We're delighted to announce that the 19.3.0 Winter Transfer Update for Football Manager 2019 is now available to download via Steam.

The game should automatically begin to update next time you launch Steam. For those of you currently in game, save and exit to receive the update. If for whatever reason the game doesn't automatically update we recommend restarting Steam.

Whilst fixes in the changelist below are save game compatible, for access to the latest database and competition updates you will be required to start a new game. There are a number of other improvements within the update including, but not limited to the changelist below.

19.3.0 Changelist

- Fully updated Winter Transfer Database (19.3.0 Database)
- Stability Fixes
- Fixed rare issue where some promises would incorrectly complete or cancel immediately after being made
- Happiness changes regarding players wanting new contract too frequently
- Travelling tweaks with regards to training schedules
- Fixed cases of certain facilities or youth levels not upgrading correctly
- Toned down the extent to which players pick up traits from methods outside of mentoring
- Tweaks to AI injury numbers
- Tweaks to training ratings
- Fixed case of FFP failure being reported incorrectly
- Continue Game Timeout fixes
- Various UI fixes

- Various competition and rule group fixes including (but not limited to):
- French Ligue 1 prize money corrected
- English FA Cup 5th round replays scrapped from first season (18/19)
- Belgium Home grown issues addressed
- VAR changes for European competitions
- U23 only rule applied to Dutch Jong teams
- Danish leagues' substitutes rule corrected to "7 subs named, maximum 3 used"
- Can now play players registered for Portuguese senior teams in B Team 2nd tier games
- Italian title and relegation decider games being played simultaneously
- Italian Serie B expanded to 20 teams from 19/20 season
- Licensed Northern Ireland PIL fixtures corrected
- Greek National B Division Maximum foreign player rules corrected

- Various Match Engine (version 1930) tweaks including (but not limited to):

- Fixed bug with keeper reach on some high shots
- Improved keeper reactions to free kick and penalty shots
- Fixed rare instances of keepers picking up back passes or not reacting to them
- Fixed keeper controlling ball then never moving to pick it up or kick it
- Removed a restriction on striker and creative attackers offering out ball
- Fixed incorrect offside example
- Fixed couple of issues related to VAR
- Adjusted attacking player marking when preventing GK distribution at goal kicks
- Adjusted marking of players coming short for throw-ins
- Fixed instances of central midfielders bunching close to ball
- Made players cross slightly earlier when possible
- Slight encouragement to pass ball forward more when optimal
- Fixed issue where player marking edge of area at set piece doesn't always engage ball player who receives it outside area
- Fine-tuned shot and pass accuracy