Some controversial absentees as Football Manager 2018 finishing stats emerge…
The best finishers in Football Manager 2018 throws up one or two surprises, but then who are we to question the wisdom of the sophisticated scouting and analysis that goes into one of the most addictive computer games in the world?
Still, the likes of Sergio Aguero, Radamel Falcao, Robert Lewandowski and Edinson Cavani may feel very hard done by not to earn a spot in the top 15 as stats emerge from the recently-released Beta version of the game.
READ MORE
Football Manager 2018 wonderkids – top 20 revealed
So without further ado, a look at Football Manager 2018’s best finishers, most notably featuring former Manchester City flop Edin Dzeko rated above Aguero despite continuing to fire in the goals at the Etihad Stadium:
Gonzalo Higuain
Club: Juventus
Value: £55million
Finishing: 20
Lionel Messi
Club: Barcelona
Value: £85million
Finishing: 20
Cristiano Ronaldo
Club: Real Madrid
Value: £49million
Finishing: 20
Romelu Lukaku
Club: Manchester United
Value: £57million
Finishing: 19
Mauro Icardi
Club: Inter Milan
Value: £34million
Finishing: 19
Edin Dzeko
Club: Roma
Value: £21.5million
Finishing: 18
Robin van Persie
Club: Fenerbahce
Value: £1.3million
Finishing: 18
Marco Asensio
Club: Real Madrid
Value: £52million
Finishing: 18
Jonas
Club: Benfica
Value: £8.25million
Finishing: 18
Bas Dost
Club: Sporting Lisbon
Value: £12million
Finishing: 18
Antoine Griezmann
Club: Atletico Madrid
Value: £72million
Finishing: 18
David Villa
Club: New York City FC
Value: £205k
Finishing: 18
Harry Kane
Club: Tottenham
Value: £21.5million
Finishing: 18
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Club: Ajax
Value: £1.7million
Finishing: 18
Luis Suarez
Club: Barcelona
Value: £73million
Finishing: 18
Just missing out on a place among the Football Manager 2018 best finishers are the likes of Aguero, Falcao, Lewandowski, Carlos Bacca, Samuel Eto’o, Gareth Bale, Arjen Robben and Daniel Sturridge – all on 17.