Is this an error?

Is this an error or is there an intentional reason why this continuously occurs?

Any help would be appreciated

It's the assistant manager who decides who is a realistic target. If you don't have an assistant, then that option is greyed out and all the players in your scouting list are then displayed.

Not sure if that's the case here tbh.

Thanks!

I think that could be the problem! The frustrating thing is that I'm looking for an assistant manager