five essential players for the 2022/23 Premier League season

five essential players for the 2022/23 Premier League season

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Five best fantasy football players

Check out these elite Telegraph Fantasy Football tips below:

Mo Salah (£7.0 million)

Last season’s top scorer has been reclassified as an attacker, but that won’t deter Telegraaf Fantasy Football administrators. The Egyptian superstar tends to start seasons quickly, and with Liverpool having a generous set of opening games – (Fulham (A), Crystal Palace (H), Man Utd (A), Bournemouth (H), Newcastle (H)) – alone the brave will not have the most expensive player in the game on their base team.

Erling Håland (£6.9 million)

Newcomers to the Premier League often fall into the ‘wait and see’ category. There’s a Timo Werner for every Sergio Aguero, and strikers for top teams always come with hefty fantasy price tags. However, adding a player who has scored 62 Bundesliga goals in just 67 appearances in the past two and a half seasons to a Manchester City side who have just won the league and created a plethora of opportunities is so close to a sure-fire deal. brand success as we are likely to find.

Throw into the mix the Citizens’ amazing opening matches – (West Ham (A), Bournemouth (H), Newcastle (A), Crystal Palace (H), Nott’m Forest (H)) – and the Norwegian sensation looks set to take first prize worth outlay.

Bruno Guimares (£3.6 million)

After the points of appearance, there are only three ways that midfielders can score points: assists, goals and tackles. The Toon Leger Brazilian January recruit offers all three – in just 11 starts and six substitute appearances since arriving, he has scored a staggering 45 successful tackles, six goals and an assist, averaging 4.18 points per appearance . Priced at the lower end of the mid-range price range, the Newcastle man is a smart addition to free up budget.

Aymeric Laporte (£4.5 million)

Some may think João Cancelo (£5.4m) should be in this slot, but a defender from one of the top two defensive teams in the league, who will probably play most of the games he’s available for, is too good to ignore for its price.

Ibrahima Konaté (£4.0 million) and Joel Matip (£4.4 million) are cheaper options from Manchester City’s closest title rivals, but it’s not clear who will play the most minutes alongside stalwart Virgil Van Dijk (£5.3) million), and with a longer FA Cup run next season, Laporte could improve on last season’s impressive 167-point return.

Alisson (£4.5 million)

The second-best player in the game last season, with a points-per-prize figure of 49.3, has only had a £0.2 million markup. The inclusion of the shot save bonus was thought to increase the appeal of bottom half goalkeepers in the Premier League, but of the five goalkeepers who ranked in the top 20 for value last season, each played for teams that finished in the top half. The Brazilian shot-stopper offers a cheap route to a Reds backline who kept 23 qualifying clean sheets in 2021-22.

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