The Buyer's Guide 95/96
Buying the right players is the key to success. But how do you find a great striker when you only have 700K? Here we show you who to get to suit your pocket! We have also included the most expensive players in each position for those who wish gather extravagent novelty squads.
96/97 season | 95/96 season
This Information is correct for the Amiga 96/97 version.
Name: Peter Schmeichel
Club: Manchester United (Premier, England, Europe)
Position: Goalkeeper
Price: £4.5M
Listed Skills: n/a
Description: Very expensive but probably incredible 'keeper!
Name: Matthias Sammer
Club: Borussia Dortmund (Liga 1, Germany, Europe)
Position: Defender
Price: £9M
Listed Skills: HPV
Description: The über-sweeper returns, and oh my what a price-tag.
Name: Mark Devlin
Club: Stoke (Division 1, England, Europe)
Position: Midfielder
Price: £250K
Listed Skills: SPH
Description:Very fast, bargain midfielder.
Name: Ryan Giggs
Club: Manchester United (Premier, England, Europe)
Position: Left-Winger
Price: £8M
Listed Skills: SCP
Description: Fergie's first wonderkid prohibtively-priced or worth it?
Name: George Ndah
Club: Crystal Palace (Division 1, England, Europe)
Position: Attacker
Price: £550K
Listed Skills: SVC
Description: Good combination of skills, great at the price.
Name: Martin Max
Club: Schalke (Liga 1, Germany, Europe)
Position: Attacker
Price: £650K
Listed Skills: SCV
Description: Another nice budget striker.
Name: Alan Shearer
Club: Newcastle United (Premier, England, Europe)
Position: Attacker
Price: £15M
Listed Skills: FHS
Description: One of the few players in the game whose value matches his actual transfer fee, but really Asprilla seems a far better buy at £6M!
Name: George Weah
Club: AC Milan (Serie A. Italy, Europe)
Position: Attacker
Price: £15M
Listed Skills: FHS
Description: World Player of the year last time out and his value has rocketedto reflect that.
Name: Alessandro Del Piero
Club: Juventus (Serie A, Italy, Europe)
Position:Attacker
Price: £15M
Listed Skills: FHS
Description: Italian Wonderkid goes utterly price-tag-tastic, a divine player but a luxury.
Name: Harry Decheiver
Club: Freiberg (1st Division, Germany, Europe)
Position:Attacker
Price: £1.9M
Listed Skills: HFS
Description: Excellent buy, scores hatfulls of goals, excellent pace.
This information is correct for the Amiga 95/96 version.
Name: Mirandinha
Club: Paysandu (Brazil, South America)
Position: Attack
Price: £350K
Description: Good value: pace and a shot, but lacks control.
Name: Jorgen Petterson
Club: Malmo (Sweden, Europe)
Position: Attack
Price: £1.8M
Description: THE best value attacker in the world: speed, control and shotpower.
Name: Ruben Sosa
Club: Borussia Dortmund (Liga 1, Germany, Europe)
Position: Attack
Price: £2.25M
Description: In the same vein as Petterson perhaps with better finishing but seems to lose something over a few years.
Name: Jordi Cruyff
Club: Barcelona (Premiera, Spain, Europe)
Position: Attack
Price: £2.75M
Description: A player with all the skills a nice step towards the big-buy striker.
Name: Romario
Club: Flamengo (Brazil, South America)
Position: Attack
Price: £15M
Description: The most expensive Attacker. Overrated: no pace, lacks control but has a cannon shot.
Name: Roque
Club: Portuguesa (Brazil, South America)
Position: Midfield
Price: £450K
Description: A very quick bargin midfielder with reasonable control and passing.
Name: Didier Deschamps
Club: Juventus (Serie A, Italy, Europe)
Position: Midfield
Price: £2M
Description: THE best midfielder in the game, lighting quick with a strong shot and control.
Name: Yvan
Club: Vasca Da Gama (Brazil, South America)
Position: Midfield
Price: £7M
Description: The most expensive Midfielder. Strong on the ball, passingand a shot not particularly fast unfortunately.
Name: Francisco Hierro
Club: Real Madrid (Premiera, Spain, Europe)
Position: Defender
Price: £7M
Description: The most expensive Defender. Medium pace and extremely solid,over-priced but not bad.
Name: Darren Anderton
Club: Tottenham Hotspur (Premier, England, Europe)
Position: Left-Wing
Price: £6M
Description: The most expensive left-wing but hardly revolutionary.
Name: Dino Baggio
Club: Parma (Serie A, Italy, Europe)
Position: Right-Wing
Price: £7M
Description: The most expensive right-wing. Reasonable control and passing but not quick.
Name: Paulo Maldini
Club: AC Milan (Serie A, Italy, Europe)
Position: Left-Back
Price: £15M
Description The most expensive defender in the world - solid, reliable but ultimately overrated.