FM13 Starting Transfer and Wage Budgets

Hi guys,

I found this on another forum and thought people might find it useful. If anyone can add to this information feel free, in particular if anyone can add details for the Championship that would be a great help!!

Note: I am assuming this information is correct for the Beta but unsure if this will stay the same for the full version:

Premier League:

Arsenal (4th) Euro Cup cal. = 30m transfer - 133k wage budget available

Champions Cup qual. = 34.8m - 233k wage

Title Challenge = 37.8m - 268k wage

Aston Villa (9th)

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 70k wage budget available

Euro Cup qual. = 0k - 155k wage budget

Champions Cup qual. = 0k - 161k wage

Chelsea (3rd)

Title Challenge = 30m transfer- 301k wage budget available

Winner = 39.5m- 595k wage

Everton (8th)

Top half finish = 1.5m transfer - 36k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 1.8m transfer - 85k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 2m transfer - 115k wage

Fulham (10th)

Mid-table finish = 9.25m transfer - 90k wage

Top half finish = 12m transfer - 190k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 13m transfer - 210k wage

Liverpool (5th)

Euro Cup qual. = 3m transfer - 81k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 3.8m transfer - 230k wage

Title challenge = 4.14m transfer - 300k wage

Man City (1st)

Title Challenge = 35m transfer - 601k wage budget available

Winner = 46.55m transfer - 1.03m wage

Man Utd (2nd)

Title Challenge = 30m transfer - 101k wage budget available

Winner = 37.8m transfer - 290k wage

Newcastle (7th)

Top half finish = 7m transfer - 146k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 7.25m transfer - 170k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 8m transfer - 181k wage

Norwich (19th)

Avoid relegation = 3m transfer - 10k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 3.6m transfer - 30k wage

Top half finish = 4m transfer - 36k wage

QPR (15th)

Avoid relegation = 4m transfer - 50k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 4.9m transfer - 115k wage

Top half finish = 5.36m transfer - 153k wage

Reading (20th)

Avoid relegation = 10m transfer - 51k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 12.75m transfer - 88k wage

Top half finish = 14m transfer - 95k wage

Southampton (17th)

Avoid relegation = 4m transfer - 26k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 5.26m transfer - 86k wage

Top half finish = 5.84m transfer - 95k wage

Stoke (13th)

Avoid relegation = 1m transfer - -119k wage

Mid-table finish = 1.2m transfer - -100k wage

Top half finish = 1.33m transfer - -65k wage

Sunderland (11th)

Avoid relegation = 1.5m transfer - 61k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 1.8m transfer - 110k wage

Top half finish = 1.92m transfer - 130k wage

Swansea (18th)

Avoid relegation = 10m transfer - 50k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 12.35m transfer - 75k wage

Top half finish = 13.5m transfer - 84k wage

Tottenham (6th)

Euro Cup qual. = 30m transfer - 101k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 36m transfer - 200k wage

Title challenge = 39m transfer - 239k wage

West Brom (14th)

Avoid relegation = 6m transfer - 50k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 6.75m transfer - 65k wage

Top half finish = 7.5m transfer - 76k wage

West Ham (12th)

Avoid relegation = 0m transfer - 1k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 0m transfer - 1k wage

Top half finish = 0m transfer - 1k wage

Wigan (16th)

Avoid relegation = 5m transfer - 45k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 6.25m transfer - 80k wage

Top half finish = 7m transfer - 92k wage

La Liga:

At. Madrid (3rd)

Champions Cup cal. = 875k transfer - 61k wage budget available

Title challenge = 1.1m transfer - 100k wage

Winner = 1.2m transfer - 201k wage

Athletic (6th)

Euro Cup qual. = 17.5m transfer - 102k wage

Champions Cup cal. = 21m transfer - 140k wage budget available

Title challenge = 22.5m transfer - 156k wage

Barcelona (1st)

Winner = 4.34m transfer - 182k wage budget available

Betis (16th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 20k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 43k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 50k wage

Celta (19th)

Avoid relegation = 0k transfer - 92k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 107k wage

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 116k wage

Deportivo (15th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 1k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 15k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 21k wage

Espanyol (12th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 33.6k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 70k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 80k wage

Getafe (10th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 1k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 15k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 21k wage

Granada (17th)

Avoid relegation = 0k transfer - 92k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 107k wage

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 116k wage

Levante (11th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 80k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 110k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 120k wage

Malaga

Mid-table finish = 875k transfer - 50k wage budget available

Top half finish = 1m transfer - 100k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 1.1m transfer - 115k wage

Mallorca (7th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 15k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 15k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 15k wage

Osasuna (8th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 36k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 50k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 70k wage

Rayo (14th)

Avoid relegation = 0k transfer - 22k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 30k wage

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 34k wage

Real Sociedad (18th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 19k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 50k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 65k wage

Real Madrid (2nd)

Winner = 4.34m transfer - 186k wage budget available

Sevilla (5th)

Euro Cup qual. = 875k transfer - 172k wage

Champions Cup cal. = 1.1m transfer - 230k wage budget available

Title challenge = 1.2m transfer - 262k wage

Valencia (4th)

Champions Cup cal. = 875k transfer - 71k wage budget available

Title challenge = 1.1m transfer - 110k wage

Winner = 1.2m transfer - 134k wage

Valladolid (20th)

Avoid relegation = 0k transfer - 14.6k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 20k wage

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 27k wage

Zaragoza (9th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 21k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 46k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 57k wage

Serie A:

A.C. Milan (3rd)

Title Challenge = 2.6m transfer - 10.65k wage budget available

Winner = 3m transfer - 16k wage

ACF Fiorentina (7th)

Top half finish = 3.5m transfer - 3.5k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 4.1m transfer - 3.5k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 4.5m transfer - 3.5k wage

Atalanta (18th)

Avoid relegation = 875k transfer - 33k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 1m transfer - 58k wage

Top half finish = 1.1m transfer - 71k wage

Bologna (16th)

Avoid relegation = 425k transfer - 21k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 475k transfer - 26k wage

Top half finish = 500k transfer - 35k wage

Cagliari (11th)

Mid-table finish = 425k transfer - 16.85k wage

Top half finish = 500k transfer - 30k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 550k transfer - 39k wage

Catania (13th)

Mid-table finish = 425k transfer - 18.5k wage

Top half finish = 500k transfer - 35k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 550k transfer - 47.5k wage

Chievo (15th)

Avoid relegation = 1.3m transfer - 20.5k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 1.4m transfer - 26k wage

Top half finish = 1.6m transfer - 36k wage

Genoa (10th)

Top half finish = 1.7m transfer - 32k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 2.2m transfer - 100k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 2.4m transfer - 117k wage

Inter (2nd)

Title Challenge = 2.6m transfer - 9k wage budget available

Winner = 3.2m transfer - 130k wage

Juventus (1st)

Title Challenge = 13m transfer - 155k wage budget available

Winner = 17m transfer - 376k wage

Lazio (8th)

Top half finish = 1.7m transfer - 50k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 2m transfer - 100k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 2.2m transfer - 130k wage

Napoli (5th)

Top half finish = 3.5m transfer - 85k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 4.5m transfer - 190k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 4.8m transfer - 225k wage

Palermo (9th)

Top half finish = 875k transfer - 25.5k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 1m transfer - 55k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 1.1m transfer - 70k wage

Parma (12th)

Mid-table finish = 875k transfer - 50k wage

Top half finish = 1m transfer - 75k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 1.1m transfer - 91k wage

Pescara (19th)

Avoid relegation = 0k transfer - 2.2k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 2.2k wage

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 2.2k wage

Roma (4th)

Champions Cup qual. = 1.7m transfer - 56k wage

Title Challenge = 2m transfer - 95k wage budget available

Winner = 2.1m transfer - 132k wage

Sampdoria (14th)

Avoid relegation = 425k transfer - 190k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 525k transfer - 235k wage

Top half finish = 575k transfer - 252k wage

Siena (20th)

Avoid relegation = 425k transfer - -49.5k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 500k transfer - -39k wage

Top half finish = 550k transfer - -30k wage

Torino (17th)

Avoid relegation = 425k transfer - 130k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 525k transfer - 170k wage

Top half finish = 575k transfer - 178k wage

Udinese (6th)

Top half finish = 3.5m transfer - 29k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 3.7m transfer - 35k wage

Champions Cup qual. = 4m transfer - 53k wage

Bundesliga:

Augsburg (16th)

Avoid relegation = 170k transfer - 7.5k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 220k transfer - 35k wage

Top half finish = 240k transfer - 41k wage

Dortmund (3rd)

Champions Cup cal. = 2.6 transfer - 39k wage budget available

Title challenge = 2.8m transfer - 48k wage

Winner = 3m transfer - 70k wage

Düsseldorf (18th)

Avoid relegation = 0k transfer - N/A

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - N/A

Top half finish = 0k transfer - N/A

FC Bayern (1st)

Winner = 7m transfer - 100k wage

Frankfurt (12th)

Mid-table finish = 0k transfer - 21k wage budget available

Top half finish = 0k transfer - 46k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 57k wage

Freiburg (15th)

Avoid relegation = 1.3m transfer - 12.5k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 1.3m transfer - 20k wage

Top half finish = 1.3m transfer - 32k wage

Fürth (17th)

Avoid relegation = 170k transfer - 7.5k wage budget available

Mid-table finish = 180k transfer - 10k wage

Top half finish = 220k transfer - 10k wage

Gladbach (11th)

Mid-table finish = 425k transfer - 17.5k wage budget available

Top half finish = 525k transfer - 60k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 575k transfer - 75k wage

HSV (7th)

Euro Cup qual. = 0k transfer - 0k wage

Champions Cup cal. = 0k transfer - 0k wage budget available

Title challenge = 0k transfer - 0k wage

Hannover (10th)

Mid-table finish = 1.3m transfer - 17.5k wage budget available

Top half finish = 1.6m transfer - 60k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 1.7m transfer - 81k wage

Hoffenheim (9th)

Top half finish = 4.3m transfer - 67k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 5.75m transfer - 152k wage

Champions Cup cal. = 6.25m transfer - 171k wage budget available

Leverkusen (5th)

Euro Cup qual. = 4.3m transfer - 39k wage

Champions Cup cal. = 5.25m transfer - 115k wage budget available

Title challenge = 5.75m transfer - 128k wage

Mainz (14th)

Mid-table finish = 870k transfer - 17.5k wage budget available

Top half finish = 925k transfer - 23k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 1m transfer - 34k wage

Nürnberg (13th)

Mid-table finish = 700k transfer - 17.5k wage budget available

Top half finish = 725k transfer - 23k wage

Euro Cup qual. = 825k transfer - 28k wage

Schalke (2nd)

Champions Cup cal. = 425k transfer - 0k wage budget available

Title challenge = 525k transfer - 0k wage

Winner = 550k transfer - 0k wage

Stuttgart (6th)

Euro Cup qual. = 3.5m transfer - 39k wage

Champions Cup cal. = 3.8m transfer - 55k wage budget available

Title challenge = 4.1m transfer - 75k wage

Werder Bremen (4th)

Champions Cup cal. = 875k transfer - 17.5k wage budget available

Title challenge = 875k transfer - 23k wage

Winner = 950k transfer - 23k wage

Wolfsburg (8th)

Euro Cup qual. = 10.5m transfer - 89k wage

Champions Cup cal. = 13m transfer - 220k wage budget available

Title challenge = 14m transfer - 257k wage

nice post. some pretty dismal numbers there unless ur starting in the premiership.

the numbers for the french league are pretty much all 0 apart from the big 3 too.

finding it hard to do anything at the start of games as budgets are so tight and you cant sell players as, well the other teams are in the same boat

what are the projections for at.madrid, milan and schalke?

Don't forget that this is just the first season and the budgets take into account what was sent during the summer transfer window IRL.

what are the projections for at.madrid, milan and schalke?

It says them all in the OP

Don't forget that this is just the first season and the budgets take into account what was sent during the summer transfer window IRL.

This.

I have, in recent years, preferred to start without transfer budgets, as this keeps the opening of the season more realistic.

That doesn't really matter, backpackant. Your transfer budget for the season is still set, you can't just spend any of it. Come January and you'll still have the same transfer budget as you would have had in the summer = not very realistic in most cases.

Starting without any transfer budgets also causes an inflation of 35 year old South Americans in the lower divisions in England which is not very realistic either.

If anyone is looking for a side with a bit of money and an ok to good squad. Nottingham Forest is a good shout .

Am I missing something here? How on Earth could a club like Everton operate on a wage budget of £36k per week?

Aston Villa is quite a challenge keeping them in the top half with that wage budget and transfer money available. Interesting

Am I missing something here? How on Earth could a club like Everton operate on a wage budget of £36k per week?

I think it means you have 36k on top of the current wage bill.

Strange how united, Chelsea, spurs and arsenal have 30m. It doesn't seen that much effort as gone into the budgets this year at all. Chelsea had a bid of around £40m rejected for Cavani- so why do they only get £30m. The only have a club balance of £59m haha - laughable

That £40M Cavani bid that was rejected, maybe the £40M was offered as payments spread over a three or four year period? You can easily spend £100M on players with a transfer budget of £30M. As for Chelsea's bank balance, Abramovich being an underwriter type of sugar daddy, he would pump funds in as and when required. That is the way it worked in FM12 I believe.

playing as West Ham and 2nd season budget was a pathetic 875K, it's going to be tough to bring in anything other than free transfers and loans.

Is this still accurate after the patch(es)??

No reason why it shouldn't be. Any changes to that list would be database changes, which afaik hasn't been the case for any patches.

For the game to be realistic there shouldn be any transfers in the first window at all.

Although one way to get around it is to holiday through the first season.

the 2 million you get at Blackpool is shockingly bad considering the 40mil in the bank.

it used to increase in jan though in FM12.