Yeah you are right and my brain did not even consider that. Already tried with friendlies but they cost me a lot even against small teams (and board disagrees)
Thing is: I'm getting around 20/30k every season. I might soon ask to have my team upgraded to semi-pro, but I fear it might just destroy my team since I'll need to have money for contracts and everything. I feel like I'm really stuck where no one in the world can see me (which is real tho). Clubs international competition seems to ignore Caribbeans, so I fear my only chance is to get the National team to qualify for the Gold Cup (not an easy task huh). I'm also trying to raise the league reputation by signing some Asian/Oceanian national team players, I think it's the only way to do so... if you have any other tip I'll listen!
However I have to admit that this challenge keeps me excited even without transfers!