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Want to know how to assign scouts in FM24? Scouting is one of the most important tools at your disposal when it comes to finding players to sign, and assigning scouts is a key part of that. You can always leave it to your Director of Football, but if you want to do it yourself, we’re here to talk you through it.
If you haven’t yet, have a read of our FM24 review to see what we think of this year’s Football Manager. And if you’re wanting to skip the scouting and get yourself some of the FM24 best wonderkids, our guide has plenty for you to choose from. With that, let’s get into how to assign scouts in FM24.
How to assign scouts in FM24
Assigning a scout in FM24 is simple, and won’t take you very long at all. First, click the Scouting tab on the left-hand menu, hover over Scouting Coverage at the top of the screen, and on the drop-down menu, select Scout Assignments. This will bring up a screen showing your scouts and what they’re currently assigned to do.
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From here, click on one of your scouts to bring up a small menu showing you what they’re currently doing, and giving you the option to ‘Create a Focus’. Click on Create a Focus to bring up the Recruitment Focus menu.
This is where you choose what you want your scout to be doing. You can select specific roles, the type of transfer you want, current ability and potential ability and more. You can also choose specific areas of the world you want them to scout if you’re looking for players from certain countries. Once everything is set, click Confirm to send assign them to this focus.
We’ve got a couple of tips to make sure you’re putting the right scouts on the right focus. Firstly, if you’re scouting a particular region, send a scout that knows the region well. A Brazilian scout will have better success scouting Brazil than someone from England. Secondly, check if they’re better at Judging Player Ability or Judging Player Potential. Use the former to scout first team players, and the latter to scout wonderkids and youth talents.
Hopefully that helps you get started assigning your own scouts in FM24. Take a look at the FM24 best Free Agents for all the top out-of-contract players to sign in this year’s FM. And if you’re looking for help with the FM24 In-Game Editor, our handy guide will take you through it all.
Football Manager 2024
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s): Management, Soccer, Sports