The Transfers - FPL Watchlist of New, Returning and Moving Talent
Here is WFC_17’s
wrap-up of the EPL transfer window, with the major and key transfer activities
for each club so far, highlighting where players have come from, their
position, some key stats and the FPL Potential Rating for each player. An in
depth analysis is presented for players with high FPL potential, that should be
considered for team selections. Players will continually be added to the list
as more transfers occur before the window closes and the season begins.
Arsenal
Alexandre
Lacazette (€53mill)
Position
– Striker
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 114
Career
Assists - 26
FPL
Potential Rating –
10/10 Bags of quality in front of
goal. A big price tag from the recent transfer will not diminish the Frenchman’s
scoring feats. Having on average for the last 3 Ligue 1 seasons – 2.85 shots on
target per game and an outstanding 1.76 successful take-ons per game over the
same period, Lacazette will benefit majorly from the service of Mesut Özil and
Aaron Ramsey. This benefit will move onto FPL mangers who will see big points
return tallies should they own the £10.5 striker. An Arsenal goal explosion
could occur if both Lacazette and Alexis Sánchez compete with each other for
golden boot honours.
Sead
Kolasinac (Free)
Position
– Left
Back
Age
- 24
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) – Schalke (117)
Career
Goals - 4
Career
Assists - 11
FPL
Potential – 6/10 A solid attacking defender option that
possess the ability to provide decent attacking return points while picking up
handy clean sheet points. At £6.0 though, other defenders who are proven points
scorers like Laurent Koscielny and Hector Bellerín look better options. Don’t
count out the Bosnian though as being a capable asset.
Bournemouth
Nathan
Akè (€22.7mill)
Position
– Left Back/Centre Back
Age
–
22
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) – Chelsea (10), Reading (5), Watford
(24), Bournemouth (10)
Career
Goals - 4
Career
Assists - 2
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 FPL 2015/16 and 2016/17 boded well for Nathan Akè, who found himself
in many squads due to his low price tag but playing abilities. The perennial
Chelsea loanee has secured a permanent move and stay at his 2016/17 club,
Bournemouth. This has sparked FPL managers to take note as his 3 goals in 10
appearances last season is a great return for a young defender. Operating
across all backline positions and sometimes thrown into central midfield due to
his creative ability, gives FPL managers a selection dilemma as Akè could play
well above his £5.0 value.
Asmir
Begović (€11.5mill)
Position
– Goalkeeper
Age
–
30
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) – Portsmouth (17), La Louviere (2),
Macclesfield Town (4), Bournemouth (8), Yeovil Town (16), Ipswich (6), Stoke
(173), Chelsea (33)
Career
Clean sheets – 74
FPL
Potential Rating –
9/10 With a strong defensive driven team, Begović has the ability to be a
top goalkeeping option in the 2017/18 FPL season. A fabulous 1-on-1 shot
stopper, means FPL save points, which every manager craves. With a point to
prove after a dismal spell at Chelsea, playing second fiddle to Thibaut
Courtois, Begović possess the ability to be once again in the upper tier of
Premier League Goalkeepers.
Jermain
Defoe (Free)
Position
– Striker
Age
- 34
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
West Ham (105), Bournemouth (31), Tottenham (177), Portsmouth (36), Tottenham
(186), Toronto (21), Sunderland (93)
Career
Goals - 269
Career
Assists - 45
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 As always a handy forward to have in FPL to have. Past his blistering
best but still capable of returns, with 166 points accumulated in season
2016/17. An average of 2.7 shots per game last season should put him in the
discussion once again for golden boot. With the better supporting cast this
season than at Sunderland, Defoe could have one last big year in him. The
possibly of being penalty taker is an added bonus. A cheaper price of £8.0
could beneficial to allow other premiums to be owned.
Conor
Mahoney (Free)
Position
– Right Midfield
Age
– 20
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Accrington Stanley (6), Blackburn (21)
Career
Goals - 0
Career
Assists - 3
FPL
Potential Rating –
3/10
Brighton
Mat
Ryan (€6mill)
Position
– Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Central Coast Mariners (94), Club Brugge (102), Valencia (23), Genk (24)
Age
- 25
Career
Clean sheets - 91
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 A quality mid-range goalkeeper that can perform above his FPL price
tag. With superb passing abilities and close range shot-stopping, these assets
could be vital for Brighton to push for survival in the Premier League and also
give FPL managers the possibility of a continuous flow of saves and bonus
points with Ryan averaging 2.96 saves per game over the last 3 seasons.
Markus
Suttner (€4.5mill)
Position
– Left Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
FK Austria Vienna (259), FC Ingolsladt (44)
Age
- 30
Career
Goals - 15
Career
Assists - 44
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 A possible bolter in FPL at £4.5, Suttner operating as a left-back has
shown to be a very proficient attacking threat in his past tenures at Austria
Vienna and FC Ingolsladt with 11 goals and 39 assists coming when being
utilised on the left flank. If this ability transfers to form at Brighton, he
could be a handy differential pick-up.
Ezequiel
Schelotto (€3mill)
Position
– Right Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Cesena (66), Catania (14), Atalanta (91), Inter Milan (13), Sassuolo (12),
Parma (16), Chievo (29), Sporting Lisbon (43)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 17
Career
Assists - 23
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Tim
Krul (Loan)
Position
– Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Newcastle (1), Falkirk (26), Carlisle (9), Newcastle (184), Ajax (0), AZ
Alkmaar (7)
Age
-
29
Career
Clean sheets - 68
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10
Burnley
Jack
Cork (€9.1mill)
Position
– Defensive Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Chelsea (0), Bournemouth (9), Scunthorpe United (35), Southampton (25), Watford
(21), Coventry (21), Burnley (46), Southampton (127), Swansea (83)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 12
Career
Assists - 19
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 Although Cork is well travelled, he has Premier League experience
galore. Finding form last season for Swansea with on average 43 touches per
game and an 84% pass accuracy has made the £4.5 midfielder a fantastic 4th/5th
midfield option to have, as he will seemingly play 90mins consistently
throughout the 2017/18 campaign.
Jonathan
Walters (Undisclosed)
Position
– Right Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Bolton (6), Hull (11), Barnsley (12), Hull (41), Scunthorpe United (3), Wrexham
(41), Chester City (33), Ipswich (146), Stoke (271)
Age
- 33
Career
Goals - 117
Career
Assists - 58
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Charlie
Taylor (Free)
Position
– Left Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Leeds (104), Bradford (4), York City (5), Inverness (8), Fleetwood Town (42),
Age
- 23
Career
Goals - 3
Career
Assists - 20
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Chelsea
Alvaro
Morata (€65.5mill)
Position
- Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Real Madrid Castilla (83), Real Madrid (52), Juventus (93), Real Madrid (43)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 103
Career
Assists - 36
FPL
Potential Rating –
10/10 A superior striker that knows how to find the back of the net
efficiently, having only 2.1 shots per game, with 1.8 from inside the box but
still racking up goals, 20 coming in his last stint with Real Madrid from a
meagre 43 appearances. This form translating over to an already talent stacked
Chelsea side could put Morata FPL stock value with the best Premier League
strikers such as Kane, Lukaku and Agüero. Priced at £10 is slightly cheaper
than other big hitters, so turn away and ignore Morata at your own peril.
Tiemoue
Bakayoko (€40mill)
Position
– Defensive Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Rennes (28), Monaco (92)
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 6
Career
Assists - 1
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Danny
Drinkwater (€38mill)
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Manchester United (0), Huddersfield (37), Cardiff (12), Watford (12),
Barnsley (18), Leicester (218)
Age
- 27
Career
Goals - 18
Career
Assists - 36
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Antonio
Rudiger (€35mill)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Stuttgart (101), AS Roma (72)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 7
Career
Assists - 6
FPL
Potential Rating –
8/10 With the Chelsea defence keeping the most amount of clean-sheets in
the 2016/17 campaign (16), Rüdiger can cash in for FPL on these points returns.
Not as lively of a threat going forward as some of his defensive counterparts,
the German international can pick up valuable points for FPL managers through
tough and solid defensive duties, similar to the likes on Vincent Kompany and
Laurent Koscielny have done in the past. Averaging 1.7 successful tackles and
1.7 aerial duels won per game in the 2016/17 season with Roma, those numbers a
something to take note of.
Willy
Caballero (Free)
Position
– Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Boca Juniors (19), Elche (195), Arsenal Sarandi (13), Malaga (133), Manchester
City (47)
Age
- 35
Career
Clean Sheets - 113
FPL
Potential Rating –
2/10
Crystal
Palace
Ruben
Loftus-Cheek (Loan)
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Chelsea (32)
Age
- 21
Career
Goals - 5
Career
Assists - 10
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 The youngster from Chelsea on loan at Palace could pose to be a very
good acquisition for FPL this season, as his extremely low price (£4.5) and
first XI status along with his attacking prowess could give managers a
consistent points getter and allow them to stock up on other premium players.
With not much top flight experience to go on, FPL managers will have to take a
gamble that the Englishman can produce for the entirety of a Premier League
campaign, with his strong dribbling and finishing for a central midfielder
being the most noteworthy asset of taking that gamble.
Everton
Gylfi
Sigursson (€50mill)
Position
– Attacking mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Reading (51), Shrewsbury Town (6), Crewe Alexandra (15), Hoffenheim (39),
Swansea (19), Tottenham (83), Swansea (112)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 86
Career
Assists - 54
FPL
Potential Rating –
9/10 One of the best attacking threats from midfield in the Premier League
over the last 3 years has moved to a bigger club. Although this is a good move
for the player, FPL managers should be a little sceptical as the Icelandic hero
won’t be the main focal point of the entire squad, like he was at Swansea.
Despite this, Sigurdsson is still expected to score around the 150+ total FPL
points range, which is a solid seasonal return. Averaging 2.5 shots and 2.1 key
passes per game for the last 4 seasons, puts Sigurdsson among the top performer
for these stats over the same period. Even if these numbers decline, Sigurdsson
will be on set piece duty and remain around the 5-10 goals and 8-15 assist
mark.
Position
- Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Everton (77), Manchester United (559)
Age
- 31
Career
Goals - 270
Career
Assists - 145
FPL
Potential Rating –
9/10 The Manchester United Legend returns to the starting point of his
career with Everton. FPL wise this has been a godsend for managers looking to
get a proven striker that doesn’t eat up all their budget. Valued at £7.5, it
is likely Rooney will play up front once again as a central striker to fill the
role of Romelu Lukaku who went the other way in the transfer window to
Manchester United. This position is where Rooney has experienced his most
success, having scored 147 goals and provided 91 assists in 303 games at that
position. That’s equates to an FPL goal or assist scoring return every 1.27
games, something that every manager wants.
Jordan
Pickford (€28.5mill)
Position
- Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Burton Albion (13), Carlisle (18), Bradford (34), Preston (27), Sunderland
(35)
Age
- 23
Career
Clean sheets - 50
FPL
Potential Rating –
9/10 The surprise package of 2016/17 in goals for Sunderland has seen the
young Englishman move to Everton on the back of some heroic performances.
Although Sunderland still got relegated in seasons past, Pickford’s average 4.7
saves per game, with 2.4 of them coming from within the penalty area during the
campaign was ridiculous for any level of goalkeeper. At an Everton side that
possess quality defensive players and set-up, Pickford might not have to make
as many saves to generate FPL points, but should improve on his 102 points from
last season, possibly up to the 140+ mark.
Michael
Keane (€28.5mill)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Manchester United (5), Leicester (27), Derby (8), Blackburn (13), Burnley (108)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 13
Career
Assists - 5
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 The no nonsense defender, just made an already formidable defensive
line better. Although Everton start the season with a horrible run of fixtures,
FPL wise for defenders, if they pull through with a couple of clean sheets it will
be a job well done with bonus points possibly going to Keane in those games.
GW6 is where Keane could become an asset to managers, with fixtures against
Bournemouth, Burnley, Brighton, Leicester, Watford and Palace with Arsenal
sandwiched between them. This run could spell big FPL points for the new
Everton man.
Davy
Klaassen (€27mill)
Position
– Attacking Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Ajax (181)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 55
Career
Assists - 39
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 The classy attacking midfielder has the potential to explode in the
Premier League. Bought as cover for the possible sale of Ross Barkley, Klaassen
could actually displace the Englishman from his preferred position behind the
strikers. A more consistent scorer than Barkley makes Klaassen highly valuable
in FPL as Barkley is a proven point’s getter. With the Dutchman’s better career
efficiency in front of goal, 55 goals (1.8 shots per game) and 39 assists in
181 games compared to Barkley’s career of 31 goals (2.4 shots per game) and 29
assists in 197 games. Both a £7.5 in FPL, should Klaassen get regular game time
he could be a better acquisition than the ever reliable Barkley.
Henry
Onyekuru (€8mill)
Position
– Left Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Eupen (60)
Age
- 20
Career
Goals - 30
Career
Assists - 11
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Sandro
Ramirez (€6mill)
Position
– Centre Forward
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Barca B (61), Barcelona (32), Malaga (31)
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 38
Career
Assists - 13
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 An exceptional pick-up by Ronald Koeman in the transfer window. Having
played 93 games in the Barcelona set-up, the Spaniard will fit right into the
Everton style of play. Having not been utilised by Barcelona correctly due to
other big names, Sandro moved to Malaga where last season he banged in 14 goals
in 30 appearances, with an average of 3.1 shots per game. At Everton Sandro can
improve on these totals with great passing midfielders behind him such as
Barkley, Klaassen, Schneiderlin and others. At £7.5 Sandro is the same price as
Rooney in the same position. This may deter some FPL managers, but he can
outshine the former Manchester United man, possibly taking top honours as the
number 1 striker at Everton, leaving Rooney to be rotated in other positions.
Cuco
Martina (Free)
Position
– Right Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
RBC Roosendaal (70), RKC Waalwijk (59), FC Twente (56), Southampton (36)
Age
- 27
Career
Goals - 5
Career
Assists - 6
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Huddersfield
Steve
Mounie (€13mill)
Position
– Centre Forward
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Montpellier (41), Nimes (33)
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 26
Career
Assists - 8
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 26 goals in 74 games is quite a good record for a young forward,
however a move to Huddersfield shouldn’t spark excitement for FPL managers as
the newly promoted side aren’t the best at scoring goals or supplying goal
scoring opportunities to their forwards. The holding onto of Aaron Mooy could
allow Mounie to score some goals, but not enough to be a factor in FPL. The
only thing beneficial about Mounie FPL wise is his price of £6.0, that allows
managers to have a 3rd striker that plays consistently but stock up
the first two strikers with Premiums.
Aaron
Mooy (€9.1mill)
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
St Mirren (30), Western Sydney Wanderers (54), Melbourne City (58), Manchester
City (0), Huddersfield (51)
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 35
Career
Assists - 30
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 Huddersfield's player of the year last season while on loan from
Manchester City, gave the spark that elevated the terriers into the top flight.
Mooy will have to be at this kind of best to be a factor in FPL this season. He
does possess the ability to go to another level skill wise but needs his
team-mates to help him out by slotting away goals for him to pick up assist
points. A set-piece maestro could elevate his appeal as a 5th
midfield option at £5.5.
Tom
Ince (€9.1mill)
Position
– Right Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Liverpool (1), Notts County (8), Blackpool (113), Hull (13), Derby (108),
Crystal Palace (8), Nottingham Forest (6)
Age
- 25
Career
Goals - 72
Career
Assists - 51
FPL
Potential Rating –
8/10 The FPL dark horse, Tom Ince. Highly touted in the past to make big
money moves to top tier clubs, we now see Ince in the Premier League will lowly
Huddersfield. At a low £6.0 price, the pacey winger has the ability to set the
FPL scoring charts alight. Guaranteed to be a shining light this season in
games that Huddersfield are completely outplayed, Ince can provide decent FPL
returns to managers that assess the oppositions he is up against. An adept
dribbler, finisher and long shot taker, Ince could become this seasons Matt
Phillips, which is something all FPL managers will crave.
Laurent
Depoitre (€4mill)
Position
– Centre Forward
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Aalst (50), Oostende (76), Gent (91), Porto (13)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 77
Career
Assists - 29
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Scott
Malone (€3.9mill)
Position
– Left back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Southend United (17), Burton Albion (26), Bournemouth (37), Millwall (71),
Cardiff (56), Fulham (42)
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 24
Career
Assists - 33
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Mathias
Jorgensen (€2.7mill)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
FC Copenhagen (129), PSV Eindhoven (24), FC Copenhagen (132)
Age
- 27
Career
Goals - 21
Career
Assists - 7
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Elias
Kachunga (€1.3mill)
Position
– Right Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Borussia Monchengladbach (2), VFL Osnabruck (17), Hertha Berlin (3), SC
Paderborn (57), FC Ingolstadt (10), Huddersfield (48)
Age
- 25
Career
Goals - 41
Career
Assists - 21
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Leicester
Kelechi
Iheanacho (€27.7mill)
Position
– Centre Forward
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Manchester City (64)
Age
- 20
Career
Goals - 21
Career
Assists - 8
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10
Vincente Iborra (€15mill)
Position
– Defensive Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Levante (188), Sevilla (361)
Age
- 29
Career
Goals - 43
Career
Assists - 16
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 Although Vincente Iborra is classified as a dreaded DM, he could still
provide FPL managers with some joy. If he can forage forwards and replicate
some of the attacking danger that he caused in the past season, where 7 goals
and 2 assists were the reward, FPL managers should consider the £6.0 Spaniard
as a handy differential.
Harry
Maguire (€13.7mill)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Sheffield United (166), Wigan (16), Hull (75)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 16
Career
Assists - 16
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 If the one time Premier League champions can find some defensive form,
Maguire could become a vital part of the FPL landscape. However a large amount
of responsibility will be put on the young English defender as previous
defensive duo of Robert Huth and Wes Morgan are far past their best. Without another
defensive signing though, Maguire could be a non-factor in FPL managers
thoughts and team selections.
Eldin
Jakupovic (Undisclosed)
Position
- Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Grasshopper (13), FC Thun (32), Lokomotiv (20), Grasshopper (59), Olympiakos
Volou (39), Aris (1), Hull (56)
Age
- 32
Career
Clean Sheets - 85
FPL
Potential Rating –
3/10
Aleksander
Dragovic (Loan)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Austria Wien (85), FC Basel (98), Dynamo Kyiv (111), Bayer Leverkusen (24)
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 9
Career
Assists - 7
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10
Liverpool
Mohamed
Salah (€42mill)
Position
– Right Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
El Mokawloon (44), FC Basel (79), Chelsea (19), Fiorentina (26), Roma (83)
Age
- 25
Career
Goals - 77
Career
Assists - 55
FPL
Potential Rating –
10/10 The dynamic Egyptian paceman could be a vital asset to all FPL
managers this season. After a horror two year spell previously in the Premier
League with Chelsea between 2013 and 2015, Salah has become one of the liveliest
wingers in the world. His steady flow of goals (35) in his last three league
seasons ranks him equal with Eden Hazard who also has 35 goals over the same
period. For FPL managers avoiding Salah due to trust issues of the past, they
should think again as not only does Salah score goals he is a great facilitator
with an average of 2.3 key passes per game in season 2016/17. These stats only
spell FPL points returns whatever way you look at it.
Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain (€38mill)
Position
– Right Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Southampton (43), Arsenal (198)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 30
Career
Assists - 41
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10Andrew Robertson (€9mill)
Position
- Left Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Queens Park (43), Dundee United (44), Hull (115)
Age
- 23
Career
Goals - 12
Career
Assists - 19
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Dominic
Solanke (Free)
Position
– Centre Forward
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Chelsea (1), Vitesse (26)
Age
- 19
Career
Goals - 7
Career
Assists - 1
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Manchester
City
Kyle
Walker (€51mill)
Position
– Right Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Sheffield United (35), Northampton (9), Queens Park Rangers (20), Aston Villa
(18), Tottenham (228)
Age
- 27
Career
Goals - 6
Career
Assists - 32
FPL
Potential Rating –
9/10 Permanently within the top five points scorers for defenders in FPL,
Waker switches to Manchester City from Tottenham on the back of some superb
seasons. FPL wise, Walker exudes what managers are looking for in a defensive
selection – attacking threat, defensive quality and bonus points. Amazingly
Walker delivered 1.3 key passes, broke up attacks with 2.2 successful tackles
and whipped in 2.9 crosses per game, while picking up 18 bonus in 2016/17. As a
premium defender, he still justifies his price when selected.
Benjamin
Mendy (€50mill)
Position
– Left Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Le Havre (64), Marseille (101), Monaco (39)
Age
- 23
Career
Goals - 4
Career
Assists - 29
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 To justify his £6.5 price in FPL, Mendy will have to produce at levels
seen by his new team mate Kyle Walker. If not, Mendy will understandably become
an FPL liability. The chances right now are 50/50 as the Frenchman only
produced 5 assists in the Ligue 1 season in 2016/17. Some managers can only
afford to have one premium defender, and with Mendy’s uncertainty, other
options like, Marcos Alonso, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Antonio Valencia and
even Leighton Baines look better options.
Bernardo
Silva (€50mill)
Position
– Right Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Benfica (3), Monaco (147),
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 28
Career
Assists - 19
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10
Position
- Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Ribeirao (30), Rio Ave (63), Benfica (55)
Age
- 23
Career
Clean sheets - 54
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 If Manchester City can solve some defensive problems with recent
signings, Ederson can become a top FPL keeping option. Fantastic shot-stopping
and reflex abilities could produce saves and bonus points scoring potential. However
the Brazilians discipline can sometimes get the best of him, having picked up
18 yellow and 2 red cards in his short 148 game career. This could deter FPL
selection at the £5.5 price (equal highest in FPL).
Danilo
(€30mill)
Position
– Right Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Santos (63), FC Porto (139), Real Madrid (55)
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 25
Career
Assists - 28
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Manchester
United
Romelu
Lukaku (€84.7mill)
Position
- Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Anderlecht (98), Chelsea (15), West Brom (38), Everton (133)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 145
Career
Assists - 56
FPL
Potential Rating –
10/10 The young Belgian will continue to grow and become even more dominant
in the 2017/18 season. He is an absolute must in FPL with his steady stream of
goals and assists. 10+ goals and 5+ assists for 5 consecutive seasons. With 25
goals last season from 3 shots per game, is an excellent ratio that can be
further improved on. Lukaku’s pace and power has allowed him to have 1.7
successful take-ons per game and receive 33 bonus points in the last season
(equal first with Kane Hazard and KDB). Lukaku was already fixture proof at
Everton – What can he produce at Man Utd? An FPL captain pick every week could
be a safe choice
Nemanja
Matic (€44.7mill)
Position
– Defensive Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Kosice (70), Chelsea (3), Vitesse (29), Benfica (99), Chelsea (151)
Age
- 29
Career
Goals - 22
Career
Assists - 26
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Vitcor
Lindelof (€35mill)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Vasteras SK (41), Benfica (73)
Age
- 23
Career
Goals - 2
Career
Assists - 1
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 Untested in the Premier League, Lindelof could potential still be a
very good FPL acquisition. Although he has been given a premium price, his
exceptional defensive skills with 1.7 interceptions and 2.2 aerial duels won
per game in 2016/17 justifies his price with Man Utd being one of the top clean
sheet teams (16) in the Premier League in the last season. His partnership with
Eric Bailly could prove to be a great points grabbing zone for FPL
managers.
Newcastle
Florian
Lejeune (€10mill)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Agde (3), Istres (44), Villarreal (5), Brest (26), Girona (81), Eibar (37)
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 14
Career
Assists - 2
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Christian
Atsu (€7.5mill)
Position
– Right Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Rio Ave (30), FC Porto (29), Vitesse (30), Everton (13), Bournemouth (2),
Malaga (12), Newcastle (35)
Age
- 25
Career
Goals - 19
Career
Assists - 20
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10 Making a loan move permanent at Newcastle, Atsu could be an FPL asset
at the 4th and 5th midfield option. Having played 32
games in the championship last season, producing 5 goals and 3 assists is a
decent return for a wing man. However, in previous Premier League stints with
Everton and Bournemouth, Atsu hasn’t produced much attacking threat and quickly
became a perennial bench warmer. This could happen again unless injuries to
other key players occurs.
Javier
Manquillo (€5mill)
Position
– Right Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Atletico Madrid (17), Liverpool (19), Marseille (43), Sunderland (22)
Age
- 23
Career
Goals - 1
Career
Assists - 6
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Jacob
Murphy (Undisclosed)
Position
– Right Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Norwich (42), Swindon Town (7), Southend United (8), Blackpool (9), Scunthorpe
United (3), Colchester (11), Coventry City (42)
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 26
Career
Assists - 25
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Southampton
Mario
Lemina (€17mill)
Position
– Defensive Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Lorient (18), Marseille (50), Juventus (42)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 5
Career
Assists - 1
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Lech Poznan (40), Gornik Leczna (18)
Age
- 21
Career
Goals - 1
Career
Assists - 1
FPL
Potential Rating –
3/10
Stoke
Kevin
Wimmer (€19.5mill)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
FC Koln (73), Tottenham (31)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 6
Career
Assists - 5
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 With Wimmer moving to an already good defensive Stoke side could be
good for FPL managers. Stoke could prosper in defensive points returns with a
host of solid defensive options. Rotation is the only factor that might deter managers,
which could spell a decent amount of sideline stints for the Austrian. If
injury strikes to other players Wimmer could be thrust into a nailed on spot.
Currently sitting at a £4.4 value he is one of the cheapest options.
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Manchester United (342), West Brom (97)
Age
- 33
Career
Goals - 30
Career
Assists - 33
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Josh
Tymon (Free)
Position
– Left Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Hull (14),
Age
- 19
Career
Goals - 1
Career
Assists - 0
FPL
Potential Rating –
3/10
Kurt
Zouma (Loan)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Saint Etienne (73), Chelsea (71)
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 10
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 Zouma is a fantastic option in FPL this season. Although priced at
£5.5, he can steady the Stoke City defence and earn many valuable clean sheet
points as a differential pick. Limited game time in the last season, it was
2015/16 where Zouma showed his abilities and skills with 1.3 tackles, 1.6
interceptions and 5.3 clearances per game in the league with an additional 1.2
tackles and 2.2 interceptions per game in the Champions league in the same
season. Zouma is capable of this form consistently, and if he does find it, he
could collect a lot of bonus points in Stoke victories.
Jesè
(Loan)
Position
– Left Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Real Madrid Castilla (80), Real Madrid (94), PSG (14), Las Palmas (16)
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 55
Career
Assists - 29
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 With the loss of dominant left sided player Marko Arnautovic, Jesè is
well positioned to be a nailed on starter. During last season’s campaign with
Spanish side Las Palmas, Jesè showed his creative and scoring value with 3
goals in 16 appearances at a shot every 42.8 minutes along with having 2.1
successful take-ons per game. Classified as a midfielder in FPL, Jesè could be
pushed higher up the field – meaning better chances for managers to cash in on
returns.
Swansea
Wilfried
Bony (€13mill)
Position
– Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Sparta Prague (75), Vitesse (73), Swansea (70), Manchester City (46), Stoke
(11)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 139
Career
Assists - 39
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Huracan (14), Las Palmas (136)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 10
Career
Assists - 9
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Renato
Sanches (Loan)
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Benfica (35), Bayern Munich (26)
Age
- 20
Career
Goals - 2
Career
Assists - 1
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10 With the possibility of Swansea becoming built around the young
central midfielder, Sanches can thrive in the Premier League with his powerful
attacking surges and great defensive work rate. Although the young Portuguese
international hasn’t produced massive returns in the goals and assists
department over his short career, he could create a top tier partnership with
returning hero Wilfried Bony. Only £5.0 means almost every FPL manager could
fit the 90 minute player in.
Tammy Abraham (Loan)
Position
- Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Chelsea (2), Bristol (48),
Age
- 19
Career
Goals - 26
Career
Assists - 4
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Tottenham
Serge
Aurier (€25mill)
Position
– Right Back
Age
- 24
Career
Goals - 13
Career
Assists - 27
FPL
Potential Rating –
9/10 The only issue with Aurier from being rated at a 10 for FPL is the
fact that Kieran Trippier is in the same position. With Spurs securing the most
clean-sheets in the 2016/17 campaign, the addition of Aurier to replace the
departed Walker re-secures the defence for another season. This is good news
for FPL managers as the Ivory Coast native consistently has gotten 3+ assists
per season for an extended period of time. With clean-sheet points and
attacking threat – Aurier is one of the best possible defensive assets.
Fernando
Llorente (€15mill)
Position
– Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Athletic Bilbao (333), Juventus (92), Sevilla (36), Swansea (35)
Age
- 32
Career
Goals - 167
Career
Assists - 52
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Watford
Richarlison
(€12.4mill)
Position
– Left Wing
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Fluminense (67)
Age
- 20
Career
Goals - 19
Career
Assists - 5
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Manchester United (79), Leicester (15), Watford (35), Wigan (25), Aston Villa
(37), Everton (42), Watford (17)
Age
- 27
Career
Goals - 27
Career
Assists - 25
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 The former Manchester United midfielder can become a decent FPL
rotation option to possess in the upcoming campaign. At £5.0, the Englishman
should see enough game time to warrant a selection. In his best season to date
in the Premier league in 2015/16 at Everton, Cleverley registered 2 goals and 5
assists while receiving 11 bonus points. These are noteworthy numbers for an
FPL player that will be considered as a 5th mid. Hovering around an
average of 1 shot per game throughout his career, Cleverley is more of a
facilitator to team-mates with an 80-90% pass accuracy, around 40 touches and 1
goal scoring chance produced per game. A possible FPL Dark horse!
Will
Hughes (€9.1mill)
Position
– Centre Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Derby (187)
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 12
Career
Assists - 18
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
Nathaniel
Chalobah (€5.7mill)
Position
– Defensive Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Watford (42), Nottingham Forest (12), Middlesbrough (19), Burnley (4), Reading
(20), Napoli (9), Chelsea (15)
Age
- 22
Career
Goals - 10
Career
Assists - 3
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10 Yet to produce the goods in the English top flight, Chalobah has
finally made a permanent move to a club after a string of loan spells away from
Chelsea. His previous stint with Watford in the Championship in 2012/13 proved
to be his best season, where he made 42 appearances and scored 5 goals from a
central midfield role as an 18 year old. Back at the club, with some more
experience and maturity, Chalobah could again be a factor for the side. At an
extremely cheap £4.5, FPL managers will be salivating that the Sierra Leone
turned English national can produce some quality in a competitive Watford
midfield. If so, he could be the steal of the season that allows managers to
stack their team with other big hitting premiums.
Orestis
Karnezis (Undisclosed)
Position
– Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Panathinaikos (70), Granada (8), Udinese (110)
Age
-
32
Career
Clean sheets - 59
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10
Kiko
Femenia (Free)
Position
– Right Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Hercules (77), Barcelona B (62), Real Madrid Castilla (5), Alcorcon (17),
Alaves (77)
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 15
Career
Assists - 13
FPL
Potential Rating –
5/10
West
Brom
Jay
Rodriguez (€13.7mill)
Position
- Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Burnley (128), Stirling Albion (12), Barnsley (6), Southampton (126)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 80
Career
Assists - 27
FPL
Potential Rating –
8/10 An underrated player for most of his career, Rodriguez can be a breath
of fresh air this FPL season as he provides a differentiation to the typical
and expected forward line-ups of many squads. As one of the cheapest (£6.0)
starting forwards, Rodriguez has been highly under-priced and could play and
score points like an £8.0-£10.0 striker as seen in the past, where he scored 15
goals and provided 3 assist in 2013/14 EPL season. Additionally, with limited
game time last season, he still managed to get 5 goals and 2 assists from just
885 minutes (9 starts/15 bench appearances) of play – equating to a goal
involvement every 126mins. Those in FPL looking for two biggies up front and
cheap 3rd forward – look no further than Jay Rodriguez!
Kieran
Gibbs (€7.5mill)
Position
– Left Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Norwich (7), Arsenal (230)
Age
- 27
Career
Goals - 6
Career
Assists - 25
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10
Grzegorz
Krychowiak (Loan)
Position
– Defensive Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Bordeaux (2), Reims (59), Nantes (22), Reims (72), Sevilla (89), PSG (19)
Age
- 27
Career
Goals - 15
Career
Assists - 9
FPL
Potential Rating –
4/10
Ahmed
Hegazi (Loan)
Position
– Centre Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Ismaily (36), Fiorentina (4), Perugia Calcio (10), Al Ahly (60)
Age
- 26
Career
Goals - 3
Career
Assists - 3
FPL
Potential Rating –
6/10 Playing predominantly in the Egyptian Premier League (96 of 110 career
games), Heagzi could struggle to adapt to the power and pace of the EPL.
However, FPL managers could see some joy from the Egyptian should either of the
two nailed on starting central defenders (McAuley and Dawson) get injured
during the season, leaving Hegazi to step in. West Brom are notorious for
grinding games out, having only scored 43 goals while conceding 51 last season
to finish a comfortable 10th. From these 43 goals, 20 came from set
pieces. This could play into the hands on the 6 foot 4 defender should he play.
A handy pick-up as a 5th defender option at £4.5.
West
Ham
Marko
Arnautovic (€27.9mill)
Position
– Left Mid
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
FC Twente (59), Inter Milan (3), Werder Bremen (83), Stoke (145)
Age
- 28
Career
Goals - 54
Career
Assists - 55
FPL
Potential Rating –
8/10 Amongst the goals most seasons, expect the same in the season ahead.
Having recruited well all over, West Ham are building quite a formidable side.
Arnautovic can thrive in both the goals and assists domain down the left flank,
either banging in the goals through surging runs or whipping crosses to both
Andy Carroll and Javier Hernandez, who are both proficient in the air. A stat
sheet stuffer last season with 1.9 shots, 1.6 key passes and 1.9 successful
dribbles per game along with 6 goals and 7 assists in a below par Stoke side last
season could mean that these numbers should only rise at West ham. At £7.0 and
fixtures against Newcastle, Huddersfield, West Brom and Swansea in the opening
7 weeks, why not select him in FPL?
Javier
Hernandez (€17.8mill)
Position
- Striker
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Guadalajara (80), Manchester United (59), Real Madrid (33), Bayer Leverkusen
(76)
Age
- 29
Career
Goals - 136
Career
Assists - 49
FPL
Potential Rating –
8/10 A no-brainer of a pick in FPL! A premium player at a fraction of the
price (£7.0). After a decent stint with Manchester United where the Mexican hit
double figure goals returns in three consecutive seasons (10/11, 11/12 and
12/13), a string of time on the bench saw him leave the league. This sparked
new life into Hernandez, seeing him score 39 goals in a 76 game spell with
German side Leverkusen, where 2.2 shots on target (1.6 inside the box) per game
were staple to him. FPL managers could relish in the returns that Hernandez is
capable of this season as a third forward option. Kane, Lukaku, Hernandez has a
nice sound to it!
Pablo
Zabaleta (Free)
Position
– Right Back
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
San Lorenzo (79), Espanyol (102), Manchester City (332)
Age
- 32
Career
Goals - 22
Career
Assists - 29
FPL
Potential Rating –
7/10
Joe
Hart (Loan)
Position
– Goalkeeper
Previous
Clubs/ (Appearances) –
Shrewsbury Town (58), Tranmere Rovers (6), Blackpool (5), Birmingham (41), Manchester
City (348), Torino (37)
Age
-
30
Career
Clean sheets - 170
FPL
Potential Rating –
8/10 Hart is a shot-stopping keeper made for the Premier League. FPL
managers should monitor West Ham fixtures closely, as big defensive points
returns could be on offer, with such a strong looking backline and keeper
combination. In the 10 seasons where Hart has played more than 1500 minutes of
action he has only scored below 100 total FPL points once and broken the 150
point barrier 3 times – which is very good for a goalkeeper (no keeper last
season managed that feat). The Englishman has also had 6 consecutive EPL seasons
with 13+ total clean sheets (2010/11-2015/16). That is the kind of safety
between the sticks that most teams look for and crave… Along with FPL managers.
By
Luke Scali – Twitter @WFC_LS_Potzi
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