Many fans of the management simulation have used their in-game signings to show off their knowledge of teenagers before they become big stars.
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In fact, FM director Miles Jacobson often tells how Rangers could have signed Lionel Messi after Alex McLeish’s Football Manager-playing son tipped him off about the Argentinian after spotting him in the game.
Current licensing laws restrict the current game’s database to only players over 16 years of age, so a number of current wunderkinds are excluded from the database.
That means that casual FM players cannot get to see Celtic prodigy Karamoko Dembele in action, or sign him in their games.
But adding the 13-year-old to your game is quite simple, if you follow our instructions!
Football Manager user stuartbwfc has created a small download file that can be accessed through the Steam Workshop and easily implemented into Football Manager 17, allowing you to set new records with the teenager who has already become Scotland Under-20’s youngest ever player.
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All you need to do is visit the link in your browser or in the Steam client, subscribe to the file, wait for it to download, and the next time you launch a new game, Karamoko Dembele will be in Football Manager 17!