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Knowing the sort of owner you’re working with can be the key to getting anything out of your Football Manager 2024 save.<\/strong><\/p>\n Those clubs blessed with what were affectionately known as Sugar Daddies – now titled ‘Rich Benefactors’ instead – can fall into four drastically different categories, so it’s important to know what you’re getting yourself into before signing on the dotted line.<\/p>\n Here’s a breakdown of each of the four types of Rich Benefactors and some examples of each.<\/p>\n If you want a big-spending save, you’re looking for a Foreground owner.<\/p>\n These are the owners who are prepared to throw money at everything to do with the club – the likes of PSG and Manchester City are perfect examples.<\/p>\n Background owners are a little calmer than Foreground. They’ll ensure financial stability but won’t be chucking money around left, right and centre.<\/p>\n You’ll be rewarded for promotions or boosts to your reputation, which is when the major signings start becoming possible.<\/p>\n Underwriters are pretty common. They’ll wipe out debts and inject a little money initially, but then you’re pretty much on your own and your entire budget will be decided by on-field success and player sales.<\/p>\n If things start to go wrong, they can invest to keep you afloat.<\/p>\n If your Underwriter expects returns, they will look to recover the money they invested to clear your debts once the cash is flowing again.<\/p>\n It’s a tighter save than any other as you won’t be given a big budget until you’ve paid off your existing debts.<\/p>\nREAD MORE ON THE BEST SIGNINGS & TEAMS TO START A SAVE WITH ON FM24<\/h3>\n