Cheap Punt Transfer Strategy?

[nickdc]

I'm in the Championship and decided to call in my scouts from around the world and concentrate solely on the UK - yet left two scouting regionally in Africa.

Reason for this is that I've found I can pick up teenagers with 2 to 5 star potential for £5k-£150k and wages around £100-£500pw on two year contracts with option for two more seasons. I then loan them right back. I've some U20 internationals, and first team 15 year olds, and probably spent around £800,000 doing so.

I've had one season in the Prem so have money to burn, and though I'm gambling with roughly 10-20% scout stats it could pay off if I get that one big player.

Has anyone had success doing this, and probably isn't that far off what Chelsea do IRL.

[nomorezen]

I found two Moroccan kids in my game playing for the same team spent 900k to buy them both, 6 years on they are fully developed and cornerstones of my Leeds team. It took about 12-18 months for them to get work permits after loans but both are worth £50m or so now each. I was very lucky because one of my affiliates had some North African scouting and my chairmen allowed scouting abroad despite my Leeds team being in league 1.

I also regularly find African kids available for peanuts but of late don't buy them as much unless they have a chance at being more than a backup. Funnily enough Toronto fc seem to produce really good regens in my game as well.

[DavidPengilley]

Has anyone had success doing this, and probably isn't that far off what Chelsea do IRL.

Had success before, but they need first-team expose to develop fully. Also, if your following Chelsea's buy-loan-repeat strategy - you won't be able to mould the player how you want via training/tutoring while he is out on loan