Marcus
Mitchell
Unless you previously owned them you can’t buy shortlisted drivers apart from through the transfer auction system.
This was implemented a while back as players with multiple accounts were using scripts to buy up all the best drivers and staff so that no one else could you use them.
so what can i do?
Nothing as far as that driver goes. Today you can bid for drivers in auctions, but over long term build your headquarters up to lvl 20 and then recruit your own drivers/staff. In the long run this proves cheaper as they are younger so can be kept for longer and start off with very low wages.