Transfers

Transfer Window Watch – FPL Updates

With many of us applying the finishing touches to our Fantasy Premier League squads, developments on Thursday could leave us with a selection headache or two ahead of the Gameweek 1 deadline tomorrow night.

Premier League clubs have until 17:00 BST today to complete any remaining transfer business, although a caveat is that players can still depart for Europe and beyond until the end of the month.

Amid the carnival of yellow ties, made-up sightings and besieged television reporters, we’ll analyse the confirmed deals that could present Fantasy managers with new targets or have a negative impact on existing assets.

19:20

Jordan Ayew has joined Crystal Palace on a season-long loan deal from Swansea City.

19:05

Brighton have signed 27-year-old right-back Martin Montoya from Valencia on a four-year deal. Fulham have provided back-up for Aleksandar Mitrovic, meanwhile, with the loan capture of striker Luciano Vietto.

18:35

Harry Arter has joined Cardiff City on loan from Bournemouth, while centre-back Federico Fernandez has signed for Newcastle United from Swansea City on a four-year deal.

18:05

Another centre-back has arrived at Leicester City in the shape of Caglar Soyuncu. The Freiburg defender has joined a deal that could reportedly set the Foxes back up to £19m.

17:50

Another significant development at Craven Cottage. Left-back Joe Bryan has signed for £6m from Bristol City, which could have a positive impact on Ryan Sessegnon’s starting position. Sessegnon had featured at full-back himself for part of pre-season, with Slavisa Jokanovic forced to turn to his teenage prodigy at left-back with alternatives few and far between.

17:30

An interesting one, this: Fulham have signed Seville’s first-choice goalkeeper Sergio Rico on loan, just weeks after snapping up Besiktas custodian Fabri (£4.5m).

17:20

Huddersfield Town have added versatile forward Isaac Mbenza to their squad on a season-long loan deal, while Brighton & Hove Albion have signed teenage winger Peter Gwargis and centre-back Dan Burn – neither of whom will likely be troubling the Seagulls’ starting XI any time soon. Burn, indeed, has rejoined former club Wigan Athletic on loan until January.

17:10

A mad last half-hour of business after a barren afternoon of transfer news.

Everton have completed the signings of centre-back Yerry Mina from Barcelona and winger Bernard from Shakhtar Donetsk, while central midfielder Andre Gomes has also made the move from the Nou Camp to Goodison on a season-long loan deal.

Those signings could have an impact on Phil Jagielka (£4.5m), Theo Walcott (£6.5m) and Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m) in their respective positions. Intriguingly though, Bernard is predominantly a left-winger, the same position that summer signing Richarlison (£6.5m) tends to occupy.

West Ham United have bolstered their midfield ranks with the capture of the experienced Colombian international Carlos Sanchez from Fiorentina, meanwhile. That would seemingly put Declan Rice’s (£4.5m) “out of position” status at risk.

14:35

Leander Dendoncker has become Wolves’ 11th summer signing after joining from Anderlecht. The defensive midfielder, who can also play at centre-back, has joined the newly promoted club on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal next summer.

The Belgian international’s arrival adds competition for Ruben Neves (£5.0m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) in the centre of the park, while also giving Santo cover at centre-half. Romain Saiss (£4.5m) has struggled in the defensive three since dropping back there this summer and it could well be that Dendoncker first gets a run in the team at centre-back, with Neves and Moutinho established in the double-pivot.

13:20

Neil Warnock has added much-needed depth to his central midfield with the signing of Victor Camarasa from Real Betis on a season-long loan deal.

Warnock was forced to play centre-back Sol Bamba in an advanced role in the 2-1 loss to Betis at the weekend, a match that Camarasa didn’t feature in.

12:25

Thibaut Courtois has, as expected, completed his move from Chelsea to Real Madrid.

Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko has turned down a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, meanwhile.

10:55

Leicester City have signed centre-back Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb. The Foxes are short in the heart of defence, with Wes Morgan (£4.5m) and Yohan Benalouane (£4.0m) the only options available to Claude Puel for their final pre-season friendly against Lille last weekend.

Harry Maguire (£5.5m) – long linked with a move away from Leicester – has only just returned to training with City and Jonny Evans (£5.0m) is struggling with injury.

Puel said of his new arrival:

Filip is an exciting young player who has the potential to develop even more at Leicester City Football Club. He has made a big contribution to Dinamo Zagreb over the last three years and has also benefitted from experiencing European football. I know he will give us some great options and competition in the squad and I’m delighted to have him here.

10:40

Lucas Perez has joined West Ham United from Arsenal for a reported £4m. The 29-year-old forward made only 11 league appearances (just two of them starts) for the Gunners in 2016/17, before spending all of last season on loan at Deportivo.

Perez scored six goals in 32 La Liga appearances in 2017/18 and gives Manuel Pellegrini another alternative in attack, with Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) and Javier Hernandez (£6.5m) previously the only fit options available to him.

10:25

Mateo Kovacic has joined Chelsea on loan from Real Madrid for the rest of the season. The deep-lying midfielder’s arrival could spell bad news for the likes of Ross Barkley (£6.0m) and Cesc Fabregas (£6.5m), with Kovacic looking a strong candidate to line up alongside Jorginho (£5.0m) and N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) in Maurizio Sarri’s central midfield three.

FPL managers needn’t get too excited about the Croatian’s arrival though: Kovacic scored on only one occasion for Real during his three years at the club. The former Inter Milan midfielder also has just one international goal to his name from 46 caps.

09:45

Only one piece of business confirmed this morning, but it’s not one that will have any impact on our Fantasy squads: Daniel Arzani has joined Manchester City from affiliated club Melbourne City, with the 19-year-old Australian international set to be farmed out on loan to continue his development.

A more significant deal happened yesterday evening, with Chelsea snapping up Athletic Bilbao’s Kepa Arrizabalaga for £71m – a world-record fee for a goalkeeper. The 23-year-old shot-stopper looks set to replace Thibaut Courtois as the Blues’ number one, with the Belgian international ready to depart Stamford Bridge today.

Kepa saved 99 shots in La Liga last season – Courtois registered 76 for Chelsea – and stopped two of the three penalty kicks he faced for Bilbao in 2017/18. Although the Basque club finished in a lowly 16th place last season, they conceded only five more goals (49) than Real Madrid in third.

Kepa has been priced up at £5.5m in FPL this morning.

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2,310 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Siggy in the Middle
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Is Ayew joining Palace?

    1. MFC86
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes on loan

  2. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Please RMT....G2G? Any feedback? Cheers!

    Begovic (Patricio)
    TTA Tomkins Tarkowski (Mendy Peltier)
    Lucas M Salah (c) Richarlison Neves (Mkhitaryan)
    Zaha Aguero Firm

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      RMTs are being herded into the RMT ranch, found at

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/06/rmt-collection-niemi/

      Please post this over there 🙂 Thank you!

    2. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No reply there...so try here!

      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Not how it works I'm afraid 🙁

  3. hnmfm
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    LMFAO I never imagined Walkers voice to be like that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DQPcxO6Tx0

  4. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Lowton or Shaw ?

    1. subhojit123
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Lowton

  5. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    A) Mendy/Robbo + Mane
    B) 5.5 Defender + Sanchez

    Already have Salah

    1. rocrocodile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Where do you get the extra 0.5 in B) from?

  6. Jarnathan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    If Crystal Palace are going to field a Striker other than Zaha, what will the formation likely be?

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      4-2-3-1 I'd say. Zaha on the wing with Benteke up top. Or 4-4-2 with Zaha and Benteke up front.

      1. Jarnathan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        If Zaha is on the wing, does that mean Townsend is the competition?

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Teams that have players like Zaha, Sanchez, Hazard Walcott (of old) and many others like them because they don't actually ever play in one position...

      Forget about the team sheet graphic with players like that...they play both wide and in the box regardless of what the diagram says.

    3. Game of Stones
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      They'll play 442 or 433. However, Zaha seem to have a free role, so he drifts all over the place.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Agreed.

    4. joeydelucchi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Zaha will probably be up top but they will defo play 4-4-2 no matter what, they've played that way all preseason teams don't just take risks like that when they have been working on something for so long.

  7. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea midfield will be a force to reckon with. Kante, Jorginho and Kovacic are technical aggressive talented players who would make Chelsea tick. Good business for them.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Serious lack of goals though if they all play!

      Jorginho = 2 goals in the last 4 years
      Kante = 3 goals in 106 PL games
      Kovacic = 7 goals in the last 6 years

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        I look at them in footballing point of view. Pirlo for instance did not have a great goal scoring record, but he was an icon. The same can be said of Modric and other the likes of Xavi. Hazard/Willian and even Morata will profit a lot from them.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Kovacic is abit of a strange one to me, it’s a lose lose for Chelsea. Either they carry a non performing 24 year old midfielder for a year, at the expense of the other midfielders on their books, or they develop a player for Real Madrid. Either way they lose?

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Kovacic is a fantastic player who happened to play for a Madrid side with Modric/Kroos as their first choice midfielders. Kovacic will probably return to Madrid if he doesn't do well after a year, but he might decice to stay if he becomes Chelsea's star. I think that 3 midfield is as good as any and will do well for Chelsea this season.

    3. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Morata/ Giroud not up to much IMO though

      1. Tev
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Morata definite confidence player, hope Sarri can get the best out of him

    4. Bullet Eder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Agree, incredibly strong trio. Jorginho dominating the tempo, Kante winning every ball back and Kovacic adding some creative spark with legs much stronger than Fabregas. Could be a force in a month or two when Sarri implements style.

      1. Locarno
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Great footballing trio. Not going to score a lot of FF points, though.

  8. rocrocodile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    For the first 4 GWs:

    A) Mané / King
    B) Sanchez / Fraser

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Game of Stones
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else found the transfer window a bit underwhelming? Maybe I’m being too harsh

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      It's always underwhelming. At least it'll be closed before KO.

  10. Jayben23
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Belerin or Bailly ?

    1. william prunier
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Neither

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Bailly if fit for short term, Bellerin long term.

    3. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Bailly

  11. rodog
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Which is the better option (mid and attack):

    Salah Bernardo Eriksen Richarlison Fraser
    King Aubameyang Iheanacho

    OR

    Salah Bernardo COSTA Richarlison Fraser
    King Aubameyang AGUERO

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      the 1 with Kun

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      B by a long way for me. How does your defence and bench look if you don’t mind?

      1. rodog
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Hart Fabianski

        Mendy Van Dijk Shaw Schlupp Peltier

        I am 0.5 over though so need to downgrade someone...

  12. Fassy
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Jagielka a nailed 4.5 United defender 😀

  13. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hi, who is your 4.5m mid? (if you have).
    Thanks.

    1. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      McDonald

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      None. Need to generate money in this game

  14. MFC86
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I would appreciate your thoughts

    3-4-3 with Firmino as 3rd striker and Stephens as 4.5 fodder

    Or

    3-5-2 with Mané in and Kamara as 4.5 fodder

    I’m now leaning towards the latter

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Kamara makes for good team elsewhere but poor job security with LB signing means Sessegnon front 3 no Kamara

  15. Michelle Davin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Stephens or Mcdonald?

    A) Mdonald :3 goals last year,no PL experience.
    B) Stephens: Did nothing last year.PL experience.Scored 7 goals 3 years ago.

    1. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      im on mcdonald, Mostly cos he used to be a blade but he does at least enjoy a long shot

      1. bobby_bookah
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        he is also class and deserves a go in the PL

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Neither too many good 5m options

  16. Mayo.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hey guys any thoughts?

    Patricio

    Mendy - Robertson - Bavies

    Salah - Eriksen - Jota - Rich - Bilva

    Aguero Arnie

    Norris - WB - Kamara - Peltier

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Please post this in the RMT article 🙂

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/06/rmt-collection-niemi/

  17. The_Adam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I'm sure Sarri will all but confirm it tomorrow at the press conference, but I assume Kepa will be making his debut against Huddersfield in GW1?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Don't see why not, good fixture to start

    2. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Over Cabballero and Green; Maybe

  18. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hi mates 🙂

    Who to start in GW1:
    A) Jota ( vs Everton H)
    B) Hughes (vs BHA H)

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A

  19. Andrew
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    A. DDG Mhki Firmino
    B. Fabianski Richarlison Aubameyang

  20. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Obviously biased as I'm a City fan but I would definitely be hiding behind the couch if Bernardo was my only attacking player from the highest scoring team in the league!

    1. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      agree

  21. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on Pedro ? Seems to have fallen out of favour?

    1. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Game time may be limited after Haz and willian return def a good shout for 60 mins in first 2 or so GW

  22. rkpower1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Who would you go for?

    A) Ederson, Hamer, Luiz (or another £5.5m defender)
    B) Foster, Fabianski, Mendy

    1. FleckyT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      b

  23. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I start to feel that my team lacks a few big hitting differentials, with everyone focusing on Kun, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

    Sanchez or Auba could be the best options.

    As such I tried to play around with a differentiated route. How does it look?

    A/ CURRENT
    Ederson (worried about GW1) + 4.0 GK + Mane + Arnie

    B/ DIFFERENTIATED
    Patricio + Fabianski + Sanchez + Mitrovic

    My front line would be Kun + King + Mitrovic

    1. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Are you worried about GW1 because Ederson won't start, or the fixture? Because he will 100% be starting.

      1. BBC_TF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Are u sure? has not played a single second.

        1. Indalo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Yep. Bravo started the Community Shield because he's the cup keeper.

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ederson won't score goals or assists. Waste of Man City spot

  24. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    A) PVA + Peltier

    B) Sakho + S.Cook/Holebas

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Rest are Robbo, Mendy and Wan-Bissaka

      1. adamc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        A.

    2. Bullet Eder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A

  25. adamc
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Jota or Richarlison?

    1. openerhm
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      rich

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Jota. Rich is poo. No one remember the 21 game slump and Everton aren't that good

    3. Dee Lixon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Beginning to think I prefer Jota. Everton might be very poor, at least in the beginning of the season

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Rich conversion rate is horrible. Doesn't get bonus points hardly either. Goal and assist 1 game last season no bonus I recall

  26. Siggy in the Middle
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    If Ayew joins Palace, I'll do Zaha and Richarlison to Jota/Sessegnon and Tosun.

    1. openerhm
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Apparently Ayew won't threaten Zaha's position and will instead play in the RLC role out wide

  27. lugalooch
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez or Mane for the first couple of weeks?

    Either leaves me without cover for the other team, I know l'pool are stronger but Sanchez rested and as a striker seems too tempting to ignore

    Thanks

  28. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Any cash leagues going ?

  29. Scheister
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Is Luiz really nailed?

    How many weeks do we expect Shaw to start, 2?

    A) Luiz
    B) Shaw
    C) Bailly
    D) Bavies

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      C. Most nailed utd defender

    2. william prunier
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Possibly
      One
      D

    3. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      2-3 but could be excellent and keep his place (seems unlikely though)

  30. openerhm
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Does it look like Wood will be fit for this weekend?

    1. bobby_bookah
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      "infected bite" could go either way. To little info to start him imo

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I Wood'nt know

    3. banskt
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Will possibly become clear after the game tonight.