nms1987 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 TLDR.... Better to loan to a middling team in a top league, or a Champions Lg team in a good league. I have a promising young forward stuck behind my superstar and a wonderkid. He's only 20, and I think my superstar is going to force me to sell him to the Premier League soon, so I'd rather keep developing this kid for now than sell him. The guy is good enough that I've gotten some nice loan offers. I can either send him to a bottom half Premier League team (West Ham or Southampton), a mid tier Bundesliga team (Freiburg) or top Belgian or Scottish teams (Genk, Celtic). What's making my decision difficult is that Genk and Celtic are both in the Champions League, the others are not in any European competition. The player is most interested in Genk. Genk and Freiburg have state of the art facilities, while the UK teams have good to excellent. At all clubs he'd be a regular starter. What do we think is best for his development, both in talent and sale value if I do choose to sell him? Normally I'd be overjoyed about being able to place a guy on loan in the Premier League, I know that will juice his value and reputation. But the same could be said for playing Champions League football. And while the Scottish and Belgian leagues aren't the Prem, they're good leagues (7th and 8th in my game right now), leagues I often have success loaning players to. Bit of a dilemma. Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasu Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Middling team in top rated league, and its not even close. The game's logic heavily favors regular playtime in better rated leagues over European competitions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 It may also depend on what squad status the loaning team are offering. If he does not get regular game time, I would go with the team that would give him starter status, even if it is a slightly lower standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nms1987 Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 17 hours ago, grasu said: Middling team in top rated league, and its not even close. The game's logic heavily favors regular playtime in better rated leagues over European competitions. Thanks! Off to the Prem it is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carninho Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I've seen several youtubers test the effects on player dev, its best to loan them to a team in a league thats not loaded. then also check the quality of their facilities Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rub Me Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Not sure about strategy but what irks me is when a club won't send you a loan player for the next season as they "want to try in a new environment" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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