I just ran into this new bug introduced by the latest patch. Reached the second season of a manager career started after the patch. Once I progress into second season the game crashes to desktop the moment I try to enter squad hub or the coach management.
I can enter the youth academy, tactical vision, team management, team sheets and various scout screens, but anything tied to the squad hub in season 2 crashes the game.
Note I can save it, but if I try to load that save it crashes the same way, so for now I load the last save from previous season release my players one by one hoping that one of them is tied to it.
I fear however it is one of the 3 youth players promoted and scheduled for loans that I now can not release. Reason being this was the first save/season in many I saw a youth scout return with a bugged youth prospect that crashed the game if I clicked on it.
Well it didn't take long. I created two players after that patch to add to my roster of "impactful" additions. The first one was okay. I started with him since that was the first created player that bugged in the creation as in he got a regen face, not just the silhouette.
The one I made before that, normal silhouette, once he was out I can now enter the squad screen in second season.
So what happened to Thomas? I shortlisted him after releasing him so I went to look, and yep that bugged youth prospect I mentioned. He looked how my created player Thomas Eddieson looks now.
...so he retired at 18 and regened himself I guess.
I still think it might be relevant to op's crash or similar. If you find yourself in crash trouble in the next season, my bet is you have a bugged player. Most likely a scouted one unless you have some created suspects like me.
