

Perhaps Ronaldo is this season's foil or represents some sort of objective.

Speaking of teams, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is involved with FIFA 18 on numerous levels apart from The Journey II: Hunter Returns (including being the cover star), and yet Real Madrid is not one of the teams the official blog post says you can compete at. Perhaps this is his ticket back to the Premier League. The trailer also shows Hunter getting hurt. Given the time and energy spent to capture likenesses and create cutscenes involving players at those clubs such Atleti's Antoine Griezmann, Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller, and the LA Galaxy's Gyasi Zardes, I doubt you will be given the option to just skip going abroad and stay in the Premier League the whole mode. In the mode's recent trailer (see below), Hunter is also shown in a Chelsea kit, so my guess is he'll be loaned or transferred to one of the above non-Premier League clubs but at some point return to England. This tells me that there are opportunities to play in different leagues, but only at those listed clubs. The recent official blog post from developer EA Canada covering the mode says you'll "compete at" a specific list of clubs: Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and LA Galaxy. This year's does, but it appears to be constrained. Last year's The Journey story mode featuring Alex Hunter conspicuously did not involve leagues outside of England's Premier League. Let's take a look at what we expect from the modes and where they seem to be headed.*

New information has come out for FIFA 18's The Journey II: Hunter Returns and career mode that deserves mulling over, from playable cameos to negotiation cutscenes.
