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 EFL and the rest of the world had fared.
Here is how the Portsmouth starting XI looked in our simulation at the close of the 2026 summer transfer window:
5. CB - Charlie Hughes
Pompey splash out a whopping £6.25m to sign the defender from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2026 | Getty Images
6. CM - Dejan Tetek
Another new signing in the summer of 2026, he has three impressive seasons at Bristol Rovers in League One before Pompey pay £3.2m for his services | Getty Images
7. CM - Mackenzie Carse
Yet another signing in the 2026 summer transfer window, the now 22-year old arrives on loan from Celtic having been capped 12 times for Scotland | Getty Images
8. RW - Gavin Whyte
Scores 19 league goals across our three simulated seasons and seldom misses a match with 132 appearances | Getty Images