I often like to create storylines in my head for careers. Not sure why, just makes it more interesting I guess.
Anyway when I started my most recent career with FSV Mainz, I decided to stick them into the second division of German football before I started. I then made up the story that they had been relegated the previous season, meaning they had to sell off their best, more established, players. This meant I would bring up young players from the academy and over time develop them into a team of world-class players, while adding a few sprinkles of classy 'cheap singings' here and there.
When I say 'academy' I didn't have one then, nor do I now but I nonetheless pretended (and i'm still pretending!) that they were brought through the youth system.
Anyway, I got promoted first season no bother. Second season was weird because about a month or so after the summer window I just got slightly bored for some reason (craving new signings I think), so i simmed the rest of it and finished 4 points above the relegation zone; the board objective was only to avoid relegation so it's all good.
So this brings me to glorious time just before the start of this 3rd season, right at the opening of the summer transfer window; this is my current squad:
Starting XI:
GK. Ralf Fahrmann (76)
RB. Montoya (74)
CB. Miguel Vitor (74)
CB. Ezequiel Munoz (77)
LB. Nico Shulz (68)
CAM. Moritz Leitner (75)
CDM. David Cabrera (72)
CAM. Yunus Malli (72)
RW. Marcel Risse (75)
ST. Kevin Volland (72)
LW. Zoltan Stieber (74)
Subs:
GK. Fabian Giefer (69)
CB. Jan Kirchhoff (72)
CM. Lorenzo Crisetig (69)
RW. Patryk Malecki (70)
ST. Mario Gavranovic (71)
CAM. Lee Hyun Ho (69)
ST. M'Baye Niang (75)
Reserves:
ST. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (71)
LM. Nicolai Muller (73)
CM. Reinhold Yabo (66)
CDM. Eugen Polanski (74)
RB. Seoane (65)
CB. Andres Lama (64)
CB. Stefan Bell (66)
LB. Onismor Bhasera (62)
Problem is, the two strikers: Niang and Choupo-Moting are big tall, bulky forwards - in other words the traditional 'target man' type of forwards. My style of play doesn't incorporate these kind of players; I like to pass the ball about in front of the oppositions defence, waiting to slide a pass through the 'wall' and score that way. Because these two players don't fit into my sytem i've decided to sell them... annoyingly i only bought Niang last season for £9,500,000
But anyway, I thought I found a gem of a player in this guy called Bashrim Kadrii only to have my bid rejected because they 'don't have enough depth in [that] position'
I'm looking to sign two new strikers to replace these two.
So... my question to you (if you've bothered to read all this) is can anyone recommend any good, young strikers who would fit into my 'total football' system; preferably for a bargain price?