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| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins | AVL | 8.6m | 98.3% | Likely |
| Mavropanos | WHU | 4.4m | 95.3% | Maybe |
| Darlow | LEE | 3.9m | 95.8% | Maybe |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 93.2% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 92.1% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 92.8% | Unlikely |
| Struijk | LEE | 4.3m | 91.0% | Unlikely |
| Justin | LEE | 3.9m | 83.1% | Unlikely |
| Mukiele | SUN | 4.5m | 79.1% | Unlikely |
| Beto | EVE | 5.0m | 75.8% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 75.7% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 73.1% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 72.8% | Unlikely |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.5m | 72.3% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.4m | 72.1% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.5m | 70.4% | Unlikely |
| Gomez | BHA | 4.9m | 70.0% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 68.7% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 67.8% | Unlikely |
| Cunha | MUN | 8.0m | 62.5% | Unlikely |
| Virgil | LIV | 6.2m | 60.3% | Unlikely |
| Groß | BHA | 5.5m | 64.3% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 63.7% | Unlikely |
| Xavi | TOT | 6.5m | 58.3% | Unlikely |
| Bijol | LEE | 3.9m | 61.2% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.7m | 61.1% | Unlikely |
| Ngumoha | LIV | 4.3m | 60.4% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 60.3% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 58.3% | Unlikely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.2m | 54.2% | Unlikely |
| Sarr | CRY | 6.3m | 54.7% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 51.7% | Unlikely |
| Pedro Porro | TOT | 5.1m | 48.2% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.7m | 49.5% | Unlikely |
| Minteh | BHA | 5.5m | 50.9% | Unlikely |
| Semenyo | MCI | 8.2m | 53.6% | Unlikely |
| Tarkowski | EVE | 5.7m | 47.3% | Unlikely |
| Solanke | TOT | 7.2m | 46.1% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 46.6% | Unlikely |
| Kelleher | BRE | 4.8m | 46.7% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Timber | ARS | 6.2m | 104.2% | Very Likely |
| Mac Allister | LIV | 6.3m | 102.2% | Very Likely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 100.2% | Very Likely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 100.2% | Very Likely |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 97.1% | Maybe |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 96.2% | Maybe |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.8m | 96.2% | Maybe |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 96.0% | Maybe |
| Mayenda | SUN | 5.2m | 94.6% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 90.7% | Unlikely |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 91.7% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 91.3% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 91.4% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.6m | 91.1% | Unlikely |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 90.0% | Unlikely |
| Johnson | CRY | 6.5m | 89.6% | Unlikely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.6m | 88.2% | Unlikely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.5m | 85.1% | Unlikely |
| Angel | WOL | 4.7m | 84.4% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 86.8% | Unlikely |
| Garner | EVE | 5.3m | 84.4% | Unlikely |
| Schade | BRE | 7.0m | 81.1% | Unlikely |
| John | NFO | 4.0m | 81.8% | Unlikely |
| Andrey Santos | CHE | 4.5m | 80.8% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 79.2% | Unlikely |
| Gyökeres | ARS | 8.8m | 78.1% | Unlikely |
| Cairns | LEE | 3.9m | 75.7% | Unlikely |
| Dorgu | MUN | 4.1m | 75.4% | Unlikely |
| Ebere | EVE | 4.4m | 75.3% | Unlikely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.2m | 75.2% | Unlikely |
| Szoboszlai | LIV | 7.1m | 76.3% | Unlikely |
| João Pedro | CHE | 7.7m | 67.7% | Unlikely |
| Saliba | ARS | 6.1m | 74.5% | Unlikely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 72.0% | Unlikely |
| Mainoo | MUN | 4.7m | 72.2% | Unlikely |
| Byfield | TOT | 4.0m | 69.2% | Unlikely |
| Kilman | WHU | 4.1m | 69.5% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.5m | 68.4% | Unlikely |
| Webster | BHA | 4.4m | 69.1% | Unlikely |
| Mané | WOL | 4.3m | 69.5% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | C | |
| No Change | BHA | B, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| No Change | BOU | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| No Change | BHA | B, Vs | |
| No Change | BOU | B, £ | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| No Change | CRY | A, Inj | |
| No Change | LIV | C | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | CHE | B | |
| No Change | BOU | C, £ | |
| No Change | CRY | A | |
| No Change | NEW | A | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ | |
| No Change | LIV | A | |
| No Change | FUL | B | |
| No Change | BHA | C, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | C | |
| No Change | CHE | A | |
| No Change | BHA | B, Vs | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | WHU | A | |
| No Change | BRE | A |

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