, you don’t. Because GR has cherry picked five delicious options to kick off your managerial journey. Any one of this quintet will keep you engaged and challenged. Alright, the latter may not be true of PSG…

Championship contenders: Coventry City

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One of the big surprises this year is that three Championship clubs have their grounds added to the FC 25 stadiums list. That turns Blackburn, Bristol City and Coventry into intriguing career mode options, and we highly recommend that latter if you want to push for the Prem. Their transfer budget of £9.6m is competitive at this level, and board expectations are low, meaning a play-off push in season one will go down a treat. 

NWSL big timers: San Diego Wave

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Women’s teams are available in career for the first time, and we’ve already bigged up San Diego Wave for having one of the FC 25 best kits. But their Career Mode appeal goes far deeper than being pretty in pink. Only Angel City FC have a higher transfer budget, giving you the option to bring in big names from the WSL or GPFBL. And they already have five players rated 80 or above, such as Canadian keeper Kailen Sheridan and Aussie CDM Emily van Egmond. There’s scope for immediate, sustained success here.

Triumphant returnees: Napoli

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As mentioned in our FC 25 tips, two Italian sides return to being fully licensed this year after a couple of years being exclusive to eFootball, in Roma and Napoli. The latter are a very tempting Career Mode project. Their £71 million war chest is dwarfed by big timers Juventus, but still offers plenty of wiggle room to make a splash or two in the transfer market. Romelu Lukaku is a powerhouse up front, and they made some intriguing additional summer signings in Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay. Potential Serie A glory awaits. 

The easy ride: Paris St Germain

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Just want to buy all your best players and win the league at a canter? PSG are the no-brainer choice. You start off with £187 million to spend on new signings – £80m more than Real Madrid, and an insane £159m more than the next richest French club, Lyon. The squad is already packed with talent such as Ousmane Dembele, Gigi Donnarumma and Marquinhos, while Warren Zaire-Emery features high on the FC 25 best young players list. For instant glory, Paris is your destination. 

The long-term challenge: Bromley

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England is the only country with four leagues in the game, meaning it will take you at least three seasons to reach the top flight if you start from the very bottom. Up for the ultimate challenge? Strap yourself into the Bromley hot seat for the foreseeable future. Their transfer budget is the lowest in League Two at £805,000, but board expectations are Very Low across the board – so you have a long leash to work with. Bring in some loans, gradually overhaul the squad, and see if can make it all the way to the top by 2027-28.

FC 25 Tactical Presets explained

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After choosing your team, your first port of call on the managerial Tasks list is adopting a Tactical Preset. There are seven different templates, with each one offering subtle tweaks to your tactics from the outset. 

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