EA FC 24 Lionel Messi TOTY card stats and costs: Is he worth using?

The EA FC 24 Lionel Messi TOTY card is currently available in different packs of Ultimate Team, having released earlier on January 19. The Argentine magicial has secured his place in the starting line up of men's Team of the Year, and he has been rewarded with a 97-rated item.

On first glance, the new Messi card appears to be an amazing item that can completely dominate the meta. However, this card is also extremely hard to acquire at the moment, and the current market valuation certainly makes it hard for many players to get the item.

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All EA FC 24 Lionel Messi TOTY card stats

The stats of any card in Ultimate Team can be divided into two broad parts: key stats and normal stats. The key stats refer to six different attributes that are visible on the card itself. Also referred to as face stats, these numbers are a combination of multiple attributes and determine how effective any card will be.

Here are all the key stats of the upcoming EA FC 24 Lionel Messi TOTY card:

• Overall: 97
• Position: CF
• Pace: 91
• Shooting: 96
• Passing: 97
• Dribbling: 98
• Defense: 40
• Physicality: 77
• Playstyle+ 1 - Pinged Pass
• Playstyle+ 2 - Technical

Here are some of the highlight stats of the new card:

• Acceleration: 99
• Positioning: 99
• Finishing: 98
• Long Shots: 99
• Agility: 95
• Balance: 99
• Dribbling: 99
• Ball control: 97
• Composure: 99
• Vision: 99
• Free Kick Accuracy: 99
• Short Passing: 98
• Long Passing: 97
• Curve: 99

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What is the EA FC 24 Lionel Messi TOTY card's cost?

The new TOTY card is currently valued at 8.5 million coins on the console market, but it's extinct on the PC market. In other words, not a single one is currently available for PC players to obtain from the market.

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Is the EA FC 24 Lionel Messi TOTY card worth using?

This new item is one of the strongest items that's currently available in the game, and it's a major upgrade over Messi's Radioactive version. Most of the weaknesses of that item has been removed in this one. While the 84 Sprint Speed could have been higher, the card shines in every other offensive department.

With near perfect finishing and passing, Messi will be an offensive threat in almost every position. He can operate as CF, CAM, RW, and ST. Finally, the card offers two powerful playstyle+ - Pinged Pass and Technical. While you'll have to be very lucky or have a lot of coins to get this card, it can easily carry your squad till the very end of the game.