Icon SBC Investment: 87 Coutinho
In case you missed it, FUT Birthday is upon us. Thus far, EA have released FUT Birthday cards and End of an Era Kaka SBCs, and more promotions are scheduled up until Sunday, March 25th. One of these promised promotions are new Icon SBCs (see direct article from EA here). With only 5 icons remaining (Zanetti, Ronaldo, Pele, Gullit, and Maldini), we have a good chance of getting a top-tier icon tomorrow. Here is why 87 rated Philippe Coutinho is a great, low-risk investment in that case.
1. He is the cheapest 87 rated player.
High rated players always hold value in FIFA Ultimate Team because they are useful for SBCs, particularly for expensive Prime Icons (see Vieira and Maradona). If we get a highly desired icon like Ronaldo, Gullit, or Pele tomorrow, you can be sure the 87 market as a whole will rise. If not, they still hold value and shouldn’t take a hit.
2. Pele and Ronaldo are Brazilian. So is Coutinho.
Many of our Icon SBCs, including Vieira and Maradona like I mentioned above, have nation requirements.
Here is an SBC for Prime Icon Vieira (he is from France).
Here is an SBC from Prime Icon Maradona (he is from Argentina).
While the minimum team rating is low for both, I foresee Pele and Ronaldo being MUCH more expensive than these two. One way EA could potentially make it more expensive is by increasing the squad rating requirement for SBCs like this, so players like Coutinho could go up as a result.
3. Coutinho plays for Barcelona. So did Ronaldo.
In addition to nation requirements, Icon SBCs also often have club requirements from teams that the Icon played for. Ronaldo spent some of his career at Barcelona, so we could be seeing an SBC with some Barcelona requirements.
Cheers,
Chief
Sell after sbc release?
Yes, probably wait a bit for prices to rise then sell in the first few hours after.
Hi mate, I think it’s a fantastic oportunity to put in a lot of coins and ofc I’ll do it but i have two asks, the frist one it’s about what hour EA release what Icons will put in SBC ( I think maybe the best hour for low risk it’s before Ea do this, what do you think?.
And the second one it’s becouse i have one friend and he dont have many coins, I thinked maybe Paulinho can do the same function same coutinho (Brazillian and FCB) Do you think it’s good idea invest in Paulinho the people with more coins?.
Thx at all mate, u’re the best.
Leaks that come out early are out of EAs control, so there’s no set time for those. EA will release their official announcement tomorrow at 5PM or 6PM UK time (uncertain because of recent DST in the United States).
The biggest thing the Coutinho investment has going for it is that he is the cheapest player for his respective rating – the Barcelona and Brazilian connection is more of an added bonus. If Paulinho was the cheapest 83 rated player I’d say possibly, but since he isn’t I don’t think there’s money to be made there.
Thanks to reponse mate, Im cathing themind of the investor and now I see you have reason about Paulinho.
And about Ea hour its good to learn more about sbc mechanics. Woth that i have for you another answer, when do you think about your experience its the highest hype moment, before Ea release in twitter, when Ea release in Twitter or after they put in the sbc in the console (here i think not becouse many people start to sell and the price down but I want to learn more about thus mechanics and i want to know what do you think)
Thanks mate
The hype/price will continue to increase so long as EA continues to release things that support a given investment. In Coutinho’s case, he might rise a bit with a Pele or Ronaldo announcement on Twitter, and then would rise even more if the SBCs require him. On the other hand, the hype would die if they announce something like Zanetti and Maldini tomorrow.
Each situation is different – there is no one-size-fits-all.
So clear men, then I understand if I want to do secure invest the best its sell befote anuncment becouse probably he there will be rise and If i want more risk it’s just wait at sbc.
Thanks man, so useful information
Why 87 and not 86?
Thanks chief
Unlike the 87 Barcelona Coutinho, the 86 Barcelona Coutinho isn’t the cheapest 86 on the market for his respective rating. There’s a bit more risk there.
Do you Think 86 will rise if annoncement are made friday?
What 86 are we talking about? Coutinho?
No just 86 in general.?
They could. It all depends on the SBC requirements and which icons EA chooses to pick.
What do you set as max. price for him? It seems sure that he will come tomorrow.
Also, how do you think 3 x icons will affect the marked?
Max. Price = coutinho
Out tomorrow = Ronaldo 😅
Max price meaning what you should sell at? Well, he has risen a bit since I posted yesterday because of the leak. As always, sell when you are happy with the profit. If EA has requirements that make him useful, I see him rising to between 30-35k (Xbox/PS4).
Actually in terms of better return, Paulinho was a better investment on hype.
83 Paulinho went from 5k to 7k in a span of less than 24 hours
87 coutinho went from 26k to 30k in the same span
So for a player having 130k with 5 coutinho gives you a return of 20k (excluding tax)
And a player having 130k with 26 Paulinho gives you a return of 52k(excluding tax)
But at the same time 26 Paulinho requires a lot of legwork in buying/selling when compared to 5 Coutinho
Yes, Paulinho rose quite a bit on the hype when the leak came out last night. He has decreased a bit since then. If I had known for certain Ronaldo was going to come out/get leaked, I might have pushed him more. Coutinho just covered more bases and was safer.
The last thing I want to do is give readers an investment that loses them coins.
When tots event will be released? Will market crash giving us opportunity to buy some nice cards? (Was thinking about buying roberto carlos prime version, bonucci or hold, collect more and get ronaldinho – second version probably)
*bonucci toty ofc…
Last year, TOTS began on May 12th and ended on June 16th. However, this year we have the World Cup to deal with, so it might come a bit sooner.
Premier League TOTS came out on May 19th, the first major league to be released. With it came lightning rounds and a pretty big market crash. I’d expect something similar this year – a market crash for the first big league TOTS release.
All of this can be seen on the Market Basics page.
The lowest Buy Now Price (BNP) is 26,500 on xbox. Do you still recommend investing at that price range? (26,500-27,500)
These Icon SBCs are going to rinse a lot of high rated players. You could buy, but I don’t see him rising much higher than 30k.
How much time in your opinion do we need to see coutinho rise? (He is 28,5k on ps4 now) or he wont rise anymore and it is time to sell?
If you have other places you want to spend your coins (for your squad or other investments/trading), just sell. He won’t rise enough for it to be worth it.
He is going for 34k atm on ps4 !!!!
On xbox the prices are quite low still
If you have no where else to put your coins, just hold for a day or two and see what happens. Ronaldo and Gullit are cheap enough that a lot of people might choose to do them, resulting in the supply of high rated cards getting rinsed.
As of right now, Coutinho is 32k (Xbox). When I posted the article, he was 25k. That’s some nice turnaround for a day.
Doesn’t seem that so many are sold at those prices
Sold my high rated players with ok profit. When do you think 87-88 players are back on lower prices again?
These upgrade SBCs last another week, so probably not until they expire.