For a bit of fun, we've simulated the game through to the end of next summer's transfer window, and taken a look at the intriguing signings Brighton & Hove Albion are predicted to make. Here's the deals FM21 is backing the Seagulls to make over the course of next year.
1. Neco Williams - Liverpool - Loan
You join us in January 2021, and Brighton are ready to dip into the transfer market now the window is back open. Graham Potter brings in Liverpool's youngster on loan, who comes in as cover for the injured Tariq Lamptey. Photo: Pool
2. Brighton finish in mid-table, Potter rings in the changes
Flash forward to the summer transfer window, and Brighton are selling players left, right and centre to raise some funds. Jurgen Locadia,, Matt Clarke and Adam Webster are among around twenty who leave, bringing in over £60m. Photo: Richard Heathcote
3. Rhian Brewster - Sheffield United - £6.25m
Neal Maupay, quite bizarrely, decides to go and ply his trade with Burnley. Equally strangely, the now-relegated Sheffield United accept just a third of what they paid for Brewster last summer. Photo: Michael Steele
4. Emerson - Chelsea - £5.5m
Another unwanted Chelsea full-back comes to the AMEX for a bargain fee. The 27-year-old boasts some excellent attribute stats for acceleration, first touch and work rate. Photo: David Ramos