While it’s immensely satisfying pulling off the £150m acquisition of a game-breaking wonderkid, it can be equally joyous recruiting a hardened free agent in EA FC Career Mode.
For those short on funds at the start of their Career Mode journey, there’s a handy selection of players in the database currently without a club who can be signed for absolutely zilch at the start of your save.
Some are familiar household names reaching the latter stages of their career but there are a host of young talents available to managers, too.
Here are the best free agents you need to sign in EA FC 25 – and act quickly before your rivals snap them up.
Depay can be snapped up for free / Dan Mullan/GettyImages
There are a handful of high-profile names gracing the free agents list in EA FC 25 but their mammoth wages may prove prohibitive for managers. One of those is Adrien Rabiot, who spent all summer looking for a new club before settling for a move to Marseille in mid-September.
A little further forward, there is Real Madrid’s 2023/24 Champions League semi-final hero Joselu and former Barcelona and Lyon striker Memphis Depay. Both now have new clubs in the real world but will still be available as free agents on Career Mode.
There is a distinct Mexican theme across the free agents with the highest potential ratings in EA FC 25. In fact, 13 of the 20 best come from Mexico, withEA no longer having the licence for Liga MX but still having international players in the database.
As a result, there are a host of excellent Mexican talents up for grabs, the pick of the bunch being Erick Sanchez. The 24-year-old defensive midfielder plays for Club America in his homeland and is 78-rated with a potential of 83.
Similarly, Jesus Orozco Chiquete, Carlos Huerta, Marcelo Flores and Israel Reyes are all Mexican free agents who boast 80+ potential ratings in EA FC 25 as free agents.
Player
Position
Age
Current rating
Potential
Adrien Rabiot
CM
29
83
83
Erick Sanchez
CM
24
78
83
Memphis Depay
ST
30
82
82
Joselu
ST
34
82
82
Jesus Orozco Chiquete
CB
22
72
82
Cesar Huerta
LW
23
75
81
Marcelo Flores
LW
20
71
81
Israel Reyes
CB
24
74
80
Luis Chavez
CM
28
79
79
Alexis Vega
LW
26
77
78
Akram Afif
LM
27
78
78
Romain Saiss
CB
34
78
78
Krisztofer Horvath
CAM
22
68
78
Carlos Acevedo
GK
28
77
78
Roberto Alvarado
RM
25
77
78
Cesar Montes
CB
27
74
77
Carlos Rodriguez
CAM
27
76
77
Bryan Gonzalez
LM
21
69
77
Gerardo Arteaga
LB
25
74
77
Jakub Markovic
GK
22
68
76
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