Both can be bought for less than 2,000 coins in Ultimate Team. Juventus have a lot of pace out wide this season thanks to the loan of Douglas Costa, with former Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado on the other side. Wayne Rooney once again proves very useful, with his strong shooting stats making him an excellent attacking midfielder for those who like to play through the middle. His stats in the game are much better than his real-life equivalent, and is a wonderful, cheap alternative in centre-midfield to the more expensive N'Golo Kante or Tiemoue Bakayoko. RatingįIFA ULTIMATE TEAM: BEST CHEAP MIDFIELDERSĪfter being a fantastically overpowered player in the Bundesliga last season, Renato Sanches proves the same in the Premier League for FIFA 18. New Arsenal signing Sead Kolasinac may not have brilliant pace for a full-back, and that helps keeps his price down despite his impressive stats elsewhere. Look lower down the price range, and you'll unearth some hidden gems such as American defender John Brooks. Most of the good defenders this year cost over 2,000 coins, but you can buy talented centre-backs like Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger and Bayer Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah for just under that mark. As a result, strong and quick defenders come at a premium. However, with many gamers setting up more defensively like Jose Mourinho in real life, the defending and physical stats are just as important.
Once again this year, pace is an important factor for whether a defender is useful or not. In La Liga, 88-rated Jan Oblak will be out of many people's price ranges, but there are some good affordable options like Athletic's Kepa Arrizabalaga, Barcelona's Jasper Cillessen or Valencia keeper Neto. There are a number of viable options in the Bundesliga, with many goalkeepers around the same value once you move down from the highly-rated Neuer or Bernd Leno. Like in FIFA 17, Jack Butland continues to be impressive in FIFA 18 and is a better option than Joe Hart for a similar price. Some of the 84 and 83 goalkeepers can cost up to 5,000 coins each, but really don't represent great value for money when you can get equally talented 81 and 82 shot stoppers for less than a quarter of the price. FIFA ULTIMATE TEAM: BEST CHEAP GOALKEEPERSĪside from the elite goalkeepers such as Manuel Neuer or David de Gea, most number ones can be bought for relatively cheaply in FUT.