Since the release of Football Manager 2019 on November 2nd, we here at Football FanCast have taken it upon ourselves to explore the plethora of additions that have been made to this year's edition.
Control your club's training like never before with the new enhanced training features and learn how to become a master tactician with the inclusion of the most modern football philosophies in the game today. These new features will help you grow your entire squad from the youth levels all the way up to the first team and hopefully elevate players from your academy to become the homegrown legends they were always meant to be.
After giving Santiago Solari a contract until June of 2021, it is clear that Real Madrid is entrusting their new Argentinian manager with the development of young talent that at the Spanish giants.
With seemingly endless amounts of different paths for the club to take, your Football Manager skill will be tested to see if you can meet the astronomical demands that come along with managing at a club like Real Madrid...
At only 18, César Gelabert is making a strong case to be handed his senior team debut or at least go out on loan to earn more playing time at a higher level.
Gelabert has performed well for the Madrid U19 squad and his ability to play a dangerous cross combined with his pace makes him a threat all over the pitch. Gelabert's best position is at central attacking midfield so that he can utilise his vision to test the opponents back line.
Age: 18
Nationality: English
Position: AM (C), AM (RL)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £55-a-week
Value: £45k
A young player that is a fixture in Spain's U19 squad, Calderon exhibits the qualities in a central midfielder managers can only dream of.
He possesses the ability to pick out any pass on the field and is able to function as the link between the defence and attack. Calderon also leads his squad vocally and is able to bring the best out of those playing around him.
Age:19
Nationality: Spain
Position: DM, MC (C)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £625-a-week
Value: £115k
Miguel Baeza's greatest threat to defenders is his ability to use both of his feet. This keeps defenders off balance and is one of the main reasons he is such a threat from his central attacking midfield position.
He is also able to finish the chances that come to him, often aided by his incredible first touch which allows him to get the jump on defenders right when he receives the ball.
Age:18
Nationality: Spain
Position: M (C), M (RL), AM (LC)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £55-a-week
Value: £86k
A young striker currently on loan at Burgos CF, Elliot Gomez has a great first touch and great finishing ability that he should exhibit while away from his parent club.
Gomez often makes threatening runs into the channels off the back line and has a strong left foot that allows him to finish effectively whenever he gets chances.
Age:19
Nationality: Spain
Position: AM (L), ST (C)
Club: Real Madrid (On loan at Burgos)
Wage: £850-a-week
Value: £45k
At only 20-years-old Theo Hernandez possesses valuable senior team experience, playing in big competitions that few players his age have.
Hernandez is excellent at getting forward as a wing-back and playing dangerous balls into the box.
However, the Frenchman also possesses the physical tools and football intelligence to be a strong and willing defender which allows him to play as a traditional left-back and fit into any system.
Age: 20
Nationality: France
Position: D/WB (L), M/AM (L)
Club: Real Madrid (On loan at Real Sociedad)
Wage: £62k-a-week
Value: £2.6m
At 17, Rodrygo already possesses tremendous skill and versatility on the pitch.
His pace and dribbling ability allow him to play directly towards the goal on the wing and run at defenders.
Meanwhile, he also has tremendous finishing ability as well as being able to make runs through the channels provided by central defenders that allow him to line up as a central striker.
Age:17
Nationality: Brazil
Position: AM (L), ST (C)
Club: Real Madrid (Joining Real Madrid on 01/07/2019)
Wage: £4.7k-a-week
Value: £1.9m
Already featuring for the senior first team at such a young age, the future appears to be blindingly bright for this young Brazilian.
He has already exhibited his incredible pace and dribbling ability as well as his vision to see gaps for runs behind the defence.
However, it is his finishing ability that is going to allow him to maintain his place at Madrid. Vinicius can line up at striker and on the wing.
Age: 17
Nationality: Brazil
Position: AM (L), ST (C)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £92k-a-week
Value: £4.5m
Augusto is able to threaten the opposition in several important ways from central midfield.
Whether he is playing higher up the pitch or as a deep lying midfielder, Augusto is able to impact the game with his passing vision.
His best position, though, is as a central attacking midfielder so that he can utilise his pace to run past defenders and set up strikers closer to goal.
Age: 19
Nationality: Brazil
Position: AM (C), M (C), AM (L)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £950-a-week
Value: £145k
With invaluable senior team experience already under his belt, the future looks bright for Andriy Lunin.
He has demonstrated the ability to have great reflexes as well as knowing where to position himself on set pieces.
In addition, he has shown that he can be trusted as a distributor which can be an extremely valuable weapon for teams that like to counter attack.
Age: 18
Nationality: Ukraine
Position: GK
Club: Real Madrid (On loan at Leganes)
Wage: £0
Value: £575k
Achraf Hakimi, a 20-year-old wing-back on loan at Borussia Dortmund, has already shown flashes of his world class potential on the biggest stage of European football, not to mention making Morocco's World Cup squad.
Hakimi profiles as a prototypical wing-back due to his physical strength as a defender combined with his knowledge of when to get forward.
Age: 20
Nationality: Morocco
Position: D/WB (R)
Club: Real Madrid (On loan at Borussia Dortmund)
Wage: £26k-a-week
Value: £6.25m
Federico Valverde is able to command the centre of the pitch, unlike many players his age.
Both verbally and with his play, Valverde leads his team while on the pitch with his vision to both possess the ball for his team while also picking out runs from forwards and wingers to get behind the back line.
Since demonstrating his ability Valverde was recently rewarded with his senior team debut, which should be the first of many positive appearances for the young midfielder.
Age: 19
Nationality: Uruguay
Position: DM, MC (C)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £15k-a-week
Value: £2.1m
Sergio Arribas personifies the phrase "young legs".
This midfielder can seemingly run forever and profiles as a very effective box-to-box central midfielder. Arribas can be used to mark dangerous attackers in the defensive third while also being able to act as the link between the defence and attack and advancing the ball up the field with his passing vision.
Age: 16
Nationality: Spain
Position: M (C), AM (C)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £250-a-week
Value: £6k
Theo is a player that is built to play in the midfield as his work rate and determination to track back allows him to influence the game in all parts of the pitch.
These invaluable skills paired with his ability to pick out a pass anywhere on the pitch make him an intriguing prospect and a player that can seemingly fit into any system that his manager wants to play.
Age: 16
Nationality: France
Position: M (C), AM (C)
Club: Real Madrid
Wage: £325-a-week
Value: £23.5k
As a high profile prospect, expectations for this player are sky high. However, there are high expectations for good reason.
Martin Ødegaard is able to take on defenders as a direct winger and play balls into the box, as well as being able to test the keeper from long range.
His finishing skills combined with his pace and passing ability make Ødegaard a threat from anywhere on the pitch and at only 19-year- old, he can only get better.
Age: 19
Nationality: Norway
Position: AM (RC), M (R)
Club: Real Madrid (On loan at Vitesse)
Wage: £85k-a-week
Value: £1.8m
Oscar is a central attacking midfielder currently on loan at Leganes, where Madrid hope he can prepare himself for more consistent first team football.
So far, Oscar has demonstrated his abilities to find his teammates anywhere on the pitch with a pinpoint pass as well as being able to test the goalkeeper from anywhere.
Age: 20
Nationality: Spain
Position: AM (C), M (C)
Club: Real Madrid (On loan at Leganes B)
Wage: £2.5k-a-week
Value: £525k
A young striker currently on loan at Corinthians in Brazil, Sergio Diaz hopes to exhibit his finishing skill as well as his impressive vision to spot runs that get him in behind the oppositions back line.
Diaz also is able to line up as an attacking midfielder where he is able to test the goalkeeper from range as well as take defenders on with his dribbling ability.
Age: 20
Nationality: Paraguay
Position: ST (C), AM (C)
Club: Real Madrid (On loan at Corinthians)
Wage: £3.6k-a-week
Value: £1m