Cheating? Or Am I missing something?

[Javert89]

He is 3 levels above you

With the new transfer market, from July 2017 if I remember well, every level see the same players

[Dunckleosteus]

He is 3 levels above you

With the new transfer market, from July 2017 if I remember well, every level see the same players

Ok, I understand. But why the player stats increase so much in just one second? Only because It's 3 levels above me? It means that if I buy a player of 21 o overall, it became 31 (the mean value of my team)?

[Altiplano]

Find his association and look at the goalkeepers skill stats there.
See the difference?
Plus 3 levels, plus 60%.