First off, if you get only 1/day, you chose the wrong contract. The contract for non-paying players is the 2nd from the left which adds up to 35/season.
Naturally, you should have built a youth academy early on. You'll receive at least 1 free player (forget the other one, far too expensive) whom you can either sell instantly to earn cash,
OR, you train them to within 1 skill point of the next quality level, and wait for someone to offer you not only more cash, but possibly token(s), too.
Else, you just have to be patient, avoid bidding wars, and remember:
For non-paying players like me, tokens are to be spent on the transfer market only.