Homecoming - FC25 CM Story 2024 to 2026
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@LABoog4 wrote:Very good signing to bring Larsen in. If he stays healthy, at worst he is a good bench option to have. Trying to fit him into the lineup is a good problem to have for Frank, players are too good to drop right now. One of those strange moves where the club signs a player but then loans them for two years. They are paying some wages now in hopes he will create a bigger sell on fee for the future.
Exactly my thought. I tried to find some reason to it, and that was also where I ended. A risk, I suppose, paying half his wages (half of €28.000) for two years, hoping for him to recover the money in a huge fee. Or maybe recalling him before then, if they see him improve his performances and/or consistency.
But why did he extend his contract himself? Surely he couldn't be happy with his situation there with limited game time and numerous loan deals. I started thinking that he might be too proud to return home on a permanent basis. He does strike me as a rather proud, almost nonchalant footballer/person, saying stuff like 'I've played abroad for 10 years' and so on. Still being tied to a Bundesliga club may do well for such an ego 😄 Speaking of ego, he's also dating the ex girlfriend of a certain Lord Bendtner...
I like your bench option. I'm not sure the game does though. This player will demand a starting role, both in game and in real life. So it's either that or a quick return to Hoffenheim.
If like previous editions then hopefully loan deals are better once start making the deals ourselves. I usually found I didn't have so many problems with parent clubs taking them back once the real life ones were done.
That said I suspect he'll be getting game time anyways unless bad form hits and silver lining if for any reason it doesn't work out didn't pay big fee for him.
Clever, I probably will have to engage in quite some loan deals myself, if I want to get some players with some top experience without paying too much for salaries (or transfer fees).
@thurlow885 wrote:If like previous editions then hopefully loan deals are better once start making the deals ourselves. I usually found I didn't have so many problems with parent clubs taking them back once the real life ones were done.
That said I suspect he'll be getting game time anyways unless bad form hits and silver lining if for any reason it doesn't work out didn't pay big fee for him.
According to my own experiences with loan deals (used them a lot in FC24), the player won't be recalled, if he is a starting player. I remember having Folarin Balogun recalled in one save, even though he was subbed on in almost every game from the bench. But the saves, where I've had a loan player in my starting lineup in most games, there I haven't seen the player recalled yet.
My loan striker from Watford, Mileta Rajovic, has also started most games so far, except lately where I've preferred a more dynamic forward duo. But I haven't heard anything, so - for now - it seems that I haven't got any problems with loan deals. But you are right about the silver lining. This approach has no risk, having paid nothing to sign him. Therefore it's also something I won't exploit too much.
@Danimal5981 wrote:Clever, I probably will have to engage in quite some loan deals myself, if I want to get some players with some top experience without paying too much for salaries (or transfer fees).
Yes, my preferred option was always to get him on a permanent basis. But then he would probably have become my top earner, I have no doubt. Getting him on a loan was a nice option, which I hadn't really thought about before. He didn't appear on any loan lists, I just tried negotiating a loan, expecting to get rejected before entering the negotiations. But I didn't.
In real life a loan often comes with a loan fee too, not being as FREE as it is in the game. So I'll be vary of exploiting this too much. My summer business will probably include a few deals, where I spend some money to sign players more permanently.
