When do Premier League players leave for AFCON?

Price Change Predictions

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Foden	MCI	8.4m	299.8%	Very Likely
Thiago	BRE	6.8m	174.9%	Very Likely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.8m	154.5%	Very Likely
Raya	ARS	5.9m	138.9%	Very Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.4m	127.0%	Very Likely
Neto	CHE	7.2m	111.6%	Very Likely
Guéhi	CRY	5.1m	110.9%	Very Likely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	101.7%	Very Likely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	88.3%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	10.1m	87.2%	Unlikely
Burn	NEW	5.1m	83.8%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.8m	83.1%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	81.7%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	80.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	78.3%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	74.4%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.2m	73.1%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	72.5%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	6.9m	72.4%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	70.9%	Unlikely
J.Palhinha	TOT	5.5m	68.4%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	67.6%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	67.2%	Unlikely
O.Dango	BRE	6.0m	67.1%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	66.5%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.4%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	63.5%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.7m	62.1%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.3m	60.4%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	6.1m	57.7%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.0m	57.4%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.4m	56.0%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	54.4%	Unlikely
King	FUL	4.5m	53.7%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	50.3%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	50.2%	Unlikely
Sessegnon	FUL	5.4m	47.2%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.4m	47.1%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	44.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mateta	CRY	8.1m	168.1%	Very Likely
Tonali	NEW	5.4m	165.2%	Very Likely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	148.9%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	135.7%	Very Likely
Georginio	BHA	5.7m	134.4%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.4m	130.5%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	5.0m	118.8%	Very Likely
M.Salah	LIV	14.1m	116.2%	Very Likely
Tel	TOT	6.3m	111.4%	Very Likely
Maguire	MUN	4.4m	110.5%	Very Likely
Kerkez	LIV	5.7m	108.3%	Very Likely
Gabriel	ARS	6.3m	105.2%	Very Likely
Darlow	LEE	4.0m	103.6%	Very Likely
Coppola	BHA	4.3m	103.2%	Very Likely
Dorgu	MUN	4.2m	101.9%	Very Likely
Christie	BOU	5.0m	101.2%	Very Likely
Botman	NEW	4.9m	101.0%	Very Likely
Isidor	SUN	5.6m	100.4%	Very Likely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	99.6%	Maybe
Dixon	EVE	3.9m	99.3%	Maybe
Welch	EVE	3.9m	98.3%	Maybe
Boateng	BUR	4.8m	97.8%	Maybe
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.4m	97.1%	Maybe
Martinez	AVL	5.1m	97.0%	Maybe
Baleba	BHA	4.7m	96.8%	Maybe
Mac Allister	LIV	6.3m	96.6%	Maybe
Ortega Moreno	MCI	4.8m	96.2%	Maybe
Young	AVL	4.4m	96.2%	Maybe
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.2m	94.3%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.2%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.3m	93.9%	Unlikely
Pinnock	BRE	4.3m	93.8%	Unlikely
Byram	LEE	3.9m	93.7%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.4m	93.5%	Unlikely
George	CHE	4.9m	93.4%	Unlikely
Matete	SUN	4.4m	92.9%	Unlikely
Akinmboni	BOU	3.9m	92.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	92.4%	Unlikely
Gannon-Doak	BOU	4.9m	90.6%	Unlikely
Knight	BHA	4.5m	90.5%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Sels	NFO	B
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 6 Dec, 2025 12:36am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	A, Sus
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	de Ligt	MUN	B, Inj
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A, £
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 6 Dec, 2025 12:41am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	B
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
No Change	Gakpo	LIV	B, Vs, Rest
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
Up	Schade	BRE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	A, £
Down	Fernández	CHE	B

Last updated: 6 Dec, 2025 12:48am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B

It’s nearly time for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to begin, which means there will be plenty of change within the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) landscape over the next few weeks.

With managers already navigating the busiest time of the season, there’s also a free transfer top-up to utilise from Gameweek 16. This allows decisions on when the best time is to offload AFCON participants and guess how long they might be away.

Thankfully, we now have some clarity on when players will fly out.

AFCON: DEPARTURE DATES REVEALED

Following speculation that players may be called up straight after this weekend’s Gameweek 15, FIFA has announced that the latest release date for AFCON players has been delayed.

Instead of needing to join their national teams by Monday 8 December, they can now wait until Monday 15 December.

The vast majority of the Premier League’s AFCON-bound players will therefore still be available for selection in Gameweek 16 – and leave thereafter.

READ MORE: Who will be going to AFCON and how many Gameweeks will they miss?
READ MORE: The FPL players who could benefit from AFCON

WHAT ABOUT MAN UNITED V BOURNEMOUTH?

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But what, we hear you ask, about Man United’s match on Monday 15 December, which kicks off at 20:00 GMT?

It’s the sole Premier League fixture on that departure date, the closure of Gameweek 16.

Firstly, the good news for Bryan Mbeumo (£8.5m) and Amad Diallo (£6.3m).

FIFA’s rules for the timing of players being called up for AFCON are based on their approach to winter 2022’s World Cup. They say that players must report to their international camp within seven days of their country’s opening game of the tournament.

It also encourages clubs who have any scheduling issues to engage in talks with national sides “in good faith, to find appropriate individual solutions.”

Given Cameroon and Ivory Coast don’t play until December 24, Mbeumo and Amad should be fine to face Bournemouth. That’s a big bonus for Ruben Amorim, and for their FPL owners.

However, Morocco are taking part in the very first AFCON game (December 21). This seven-day window means that Noussair Mazraoui (£4.9m) and the Cherries’ Amine Adli (£5.4m) may have to be away by December 14, missing the clash at Old Trafford.

Then again, the duo have started only seven Premier League games between them this season. Both clubs should be able to cope without them – and they’re not popular FPL picks in any case.

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