An England international spent his free time during the international break with his Ultimate Team in EA FC 25. His 44 million-dollar team, which he proudly presents on Instagram, is actually a real eye-catcher. But most of his followers particularly dislike the line-up that the professional has chosen.
What kind of football professional is this? Dominic Solanke was one of the most expensive transfers of the summer of 2024. The English international moved from FC Bournemouth to London to Tottenham Hotspurs for a rumored fee of more than 64 million euros.
This season, the massive striker has already scored 2 goals and an assist in 5 games. Things seem to be going even better for Solanke on the PS5 in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team.
At least that’s what a thread that the England international shared on his Instagram account reveals:
This is Solanke’s 44 million team: The team is brimming with expensive tickets. The following players are part of his team and have the following prices on the transfer market in Ultimate Team (as of October 18, 2024):
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In total, all the stars add up to a price of almost 45 (44.84) million coins. The most expensive player is the Brazilian legend Ronaldo, who is also one of the most expensive cards in Ultimate Team this year.
Unfortunately, we don’t know how Solanke ended up with such an expensive team at such an early stage from EA FC. It could be that the professional has invested real money in packs.
Criticism from followers about the defensive orientation
Meanwhile, most of his followers can perhaps afford the maximum of Real Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois for 44,000 coins. But the followers don’t think that’s the worst thing. They are more likely to pounce on the lineup that the professional has chosen for his expensive team.
While Solanke may not have thought anything bad with his thread and wanted to make a bit of an impression, critical comments are increasing on one of his latest posts on Instagram.
What are the followers criticizing? The professional receives criticism primarily for arranging his stars in a chain of five.
Although 5 players in defense are the meta in the first few weeks of EA FC, with a team like this, fans would certainly like the professional to be a little more courageous going forward. This should also be reflected in his basic formation.
With the latest title, Update 3, the 5-chain in FC 25 is now to be weakened. You can read this and other changes here on MeinMMO: EA FC 25 Patch Notes: New Title Update 3 is here, weakens the OP formation: All changes at a glance
Further criticism of Solanke for investing too much
While the first comment from his former colleague may have been meant ironically, at least the second post directly addresses the pay-to-win problem in EA FC. It is not proven whether Solanke poured real money into EA FC 25, but the assumption is reasonable.
People who bet real money increase their chances of drawing a strong player through the amount of additional packs. If you then play this expensive player yourself or sell it for a lot of coins, you gain an advantage over others who do not invest any money.
With the trading tips for FC 25 on MeinMMO you can get lots of coins even without real money.
Unfortunately, we don’t know how successful Dominic Solanke and his team are in EA FC 25. If the professional also shows a picture of his division in Rivals or his placement in the Weekend League, we will add it to this article. Even though the Weekend League now has fewer games, there are significantly better rewards: EA FC 25: Weekend League with new rewards – all rewards at a glance