Football Manager 2021: How the Brexit will affect

The Brexit has long been a done deal and will soon become a reality. This also affects Football Manager 2021, as the British leaving the EU means consequences for the soccer business.

A question of work permits: the Brexit also affects the soccer business.

The mutual freedom of movement comes to an end with the Brexit - professional footballers included.

Football Manager 2021: Brexit as a major challenge for UK managers

The Brexit will be implemented on January 1, 2021.

• This date also applies in Football Manager 2021. Since the game starts in the summer of 2020, it will only take a few months for the changes to take effect.
• From this date, new transfer regulations will apply to clubs in the UK.
• Thereby, the transfers themselves are not the real problem: The decisive factor is the work permit, which must be applied for new players. If this is not approved, you can not use the player.
• You can make a new application after 120 days at the earliest.
• Whether the permission is approved depends on a points system. The number of international matches of the player plays a role, as well as the classification of his national team and his current club.
• So, for example, a player like Manuel Neuer would have the best chances of getting a work permit in the UK, because he has played quite a few international matches in a strong national team and plays for one of the best clubs in the world.
• However, this is by no means the norm - the transfers of weaker, younger or unknown players are much more difficult or risky after the Brexit. The reason for this is to protect homegrown talent.
• Players who are already at a club in the UK as of January 1, 2021, on the other hand, will be allowed to stay.

By the way, you will need the work permit not only for players, but also for any foreign employees you want to hire after the deadline. For managers of UK clubs, there is thus a huge new hurdle that affects the entire squad planning and adds a complicated component to the game. This is especially true in the lower leagues, where homegrown players will be much more in demand from now on.