El Jefe — how to play

You're the boss: build a club on a transfer budget, buy and sell, and survive a season.

El Jefe is a budget-economy management game. Instead of a free draft, you build your club within a transfer budget — every signing has a price derived from the player's rating, so you are always trading quality against squad balance.

Once the season is under way you can wheel and deal in the transfer windows: sell players to raise funds, sign reinforcements, and react to injuries and form. The challenge is to compete — or simply survive the drop — without overspending.

How to play

1. Spend your transfer budget to assemble a legal 22-man squad — balance stars against squad depth.
2. Set your formation, eleven and tactics, then play the season.
3. Use the transfer windows to buy and sell as your campaign demands.
4. Hit your objective: avoid relegation, reach Europe, or push for the title.

Tips

• Keep some budget in reserve — you'll want funds to react to injuries mid-season.
• Selling a fringe player to fund one quality signing often beats spreading money thin.