This is an issue which is well known in forum circles but Nordeus it seems do not want to know about it. When you get above level 20 approximately you are constantly battling against a negative bank balance as player wages etc far exceed income. This makes it almost impossible to play for free any longer and you have to buy tokens for in game cash. Of course Nordeus will not address this as it is a way of making money for them. So that leaves us players with the option of farming hard or taking over a lower level team if you do not want to pay to play. Like you say, buying players is difficult. I have this to look forward to but I'm a token buyer so it won't bother me. I play this as a hobby so don't mind spending for a few tokens every 3-4 months.
FC Loella. Level 13. Server 121.