We show you trading tips to quickly earn coins on the transfer market of FIFA 22. With these coins, you can then build a strong team.
This is the FIFA 22 transfer market: The transfer market in Ultimate Team is the place where you get players and items for your club. Among other things, it offers:
- Player cards
- Contracts
- Chemistry Styles
- Stadium Cosmetics
- Jerseys and other club items
Important: The currency on the transfer market is coins, not FIFA Points. You cannot buy things with real money on the transfer market; you must use coins earned in-game. Therefore, trading is a good way to progress if you want to save the use of real money.
When trading in FIFA 22, it’s about buying players or other objects cheaply while selling others for profit. We’ll show you some ways you can try to fill your FUT account.
With the Web and Companion App, you can also trade in FIFA 22. This is already possible before the official release of FIFA 22.
Basics of trading: The transfer market in Ultimate Team is constantly changing. Prices can fluctuate dramatically within days, even hours. Therefore, you should never expect guaranteed profits – no matter what method you use. What works once may not work the same way the next time.
Therefore, you always need to carefully look at how the market stands and which method might be worthwhile at the moment. We’ll show you some tips on how to approach the transfer market.
Important: Pay attention to the “EA Fee”. For transfers, you must always calculate with 5% less. This amount is deducted from the prices of all cards you sell on the transfer market. So if you sell a card for 10,000 coins, only 9,500 will be credited to you. You should always keep this in mind.
Check the Preview Packs
What you need to pay attention to: The fact that there are preview packs in Ultimate Team from the start is new. In FIFA 21, they only appeared towards the end of the season, now they are available right at the start.
The preview packs allow you to take a look at the contents of certain sets before you buy them. This way, you can see quite accurately whether a pack is profitable or not.
For example, there are packs for 7,500 coins in the shop that you can preview beforehand. Now you just need to see: Can the contents of the pack be sold for more coins? Is there a player inside who is worth enough on the transfer market to recoup the cost of the pack?
- If yes: Grab it and sell the contents for profit (or use them in your club).
- If not: Put it back and check after 24 hours when the timer runs out for the next pack.
It will be exciting to see how the preview packs will influence the market in FIFA 22 – after all, this feature has never been present at the start of a FUT season. One thing is certain: You lose nothing by checking the daily pack. Therefore, you should do this regularly.
Buy meta players early
What you should pay attention to: Especially at the start of FIFA 22, there are some players whose prices are likely to rise rather than fall. This particularly affects players who fit well into the meta. An extreme example was Joe Gomez in 2020, who started at about 87,000 coins on October 1 and cost 146,000 coins by November 6. It was very similar with Ferland Mendy, who proved to be an extremely strong left-back in FIFA 21.
Even in lower price ranges, this works. An example was Rodrigo, who initially cost about 17,000 coins and rose to approximately 37,000 coins by mid-October.
If you buy such players, who prove to be meta-relevant, early on, you can make a significant profit as the first Weekend League approaches. At the beginning of the game, many players simply do not have that many coins, and consequently, some prices only really rise in the course of the first few weeks. The early access period can still be utilized before the full release brings more players to FUT.
However, it should be noted that this year there are preview packs and also a changed reward system for FUT Champions. Therefore, it remains to be seen how the market will behave differently this year.
Watch SBCs and events
What you should pay attention to: Throughout a FUT season, there are all sorts of content that require specific cards.
- For example, new weekly challenges may be released, for which you need to assemble teams from specific players. For instance, a task like “Win 10 matches with 7 French players in the starting eleven” or similar. Particularly in live friendlies, there were many examples of this in the last year. If you have the corresponding cards in your club, those are the moments when you can make a profit – because other players are then looking for those specific cards.
- The second example is Squad Building Challenges. These can include Player-of-the-Month SBCs that require cards from certain leagues. Or the weekly Marquee Matchup SBCs that require cards from the respective clubs. The same principle applies here: If you have suitable cards, you should put them on the market at that moment. Unless, of course, you need them yourself.
It can be worthwhile to already accumulate a few cards in advance. While you never know exactly what will come – if, for example, a Dortmund player becomes POTM in the Bundesliga, you can expect that the SBC will also require players from BVB. Such relationships exist for many upcoming SBCs. You can also often predict the top matches of the week if you look at the schedules of the major leagues.
Sniping and Flipping
Get players as cheaply as possible: The classic among trading tips concerns sniping. This refers to the targeted buying of players whose price is particularly low. The good thing about this is that you don’t need any prior knowledge about real match schedules or possible events in FIFA.
The core lies in the right search filter on the transfer market. An example: A player you want usually costs 30,000 coins. Now you set the search filter lower, for example, to 25,000. The lower you set the price, the less likely it is that you will find the player at that price.
Moreover, other players will also try to snipe cards. Consequently, you need to type very quickly – otherwise, it may happen that someone else snatches the offer. The classic process looks like this:
- Set your filter, click search.
- Click away the message displayed if no card appears.
- If you don’t get the card: Increase the maximum (bid) price with the shoulder buttons. The market offer will then be updated. Leave the buy-it-now price unchanged. Then continue searching. This also works in the Web App; however, you have to click or tap manually. This can cost valuable seconds.
- Repeat these steps until a card appears. If it just doesn’t work, try it again at another time or with another card. Alternatively, you can slightly increase the buy-it-now price. However, it shouldn’t rise so much that it is no longer worth it.
This is flipping: Selling a card that you bought cheaply for a higher price is called “flipping”. A successful flip is, for example, a player who was bought below value and then sold at the regular price. Even better, if you wait a bit and the price rises further. However, there is the risk that the price may fall, and you forfeit your profit margin.
TOTW Trading
This is how TOTW trading works: A popular trading technique is buying players who are likely to earn a TOTW card. Once they are in packs, the original gold card will disappear from packs, which reduces the supply on the transfer market.
For example, let’s assume that a meta player like Joe Gomez has a really good game over the weekend. Many will want him just because of the hype – and the price will rise even more if people want to buy him for their team over the weekend. However, if he is not in packs because the expensive and rarer TOTW card is occupying that spot, the price of the gold card will also rise on the transfer market.
Of course, one must keep an eye on the real performances of players. One way is to observe the TOTW predictions that regularly appear before the TOTW. There you can also see which players might be included.
However, there is a risk that a card may not land in the TOTW at all. Then a profit may not materialize.
Focus on Chemistry Styles
What you should pay attention to: Certain Chemistry Styles boost the performance of your players. Particularly popular is the “Hunter” for offensive and the “Shadow” for defensive players, as these improve pace and key stats.
Always check the transfer market to see if you can buy your desired player with the appropriate style – as they are usually worth more. However, since some players list cards somewhat carelessly on the market, you can also find bargains here.
Another approach is to equip your players with the corresponding styles and then sell them at a higher price than the normal value. However, you should keep in mind whether you might actually receive more for the item itself than you would for the player with the corresponding style. Because sometimes, Shadows and Hunters go for several thousand coins.
There are still plenty of other trading methods that can bring coins into the club. New features can also impact the market throughout a season. Therefore, we will continue to update and adjust this guide over the coming weeks.
If you’re looking for some cheap players to start FIFA 22 whose value could rise, we have an overview for you: 10 players that are perfect for starting FUT 22.
