I am a level 10 Manager and have seen a dramatic increase in competing in auctions for players with Manager Level 25+!
How am I to compete with their resources??? Very disheartened by this!
At level 10 a player will cost you around 6M for a weak player and up to 20M for a 99% player in auctions. For a level 25 manager the starting price for the same player is 100M so there is no real financial advantage.