Transfers and the global transfer network | Tactics FIFA 14 Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
FIFA 14 introduces a big change in the style of conducting transfers - the "Global Transfer Network" is a tool which greatly remodelled the way you buy and sell players.
From now on the basic of your activity on the transfer market is scouting - using it you can find players which match your requirements. Scouts let you create a list of players potentially in the field of your interest.
Talent hunters can be sent to multiple available regions - each one can be specified by choosing a desired country and league in which you want to search for players who could strengthen your team.
The next step is specifying factors on which the scouts should focus during their searches - you have to specify the position for which you're looking for a player, the age and preferred length of the contract. It's also a chance of picking up maximally six attributes which further specify the nature and specific of the player - there are several dozen attributes available, so you have plenty to choose from.
After a few weeks of efforts, you scouts will present you a full list of players who meet the criteria - as you can see, you still haven't received any detailed information regarding any of them. Statistics and deeper information on the players can be obtained after longer observations and more in-depth analysis of potential.
Of course you can still search for players in a classic way, by defining such basic parameters like role, position, league and age. It's also a chance of finding a specific player by inputting a name in the search window. This time it's a bit more difficult, as you won't find an overall numerical factor which usually was decisive when choosing a player.
Remember that if you're just beginning to manage your club, you might want to focus on players without a current club, so that you don't have to pay any compensation - it's not rare to find players better than the occupied ones too. It's worth focusing on young players who hold promises for the future - after some time, you can make good money on them.
You can gain knowledge on skills and statistics only after assigning a scout to a given player - the longer he spends watching him, the more numbers you will learn. At first you won't be able to know the price - you will receive financial information only if you officially enquire the club in which the player you're interested in plays.
Soon after sending the enquiry, you will receive a reply with the financial expectations of the club - only then will you be able to move to the transfer option and respond to the financial requirements.
A scouting report unveils several mysteries regarding the player you're interested in. The question marks in the summary part of the report will be replaced by concrete numerical values which let you assess the potential of the player. Example skills possessed by the player and his main attributes also appear.
After analysing the player's skills, all you have to do is place an offer and wait for the acceptance - your success at this point depends on your financial possibilities and determination.