With Fantasy Premier League (FPL) live for 2023/24, we’re welcoming back our team of Hall of Famers and guest writers for the new campaign.
And new to our list of contributors is Ali Jahangirov, the reigning FPL champion!
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First thoughts on pricing
FPL prices have made this season more exciting in terms of the wide variety of options to choose from.
Having so many potentially great picks in the mid-price bracket makes every spot in our squads so much more precious.
It used to be easy to fit two to three premiums in our teams with so many budget enablers to go for, but it’s hardly the case this season.
The gap in quality and potential between mid-price defenders, like Gabriel Magalhaes (£5.0m), William Saliba (£5.0m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.0m), Nathan Ake (£5.0m), Pervis Estupinan (£5.0m), Diogo Dalot (£5.0m), Fabian Schar (£5.0m), Pedro Porro (£5.0m), John Stones (£5.5m), Reece James (£5.5m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.5m), and budget enablers such as George Baldock (£4.0m), Amari’i Bell (£4.0m), James Tarkowski (£4.5m), Sven Botman (£4.5m) and Matty Cash (£4.5m) is so big that it makes sense to have a good squad at the expense of an extra premium option. Trying to fit in 3-4 heavy hitters means that you have no flexibility for future transfers.
The same applies to the midfield department.
There are very few decent budget options for £4.5m-£5.0m to enable premiums elsewhere, while most of the big-six midfielders are priced around £7.0m: Phil Foden (£7.5m), Riyad Mahrez (£7.5m), Jack Grealish (£7.5m), Luis Diaz (£7.5m), James Maddison (£7.5m), Mason Mount (£7.0m), Raheem Sterling (£7.0m), Miguel Almiron (£6.5m) and Bernardo Silva (£6.5m).
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