Football Manager 2020: Innovations at a glance

After the great success of the first release of the Football Manager series in Germany, the next part now follows. Our guide presents what innovations the 2020 version brings with it.

Staying on track: FM 2020 focuses on targeted improvements instead of a general overhaul.

Football Manager 2020 will be released on November 19, 2020 - the same day as Google's cloud gaming service Stadia, for which the manager game is also available.

These are the new features in Football Manager 2020

You can expect the following new features:

• More focus on young talent: Talent development is a particularly important issue for many players. Football Manager 2020 introduces a completely new hub; in this you will find a full-fledged development center to be able to promote talented players even better.
• Your influence on the profile of the entire club increases. So you can create an individual vision and thus its own club culture. Factors such as transfer philosophy as well as the style of play are crucial.
• Your helpers in the background become even more important and closer cooperation is required.
• In contract negotiations with potential new recruits, you can precisely define the course of the player role. This is called playing time-based career.

In addition, the clarity of the user interface has been improved, and there are also selective upgrades in the graphics. Overall, fans of the series can look forward to an increase over the predecessor, while newcomers will find a better accessibility, even if the huge depth of detail definitely requires training.