Football Manager 2021's big winter update has arrived Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Football Manager 2021's big winter update has arrived Lampard out. News by Chris Tapsell Reviews Editor Updated on 23 Feb 2021 2 comments Football Manager 2021's Main Winter Update is here, bringing the usual mid-season changes to player and staff attributes, updated squads after the main January transfer windows, and a cluster of smaller improvements under the hood. The headline of course is the squad and attributes update, which shifts any players that might have made the switch since the game launched in November 2020 to their new clubs, plus new staff, too. That means exciting youngster Amad Diallo is now in the Manchester United squad, for instance, after his January arival from Atalanta, and latest guy-to-be-sacked-in-18-months Tomas Tuchel now in charge at Chelsea, replacing "Super" Frank Lampard. Attribute updates - as in, changes to how good a player's individual attributes are - are always fairly low-key in the winter update, but Sports Interactive reckons there's been a whopping 3.7 million changes to the database this year, and there are always a few notable ones for breakout stars. Bundesliga wunderkind Youssufa Moukoko, for instance, who suddenly broke into the Borussia Dortmund first team this year when he was just 15, is now very much a wonderkid by FM 21's standards, too. Watch on YouTube The gameplay changes are small but welcome - there's now a bit more detail on assists, as well as goals, in the in-game engine's captions when someone scores for instance - but nothing large scale. We'll have to wait a bit longer for Overlapping Centre-Backs, as expected (although Sheffield United's struggles this season might make those feel a little less relevant come FM22). There's also another winter update to come later in March, bringing changes from the Chinese Leagues, Russian Leagues, MLS, and EFL free transfers, as those are confirmed a little later than the majority of other transfers. Here's a quick summary of the key updates, via the FM blog. You can view a full breakdown here on the Sports Interactive forums. Don't forget you can browse our list of the best FM21 wonderkids too if you're keen to track a few more future stars down. Number of stability fixes and improvements Further improvements to total player count and number of newgens generated in youth intakes Re-enabled option to ask board for Reserve/U23 team Improvements to staff given non-playing staff appointment responsibilities Further balancing of player ratings across both full and quick match engines Number of improvements and fixes to match stats, including key tackles, clear-cut chances and interceptions Improved goalkeeper distribution when set tactically via instructions Added assist details to the goal caption in matches Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store