How much do players' value drop every new season?

[SimplySimon]

Oh ****, I wanted to just ask 1 question

Well, you failed miserably :-)

Last season my values dropped by about 15% going from Level 1 to Level 2 - I'm waiting to see if that rate stays the same as I move up into Level 3 next season (my squad has an average age of around 22, so that may have some influence)

I didn't look at individual player values for that calculation, just overall squad value, but it seemed to about the same for everyone

To answer your second question I always try to keep the younger players, usually prioritising the most expensive ones, because their value will grow fastest with training (and usually they train faster as well). That means even if they go down in value between seasons, they will usually be up to the same value as before within a week

You need to find out how well your players train - I had a few that weren't good enough for my first team last year, but have trained so fast in a season and a half that they are now very strong reserves in a team that is packed with 6* players (growth of about 5-7 quality in one season without power training)

If you're Level 1, then players worth close to £1m are most likely to be your best trainers and will keep going up in skill and value. The caveat to that is if you have 3* or low 4* players at that value, they will be low quality for you next season so you might want to consider selling now while their value is high so you are ready to replace at the start of next season. But keep your highest 4* players and your 5*

There are (on my server at least) a lot of bargains around at the moment as people are selling off players they don't need for next season, so it's also worth a look to see if you can get some high rated 5* players that you can easily train to be 5* for next season (your players will lose a *)

I have read guides on this forum suggesting that getting older players with higher quality but lower cost is a good option on the low levels. I disagree completely. Young players train faster and their value goes up faster - only buy oldies if you have to fill a spot in the squad and your cash is really low

[cracicot]

I have read guides on this forum suggesting that getting older players with higher quality but lower cost is a good option on the low levels. I disagree completely. Young players train faster and their value goes up faster - only buy oldies if you have to fill a spot in the squad and your cash is really low

I disagree with this big-time. Older players with high quality and low cost are perfect if you dont buy tokens or dont plan on PT. Sometimes you need a good sub or a player for a certain position and/or you need a few players but dont have the cash or tokens to duke it out over a 5 star player.

Age only means differences in training speed and resale value. It all depends on your situation but dont knock the older players as they are just as good playing as any 18 yo. Of course you want 18-19 yo for fast training and to sell later for good money, but not everyone is able to do that for lack of tokens/money.

All that to say: they make good subs and good main players if you plan on replacing them as soon as you can afford to.