Football Manager 2020 launches today, and wannabe bosses are already sizing up which clubs they will take over on their initial saves.
Selecting a team is always a difficult choice for gaffers in a new game, with financial constraints often proving a deciding factor in any selection.
Some managers love the challenge of operating on a shoestring budget, working the loan market and relying on youth players as they build a dynasty at a club.
Others prefer a hefty transfer warchest and the potential for immediate success, jumping straight into the hotseat of established European heavyweights.
Knowing the state of a club’s finances before taking a job is therefore vital for bosses, particularly with some traditional big spenders finding themselves short on cash this season.
Summer sprees from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have left the La Liga giants low on funds, although new arrivals Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix head up their respective star-studded squads.
Arenal are also short of cash following the acquisition of club record signing Nicolas Pepe, while Premier League rivals Chelsea are at the other end of the scale with £150million to burn when their transfer ban lifts.
Paris Saint-Germain unsurprisingly head up the Ligue 1 transfer budget table, Bayern Munich are unmatched in the Bundesliga and Real Madrid still have over £50m to spend on new recruits – but will you take the job at the Bernabeu or seek a greater challenge around Europe?
Ligue 1
Dijon FCO – £2.24m
FC Metz – £2.24m
Nimes Olympique – £2.24m
Stade Brestois 29 – £2.24m
Stade Rennais – £2.24m
Amiens SC – £2.69m
Angers SCO – £2.69m
Toulouse – £3.14m
Montpellier HSC – £4.03m
Strasbourg – £4.04m
FC Nantes – £4.94m
AS Saint–Etienne – £7.18m
OGC Nice – £8.98m
Reims – £8.98m
Marseille – £9.23m
Bordeaux – £11.67m
Lille OSC – £13.46m
AS Monaco – £22.44m
Lyon – £26.93m
Paris Saint-Germain – £76.31m
Serie A
Leece – £2.69m
Hellas Verona – £3.14m
Brescia – £3.59m
SPAL – £4.48m
Parma – £4.49m
Cagliari – £5.38m
Genoa – £6.28m
Sampdoria – £6.73m
Udinese – £6.73m
Bologna – £7.18m
Sassuolo – £8.97m
Torino – £8.97m
Atalanta – £10.77m
Lazio – £15.26m
Fiorentina – £16.15m
Roma – £16.15m
AC Milan – £22.14m
Napoli – £26.93m
Inter Milan – £31.42m
Juventus – £31.42m
Bundesliga
SC Freibug – £0.54m
SC Paderborn – £0.67m
FC Augsburg – £0.9m
Union Berlin – £0.9m
1. FC Koln – £1.79m
1.FSV Mainz 05 – £2.24m
Werder Bremen – £2.24m
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – £4.48m
Fortuna Dusseldorf – £6.73m
Borussia Mönchengladbach – £7.18m
Eintracht Frankfurt – £8.07m
Hertha BSC – £8.97m
Schalke 04 – £8.97m
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – £10.77m
Borussia Dortmund – £13.46m
RB Leipzig – £17.95m
Vfl Wolfsburg – £17.95m
Bayern Munich – £35.91m
La Liga
CA Osasuna – £0.0m
RCD Mallorca – £0.0m
Real Valladolid – £0.0m
SD Eibar – £0.45m
Getafe – £0.85m
Granada – £0.9m
CD Leganes – £1.0m
Alaves – £1.05m
Villarreal – £1.35m
Atletico de Madrid – £1.89m
Levante – £2.69m
Real Betis – £2.69m
RCD Espanyol – £4.48m
Sevilla – £4.48m
Real Sociedad – £6.97m
Celta Vigo – £8.07m
FC Barcelona – £8.97m
Valencia – £13.47m
Athletic Club – £22.44m
Real Madrid – £53.86m
Premier League
Arsenal – £10m
Everton – £10m
Norwich City – £10m
Brighton and Hove Albion – £15m
Watford – £15m
Wolverhampton Wanderers – £15m
West Ham United – £16m
Bournemouth – £20m
Burnley – £20m
Newcastle United – £20m
Sheffield United – £20m
Aston Villa – £25m
Southampton – £25m
Crystal Palace – £30m
Leicester City – £30m
Tottenham Hotspur – £30m
Manchester City – £44m
Manchester United – £100m
Liverpool – £102m
Chelsea – £120m
