Alright, it's about that time for another manager mode update with my Road to CL Glory with Notts County.
Season 4
Recap:
My first in the Premier League was one of feast and famine as I lead the league in goals (had the uncanny ability to draw red cards and just pour it on. I once got Liverpool down to 8 men 
) but gave up far too many against top competition. Finished 8th in the league with 52 points. After being predicted to finish 20th, I'm pretty pleased with it. Chelsea won the league, with Arsenal, Man City, and United rounding out the top 4. Sadly, Watford (pred 16), Swansea City (pred 15), and West Ham (pred 17) were relegated. Leeds United, Bournemouth, and Sheffield Wednesday were promoted to the Premier League.
I had my best showing in Euro League. I made it all the way to the final against Spurs, where I lost 2-1. Lost in Semis of FA Cup to Manchester United.
Winter Transfer Window:
Bought:
Romelu Lukaku - Everton - Free Transfer - 70k
Andrew Robertson - Hull City - Free Transfer - 40k
Breel Donald Embolo - PSG - 16 million - 60k
Tin Jedvaj - Bayer 04 - 8 million - 55k
Munir - FC Barca - 8 million - 60k
Ruben Neves - Real Madrid - 6.8 million - 50k
Alphonse Areola - PSG - Free Transfer - 48k
Dominic Iorfa - Wolves - 3.5 million - 29k
Adam Armstrong - Newcastle United - 2.5 million - 25k (bought out his loan)
Rico Henry - FC Ingolstadt - 750k - 6k
Sold:
Divock Origi (83) - Ajax - 40 million (top deal of the window!)
Adam Campbell (71) - Charlton Athletic - 1.4 million
Will Hayhurst (65) - Millwall - 375k
Russel Teibert (72) - Blackburn Rovers - 1.1 million
Jon Taylor (69) - Milwall - 825k
Youth LW (77) - Manchester City - 17.5 million
Haydn Hollis (70) - Middlesbrough - 725k
As I mentioned earlier, I threw up crazy counter offers for Origi and my youth player and they stuck. I then went on a crazy spending spree. I also have encounted the strangest bug I've ever seen. I signed N'Golo Kante to a free transfer, but it would never stick. I just keep throwing money at him to sign on contract expiry. He'd accept, the news would show up in my feed, but his player icon never changed. I skip ahead to season, I can see him in my contracts/sell players window, but he's not in my squad (his player page shows for Hoffenheim). So, I'm currently paying 50k/week to a phantom player. Cancelling his contract will cost me 2.3m (!), so I listed him for loan in hopes someone else can pick up the tab.
Season 5:
Summer Transfer Window:
Bought:
Ryan Gauld - Brentford - 15 million - 47k
Hachim Mastour - AC Milan - 7.8 million - 55k
Martin Odegaard - Real Madrid - 2.5 million - 20k
Ben Swanson - Pescara - 3.5 million - 15k
John Brooks - Hertha Berlin - 22 million - 92k
Sold:
Dillon Serna (71) - Middlesbrough - 1.4 million
Olivier Boscagli (69) - Birmingham City - 700k
Emerson Hyndman (80) - SL Benefica - 27 million
Matt Miazga (76) - Leeds United - 7 million
Bobby Wood (69) - Middlesbrough- 850k
So, this was the first transfer window that made some hard (somewhat regrettable) decisions. Selling Hyndman wasn't something that I really wanted to do, but I had some big problems with crucial 1st team players. There was no way I was going to make everyone happy. I elected to sell the person who I could get the most value from out of a generally equal standing. Selling Miazga to Leeds was kinda sad, but he missed 5 months last year due to a broken tailbone, so he didn't have a chance to develop at all. Used the opportunity on the final day of the window to find a upgrade. It was between Brooks and Lucas Hernandez. Brooks won out due to higher rating and homerism.
Outside of Gauld and Brooks, the rest of my purchases were purely for depth. My team is finally good enough to where I can convince players to take a lesser role.
Anyways, here's the FUT-style squad: LINK
