Kyle Brown

The Final Data Update for Football Manager 2024 is now available across all platforms*. Including recent transfer activity in the USA and China, as well as significant non-transfer events, this Update includes more than 400,000 database changes as well as minor gameplay fixes. All gameplay adjustments will be effective immediately in existing careers, although new save games are required for you to play with the latest player and team data. Changes to FM24 (PC/Mac) in the 24.4 update include (but are not limited to): Gameplay, UI and Technical Crash fixes and general optimisation Save game compatibility optimisation Fixed an issue when users manage a German club and cannot process the game past June Fixed issue where user managers who are over 70 years old and unemployed can’t get a managerial role Fixed homegrown status not displaying for players that play in non-European nations and clubs [Your World Mode] Adjusted the club's budget in the first transfer window Competitions and Rulegroups Points deduction updated/applied for applicable English, Scottish and Welsh clubs* [Japan] Fixed a rare issue where users can only select squad numbers 1-25 [Turkey] Removed 'the match squad cannot have any players aged over 33' rule in the Turkish Cup Foreign player match and registration rules updated for Chile, Peru and Uruguay Fixed issue where ‘U21-players trained in the nation do not have to be registered’ rule wasn’t working in Singapore and Chile Database 24.3** ~400k database changes since database 24.2, including China and MLS*** Misc. [Pre-Game Editor] Fixed issue where fixture files can’t be imported Updated licenced assets Additionally, rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and so will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024. Most updates of this nature download automatically. If yours doesn’t, please consult our dedicated FAQs page. *These changes are accurate as of our internal March deadline for this Update. Due to the nature of the submission processes for this Update, we are unable to include any subsequent points deductions imposed in early April. **New game is required to play with the latest database 24.3. Please note: The database version number has not changed for this update and will show as 24.3 ***Some data in certain leagues may not reflect real life as of 2024

Football Manager 2024’s Main Data Update is now live across all platforms. This initial refresh features more than six million data changes and includes updated squads following the most recent transfer window. It also contains changes to the Current Ability ratings and Attributes to tens of thousands of players based on their real-world performances since FM24’s launch. Rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024. The Main Data Update also contains fixes and improvements across multiple areas of the game. All gameplay adjustments will take effect in current careers, although you will need to begin a new save game to take advantage of the data changes. A further data update will follow in the coming weeks, covering transfers and player data changes from later closing transfer windows, including MLS. 24.3 Changelist (including but not limited to): Gameplay, UI and Technical General stability and crash fixes Fixed exploit where AI clubs accepted human manager’s transfer offers that were substantially lower than the player’s market value Fixed issue where negative budgets were given to clubs even when they are performing well financially Tweaks to how players are scouted that will ensure more Recommendations and Near Matches are generated in Recruitment Focuses Tweaks to AI logic when evaluating whether to loan list young players Managers now receive a wider range of offers when they offer players out for loan via the TransferRoom Fixed issue where top clubs were signing too many centre-backs Improvements to the ESC Work Permit process Fixed issue where VAR is missing in the knockout stages in UEFA Europa League Fixed issue where semi-pro training is set to unavailable as soon as the user modifies the schedule of a match week Some clauses that were previously inactive can now be bought or sold Fixed issue where order of attributes in Training and player profile are different when the game is in certain languages Fixed issue where the Staff Responsibilities disappeared randomly Fixed issue where Home Grown status progress wasn't displaying in the player information screen Fixed issue where players were able to play for First and Second teams during intra-squad friendly Fixed issue where no rain and snow particles were shown in matches Klopp and Xavi to leave their current clubs at the end of the 2023/24 season Fixed issue where Spanish clubs were registering low squad sizes Fixed an issue where Turkish clubs weren't registering full squad on registration deadline day 2024 UEFA Champions League knockout stage match ball updated Competitions and Rulegroups* Competition update for Hungary, Turkey, Brazil, Romania, Finland, China, Canada, USA, Colombia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland (Liechtensteiner Cup), continental competitions and more Fixed issue where Trained in Nation players were not being counted in registration [Austria] Fixed issue where players get unhappy during the Austrian winter break [Asia] - fixed instances of teams playing in both continental club competitions at the same time [Belgium] KV Oostende have a total of six points deduction [Brazil] Major work on state championship scheduling in order to alleviate general fixture congestion [China] Added bespoke early start date for users wanting to utilise the first transfer window in 2024 [England] Added text to squad registration screen to inform the user all loan players must be registered regardless of age in the Championship [England] Added prize money for all rounds in the Carabao Cup [France] Fixed issue where the Ligue 1 winter ball is used for the rest of the season following the winter start date [Germany] Added a playoff for final league position in the Bundesliga in the event all other sorting rules are tied [Japan] Fixed issue where youth players' Home Grown status is not displaying correctly in Japan [Singapore] Albirex Niigata now use regular league rules after converting to being a "local" club [Turkey] Improvements to definition of the Turkic/TITP player rules in the Turkish Super League [World] Fixed issue where the World Cup 2026 hosting nations don't play their matches in their own nations Database 24.2** Over six million database changes since the initial release of FM 24*** Pre-Game Editor Fixed issue where existing person names couldn't be edited Fixed issue where female non-players can't be added to database Fixed issue where there was no option for female in the gender search dropdown Fixed issue where player transfers would not take effect in Real World mode Gibraltar and Japan now appear as editable nations in the Current Nations list Further changelists for FM24 Console (Xbox/PS5), FM24 Touch (Apple Arcade/Nintendo Switch™) and FM24 Mobile (Netflix) are also available. Most updates of this nature should download automatically. If yours doesn’t, please consult our dedicated FAQs page. *For Competition specific changes to take effect a new game is required. **New game is required to play with the latest database 24.2. ***Rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024.

Struggling to reproduce this one I' afraid - you dont happen to have a save file prior to the friendly taking place do you?

Would you be able to provide a video of the issue just so we can be sure we're testing this in the same manner?

We'll take a look into this, thank you for the spot. Apologies for the lack of response thus far, was bad timing with it being the Christmas break for many of the staff I'm afraid!

We'll take a look into this, thank you for the spot.

Apologies for the lack of response here so far. We will take a look into things however from the face of it I don't think AI are acting too unreasonable - the 50% of future sale is often the most valuable clauses and to jump from 0% -> 50% can be quite the deterrent. Will pass over to our testing team.

We'll take a look into this, thank you for the spot.

There isn't a traditional deadline day in Argentina as that's more reflective of real life - it doesn't get the same sort of coverage or scramble to make transfers that say the English Premier League does. Afraid it's working as intended.

Thank you for this spot, we'll take a look into things.

We'll take a look into this, thanks for the spot.

Sorry for the lack of response here, it was one we were investigating behind the scenes - we've got it under investigation to make changes to in future updates. In the meantime, if you're still encountering this sort of issue then can I ask to double check that the 'Keep shortlist up to date" is selected, as we found in most cases that was the cause behind it all.

Nothing further to update yet but I've escalated it higher to our QA team to ensure it's investigated at ahead of upcoming updates. thank you for the additional info.