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Pulisic among the new players priced up by FPL

Tuesday evening saw Fantasy Premier League price up 13 more players, most of whom are new arrivals at their respective clubs.

Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) is perhaps the most noteworthy addition, with the USA international set to join up with his new Chelsea teammates once his country’s CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign is over.

Pulisic becomes Chelsea’s most expensive player in FPL, with all of the Blues’ other assets costing £7.0m or less.

The west London club acquired the young winger in January but loaned him straight back to Borussia Dortmund.

His 2018/19 campaign was disrupted by injury, with only nine of his 20 appearances coming from the start.

Pulisic registered four goals and four assists in 932 minutes of Bundesliga football last season.

The much-hyped American has yet to hit the five-goal mark in a single campaign, however.

READ MORE: Our Scout Report on Christian Pulisic

Mateo Kovacic, who recorded only two attacking returns in a loan spell with Chelsea last season, is available at £5.5m following his permanent move.

Moussa Djenepo (£5.5m) and Che Adams (£6.0m) have also been added to the game, with Adams costing the same as Danny Ings (£6.0m).

Djenepo’s price is intriguing, despite the caution we urged in our Scout Report on the Mali international: £5.5m being about as low as he could possibly have been listed as given his attacking potential.

We’ll have an article out on Adams in the coming weeks, too, looking at his credentials as an FPL forward.

The former Birmingham City striker scored 22 goals in 46 Championship appearances last season.

Norwich’s summer recruits Josip Drmic and Patrick Roberts are available at £5.5m, while Aston Villa striker Wesley Moraes has been listed at £6.0m.

READ MORE: Our Scout Report on Josip Drmic
READ MORE: Our Scout Report on Wesley Moraes

Three goalkeepers who may very well be back-ups at their respective clubs next season have been added at £4.5m: Emiliano Martinez, Simon Moore and Jed Steer.

Steer played 18 Championship games after Orjan Nyland (£4.5m) and Lovre Kalinic picked up injuries but impressed in the run-in and signed a new contract at the end of the season.

Villa have since been linked with Jack Butland, so Steer may well be playing second fiddle again come Gameweek 1.

Aaron Lennon is available at £5.0m for Burnley, meanwhile.

Finally, there are two new defenders priced up at £5.0m: new Leicester City full-back James Justin and Watford’s latest recruit Craig Dawson.

Centre-back Dawson was a bit of a cult Fantasy favourite at West Brom, twice scoring four goals in a single season and hitting double figures for clean sheets on two occasions, too.

Justin may well provide back-up to the Foxes’ first-choice full-backs at first but is a name to monitor given his attacking reputation.

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  1. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    All of the new players seem a bit pricey.

    1. F0oTBall GuRu
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Just missed!!

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I reckon a bargain or two will emerge at the Saints. Shame about the fixtures.

    3. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah, hate that Dawson is not 4.5.

      Understand it, but hate it.

  2. F0oTBall GuRu
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Zlataaaaaaaaannnnnnnn!!!!!

  3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    A or B please?

    A) Digne & JWP
    B) Kelly & Siggy

    Both would start

    Thanks

    1. Treblatito
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure about JWP.

      For 5.5 could get Westwood who was decent towards end of season, or if you can afford a 6.5 Brooks

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Possibly McGinn at 5.5 m

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers mate

  4. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    'Despite late interest from Utd'

    Seeing this phrase used a lot when a new transfer deal is announced by a club lately, e.g. the Ndombele deal.

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      United is linked with every single player.

  5. ACM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    De Gea

    TAA VVD Laporte Azpi

    Salah KDB Bilva Fraser

    Jiménez King

    Bench is utter fodder. Any and all thoughts appreciated...

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Ditch de hea maybe for ederson with Laporte to digne maybe

  6. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    A Ake and 4.5 mid
    Or
    B A.Smith & 5.0 mid

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Will the mid play?

      Ake significantly outscored his defence last year

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Ake is such a goal threat. 4 goals last year and always a threat for goals and assists.
        10 goals and 6 assists in 3 and a bit seasons is pretty good for a defender.

        The 5m mid you mean? Would be Jorginho probably as on pens and nailed

  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    With so many players still to be signed and bargains like awb still unknown is there any point trying to build a team right now ? Not trying to be a party popper

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Party pooper oops

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Can’t see many new comers populating decent teams

      Maybe prem to prem players

      But a good foundation can be sorted now

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Fair point

      2. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Good foundation - I like the idea but the reality is that a lot of folk will take last minute punts and re jig their teams only to regret it after few weeks and start pointing out how they had players A B C in their drafts but in the end went for X Y Z.

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          No doubt

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      It’s just fun 🙂

  8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    If Zaha signs for Arsenal and Mendy is the 1st choice City LB then I’m liking this:

    Ryan

    TAA Robertson VVD Mendy Digne

    Sterling Zaha

    Kane Vardy King

    (Fodder)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      5 at the back doesn't give you enough flexibility imo

    2. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Until Liverpool concede, I’m going 2 Liverpool defence myself but 3 is a bit much

  9. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    https://twitter.com/mrgeoffpeters/status/1146116051710726145?s=20

    Ayoze Perez apparently in advanced talks to move to Leicester. Medcal reportedly this week.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Would be a good signing

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        £6.5m midfielder.
        Potentially compete for a spot with Vardy?

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Or a good supporting role

        2. tbeans22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Both in my team right now but I wonder if this means the hope of bringing Tielemans back is dead. He was a great add on my team last season.

  10. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Keep coming back to this team. Very template which I guess is fine.
    Would you find 2.5 m somewhere to get Sterling over KDB and if so where?

    Ryan
    TAA Mendy Van Dijk Digne
    Salah KDB Sigurdsson Zaha
    Vardy King

    Button Dendoncker Diop Xande Silva

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Looks good

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Almost identical to my team (I just have a different formation to you):

      Ryan (Button)
      TAA Robbo Laporte Digne Trippier
      Salah KDB Siggy Zaha (Dendonker)
      Vardy (4.5) (4.5)

      I like the King pick. I’ve been backwards and forwards with downgrading one of my back 5 for him since the game launched 🙂

      1. The Sociologist
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        I'd rather someone else other than Trippier. Doesn't inspire me with confidence, and may be on the move

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      only way to get Sterling in would be Zaha > Maddison ( For Leicester coverage ) and then Vardy to 6.5m forward

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Sterling Deulofeu/Jota was my alternative which looked at

    4. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy to Deulofeu

    5. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      This is exactly my team too! I'd love to have Sterling but not sure where the sacrifice can be made... seems like too lightweight an attack to have two 6.5s...

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        I agree. Comes down to KDB Vardy v Sterling Deulofeu/Jota and if KDB looks back in form and injury free preseason looks better set up

    6. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I’m on a very similar lineup and have been debating the Vardy > 6.5 move to facilitate KDB to Sterling as well.
      I just can’t get comfortable with fielding two 6.5 Fwds though. The balance with Vardy feels safer.
      I’m looking at Ederson and a 4.5 Def over Ryan / Mendy, though, unless/until Mendy looks sure to be consistent first choice.

  11. mrodgers91
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Bottomed on the last post

    Zaha or Mili? VAR and penalties was makongme think mili but then i remember that zaha wins them all

    Also Bilva or Fraser?

  12. OLLY G
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    If Diop moves to United, do you think they will leave his price at 4.5m or change it?

    Would mean everyone would have minimum 20% same defence, which is no fun.

    1. LSK
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Leave it as is

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      They can’t change the price once the player is in the game.

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      More likely to reduce it.

      1. OLLY G
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Hahaha

  13. Godfrey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Difficult to find 5 attacking defenders. I have TAA, Robertson, Digne and Chilwell. Mendy/Trippier/Kolasinac are not guaranteed starters and I don't like the price of Doherty. Maybe Ritchie or Jonny, or anyone with suggestions?

    1. nisag17
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Coleman I guess if you don't mind the Everton double up.

      1. Godfrey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Not a fan.

    2. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Schär?

      1. Godfrey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        I rather go for Ritchie, I have the budget.

        1. tbeans22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Depends where he plays under a new coach. His attacking numbers as a wingback last year were pretty poor.

    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Sheffield United are supposed to have a weird tactic with attacking central defenders.

  14. TherryOnWii
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson
    Robbo VVD Digne Kelly
    Salah Siggi Maddy Brooks Zaha
    Aguero

    Button, Dunk, 4.5m F, 4.5m F

    Any changes required?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Good to go. Now log off and wait till season starts

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      No you don't need to change kelly

    3. nisag17
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Swaps Brooks with King. Improves your bench as well.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Eh?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Ah, get you. You mean having a 4.5 mid on the bench rather than striker

    4. TherryOnWii
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks chaps

    5. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      No Giroud?

  15. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone considering Giroud?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Scotty B is

      1. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        How many RMTs so far?

  16. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson
    Coleman A.Smith VVD Laporte Robbo
    Salah Siggy Sterling
    King Giroud

    Norris Jorginho Dendonker 4.5

    Is it worth upgrading Smith > Ake and downgrading Jorginho > 4.5 or stick with as Jorginho could be a useful sub if on pens and revert to 4-4-2 when Bournemouth have tough fixture?

    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Quite like the giroud pick, do we think he’s going to score or do his French role of just distracting and lay offs?

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Transfer ban and can't see Abraham being up to leading the line just yet. Giroud could get 15-20 goals next season

  17. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Hi mates.

    On general, are you preferring to have Sterling or go for KDB and have 2.5 to upgrade elsewhere?

    For now I am set on keeping Salah and Sterling, but I am seeing many interesting drafts with Salah KDB and an upgraded team elsewhere

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I'm thinking of having an all-round better team (which should hopefully allow more patience and less FTs) and just swap between Salah and Sterling using FTs when wanting to captain the other one - going without one does feel risky though

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah, the week we transfer one out, he hauls ahah.

        Salah + Sterling feels safe and promosing, but the 2.5 extra are gold in fact

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          yeah, I can definitely see it going badly wrong, I haven't decided yet but the team does look much better with only one of them

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Kdb pretty much nailed in my team but only because I want Kane for gw1

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Salah KDB Kane seems a great trio!

        I am not very willing to spend a lot upfront, so for now I have still not considered Kane.

        Rest of your team is strong?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Got no team yet. Salah, Kane, Kdb and Zaha will be the core of it

    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      de bruyne ,snip at 9.5

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Independently of KDB’s price, doesn’t feel too risky to go without Sterling?

        I like a lot the set and forget mode on both Salah and Sterling ahah

      2. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Looks a good option at that price, hopefully he won't have another season decimated by injuries.

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling - he is getting better and better under Pep - God knows what sort of numbers he will reach this season.

      KDB - transfer waiting to happen.

    5. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Kdb didn't have enough attacking return last season. Not for me

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Me too. Bilva with 8.0 seems far more better - no injuries, quite nailed and started looking to get some returns

  18. ZTF
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Alisson (4.0)
    TAA Pereira Kelly (Diop, Aarons)
    Salah Pereyra Zaha Fornals (Roberts)
    King Aguero Jimenez

    Thoughts? 🙂

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Def and mid too lightweight. Needs more City.

  19. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Think I’m going to settle on this for now until some fresh meat arrives...wasn’t planning on 5-3-2 but hey ho....any final thoughts guys??

    Heaton
    Robbo - TAA - Digne - Zinchenko - Trippier
    Salah - Sterling - Zaha
    Vardy - King

    (I know Zinc and Trip are ‘wait and sees’ so holding slots for now....)

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Solid

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers diesel!

  20. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on this team lads?

    Ryan

    Robbo Van dijk Digne WanB

    Salah Sterling Fraser Zaha

    King Jiminez

  21. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Any love for Pereyra at 6m?

    Usually starts the season well

    1. Gringo Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Torino trying to sign him. Not sure that he'll start season there

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        😮

  22. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Which combo is better?

    a) Leno and Digne

    b) Ryan and Coleman

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Ryan + Digne

  23. ZTF
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Scrap my previous post,

    Alisson (4.0)
    TAA Kelly _____ _____ (Aarons)
    Zaha Salah Pereyra Sterling (Roberts)
    Aguero Jota (McGoldrick)

    7m itb, need to make some £ in order to get two defenders in. Any ideas on how to do that & which two you would choose?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Downgrade sterling or kun

  24. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Any noteworthy 6m attackers ??
    Finding it difficult to get 6th attacker after spending heavily on defense + Mo & Raz

    1. ZTF
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      All risky. Standouts would be Adams, Wesley, maybe Solanke?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers mate 🙂
        Risky or waste of money & spot tbh
        Feels like should go 5 atb but don't have the courage atm

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Grealish

      Yarmalenko

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Rolling like this at the mo:

        Ederson 4.0
        Robbo TAA Digne AWB Kelly
        Raz Mo Zaha Grealish hayden
        Jimenez King 4.5

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Nice team bro.
          I'm looking at
          Ryan 4.0
          Robbo Taa Digne Mendy Kelly
          Mo Raz 6.0 Dendonker 4.5
          Vardy King Deulofeu/Wood

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Yeah I’ve had mendy in and out tbh - preseason will be key to that one

            Vardy is the stretching point not sure the run of games lends to working him in, that said wolves are no better

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Really love Vardy after BR going at Leicester
              Expecting big things from him

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Ahh
        Nice options.
        Thank you buddy.
        Forgotten about Yarmo after the Injury tbh

  25. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Kane better option than Mane?

  26. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic at 7.5 hmnn. The man who is gonna take hazard's responsibility is priced half his price.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Will give half Points too 😛

  27. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts? Little bit different.

    Heaton/pope
    Robbo VVD Digne Walker
    Salah Siggy DenDonkey
    Kane Vardy Wilson

    4x Fodders.

  28. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    If Zouma doesn't got back to Everton, doesn't that make Everton defense less attractive?

    1. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Gueye (sorry for spelling mistake) is more important to Everton Defense imo

  29. Kizza_10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Leno
    Mee Robertson VVD Wan B
    McGinn Salah Sterling Moutinho
    Kane Jimenez

    Subs: Button, Kelly, Guendouzi, Wickham

    Is having 3 big hitters a team killer or is it worth the punt ?