The 93+ Serie A & MLS TOTS Player Picks Are Here

FC 26 Ultimate Team's TOTS campaign just kicked off Week 1 with a bang. Here's everything you need to know about the best picks, the biggest surprises, and where to spend your coins.

Right, so TOTS Week 1 dropped on April 17th and I genuinely wasn't expecting it to hit this hard. Every year there's that one TOTS release where you look at the cards and think "okay, EA actually tried this time" — and this is one of those weeks. Serie A and MLS both landed simultaneously, and between a 97-rated Luka Modrić playing CDM and a 96-rated Messi in MLS colors, the market has been an absolute warzone since Friday morning.

The TOTS Campaign at a Glance

Before diving into the cards themselves, it's worth understanding the full six-week structure EA has laid out. This isn't a one-week event — it's a sustained campaign running all the way to late May, and your spending decisions in Week 1 have downstream consequences for what you can afford in Weeks 4 and 5.

Source: EA Sports FC 26 Official TOTS Page

The Premier League drops next Friday. LaLiga is Week 5. If you're saving for those, be disciplined right now — Week 1 is full of temptations that will feel much less urgent in two weeks.

Serie A TOTS — The Full Card Breakdown

The Serie A TOTS dropped 22 players on April 17th. Here's the complete picture with current market prices:

The Three Cards I'd Actually Buy Right Now

1. Lautaro Martínez — 95 OVR ST (410,000 coins)

I keep coming back to this price and it doesn't make sense. A 95-rated striker with 91 Pace, 95 Shooting, and 91 Dribbling for 410,000 coins on console. That's less than half what Kenan Yıldız costs, and Lautaro is going to be more useful in 90% of squads. He fits Inter Milan chemistry, links to Serie A players naturally, and his physical stats mean he doesn't get bullied off the ball.

Reproducible test: Run him in a 4-2-3-1 with Zieliński behind him. His combination of hold-up play and finishing in the box makes him genuinely different from pace-reliant strikers. He doesn't need to beat defenders in a sprint — he just needs half a yard of space.

2. Jacobo Ramón Naveros — 94 OVR CB (122,000 coins)

This is the hidden gem of the entire Week 1 drop. A 94-rated CB for 122,000 coins is the kind of card that gets quietly meta-defining while everyone argues about Modrić. His stats — 88 Pace, 94 Defending, 91 Physical — are comparable to cards costing four times as much. The reason he's cheap is that nobody knows who he is yet. That won't last.

3. Piotr Zieliński — 93 OVR CDM (113,000 coins)

Zieliński at CDM with 93 Passing is a specific kind of card that rewards patient, possession-based play. He's not going to win you games through individual brilliance, but he'll make your entire midfield feel more connected. At 113,000 coins, he's the most accessible 93+ card in the entire Serie A set.

🇺🇸 MLS TOTS — Smaller Set, Bigger Names

The MLS TOTS is a tighter 14-card set, but it punches well above its weight class.

The Messi card is the obvious headline — 96 OVR CAM with 91 Dribbling and Inter Miami chemistry. At nearly 8 million coins on console, it's not a realistic purchase for most players, but it's the kind of card that defines the meta ceiling for the next several weeks.

Denis Bouanga at 263,000 coins is the actual steal here. A 95-rated LW with 95 Pace for a quarter-million coins is remarkable value, especially with his MLS chemistry links opening up interesting hybrid squad options. Evander at 126,000 coins for a 95 CAM is similarly absurd — these two cards together cost less than a single copy of Kenan Yıldız.

New TOTS Mechanics Worth Understanding

EA introduced a few structural changes to TOTS this year that affect how you should approach the campaign:

Custom Chemistry: Every TOTS card — including Honourable Mentions, Breakthrough, and Silver TOTS — gets a unique custom Chemistry style that provides +5 to League Links and automatically grants at least 2 Chemistry in Position. This means TOTS cards are inherently easier to fit into hybrid squads than their base versions.

Breakthrough Players: Each league's squad is accompanied by three Breakthrough Player Items recognizing emerging talent. These are earnable through SBCs and Objectives — worth tracking if you're building a budget squad.

FUT Champions Timing: TOTS Champions Rewards are available from April 17th, one week before Season 7 starts on April 23rd. Champions runs are now extended by 24 hours, ending every Wednesday at 7 AM GMT. Red FUT Champions TOTS cards are exclusive to FUT Champions — they won't be available through packs or the market.

Coin Strategy: How to Approach Week 1 Without Regret

Here's the honest advice that most content creators won't give you because it doesn't generate excitement: don't spend everything in Week 1.

The Serie A and MLS sets are strong, but the Premier League drops in six days. LaLiga — historically the deepest TOTS set — drops in four weeks. The Ultimate TOTS XIs drop in five weeks. Every coin you spend on a 93-rated Zieliński today is a coin you might need for a 98-rated Bellingham or Vinicius Jr. in Week 5 or 6.

The exception to this rule: cards that are genuinely irreplaceable for your specific squad chemistry. If you're running a Serie A theme team, Lautaro and Dimarco aren't optional — they're the spine of your squad. Buy those. But resist the urge to fill every slot with TOTS cards just because they're available.

If your coin balance is looking thin heading into TOTS season, U4GM.com is a reliable option for buying FC 26 coins — it's worth knowing about when the market is moving fast and you need to act on a price before it spikes. The difference between buying Lautaro at 410,000 and waiting until he hits 650,000 after the Premier League hype dies down is real money.

The Experience Chain: What Week 1 Actually Feels Like

I've been through enough TOTS campaigns to know that the first week always feels like the most important one, and it almost never is. The cards that define the meta in June are usually the ones that drop in Week 5 or 6 — the Ultimate TOTS XIs, the LaLiga set, the surprise Honourable Mentions that nobody saw coming.

Week 1 is about identifying value, not chasing hype. Jacobo Ramón at 122,000 coins is value. Lautaro at 410,000 is value. Messi at 8 million is hype. The players who win TOTS season are the ones who can tell the difference — and act accordingly.

The Serie A and MLS sets are genuinely exciting. Some of these cards are going to be in meta squads until the end of the game cycle. But the best move right now is to pick your two or three must-haves, bank the rest, and wait to see what the Premier League brings next Friday.