EA FC 24: OTW Leaks, Predictions & Release Date

Traditionally, the Ones To Watch cards are one of the first promos in the new game. For EA Sports FC 24, which will be released instead of FIFA 24, we can look forward to some OP OTW cards. Some superstars have moved on to different clubs, with many good players unfortunately answering the call of money from Saudi Arabia.

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OTWs are especially interesting in the beginning of a FUT season, as it always takes quite some time until their upgrades come and boost their OVR. Hopefully, EA will think about giving the Team of the Week and OTW cards a new structure. The upgrades were just always too weak, which is why these cards were outdated way too quickly.

We'll explain how the upgrades could work this season and show you the outstanding list of potential OTW superstars in EA FC 24.

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Ones to Watch Upgrades & Explanation In FIFA 24

Ones to Watch (OTW) players are those who have transferred to new clubs over the summer and find themselves under particular scrutiny at their new clubs. In FIFA, these transferred players were issued a dynamic OTW card, a tradition we fully anticipate EA will maintain for EA FC 24.

These cards can receive upgrades when the player earns an In-Form (IF) card, so for every Team of the Week nomination. A Man of the Match card can also boost their stats, although EA often refrains from giving these to OTW players.

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In FIFA 23, we observed the introduction of "Wins to Watch" upgrades, which required the OTW player's team to secure three wins out of the first eight league matches. During the World Cup, additional upgrades were possible with the "Nations to Watch" feature. We hope EA will introduce more upgrade options this season, considering there is no World Cup and previous upgrades were distributed rather late.

EA FC 24: OTW Release Date

The Ones To Watch will probably be available in Ultimate Team on September 29. That would be the same time as the release of the Standard Edition of EA Sports FC.

That's how it was done in FIFA 23 and we expect it to be the same way here.

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EAFC 24 OTW Leaks & Predictions

No OTW card has been officially unveiled yet, but we can already pretty much predict which players will be included as Ones To Watch.

Lionel Messi, Jude Bellingham and Christopher Nkunku are the most interesting ones. Messi is and remains the GOAT, but his age is showing. With his move to Inter Miami in the MLS, Messi's time has finally come to an end (just like Ronaldo's). At least as far as playing at the very highest level is concerned.

Here is a prediction of the most important OTW cards in EA Sports FC:

These players are among the most significant transfers in the current transfer period and are stars with a high rating in EA FC 24. EA Sports is likely to unveil two OTW teams once again. In FIFA 23, we saw a total of 20 OTW players, with two of them made available as Objectives and another two as Squad Building Challenges (SBCs).

This potential card design looks really cool, but it is definitely not official as of now!

Official EAFC OTW card design

This will look insane with dynamic images going outside of the card! #EAFC24 pic.twitter.com/06nzs8PEBB

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