Football Manager 2024 has been released live on Steam through early access and fans of the popular game are already sinking their teeth into the latest edition.
The series is now over 30-year old and an impressive worldwide database of clubs, players and staff gives gamers the opportunity to take charge of their beloved clubs and attempt to guide them to unprecedented successes. Just for fun, we simulated three years into the future with the new game to see how clubs across the Premier League and the rest of the world had fared.
Here is how the Aston Villa starting XI looked in our simulation at the close of the 2026 summer transfer window:
9. LW - Talles Magno
A £16.5m signing from FLA in his native Brazil who had previously bought him from NYCFC in 2024 | Getty Images
10. CAM - Jacob Ramsey
Scored 10 league goals in the 2025/26 season, is currently valued at £136m and has won 4 caps for England and scored one international goal | Getty Images
11. CF - Tammy Abraham
Had a brief loan back with Chelsea before Villa paid just £10m for his services in the summer of 2024. He scored 22 league goals in his first two seasons back at Villa Park | Getty Images
12. Manager - Brendan Rodgers
Unai Emery left his role in July 2026 to take the Spurs job after finishing 8th, 8th and 7th and winning the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2026. Rodgers left his role at Celtic to return to the Premier League with Villa. | Getty Images