We’ve not even had the ultimate of this summer time’s two main tournaments, however already it’s time to start out fascinated about your Fantasy Premier League staff.
Whereas most England followers can be considerably preoccupied fascinated about Sunday’s Euro 2024 closing towards Spain and others could also be prepared for the Copa America climax between Argentina and Colombia later that evening, the 2024/25 marketing campaign is already coming into focus.
So, get your spreadsheets on the prepared because it’s time to do your homework and draft up your early variations of the groups you’re placing collectively to beat your mates and earn bragging rights, as the primary participant costs have been revealed.
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And the FPL overlords have began with a bang, as they’ve revealed that Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland would be the most costly participant within the recreation’s historical past at a whopping £15million.
That sees the Norwegian priced at £1million greater than he was at first of the 2023/24 season, regardless of him scoring 9 fewer targets and claiming 55 fewer factors than he did in his blockbuster first season with Manchester Metropolis in 2022/23.
By no means within the recreation’s historical past has a participant been priced at greater than £14million at first of a season, with Haaland’s huge price ticket beating the likes of FPL (and actual life) legends Robin van Persie, Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo because the earlier report holders.
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Introducing the most-expensive #FPL participant of all time 🥁@ManCity’s Erling Haaland will price managers £15.0m within the 2024/25 season 💵 pic.twitter.com/85qpOrKfIEJuly 11, 2024
Haaland’s worth reveal comes as the beginning of a day the place the value of 20 gamers, one from every Premier League aspect, can be revealed. Different early reveals embody a trio of newly promoted defenders in Ipswich City’s Leif Davis (£4.5m), Leicester Metropolis’s Richardo Pereira (£4.5m) and Southampton’s Taylor Harwood-Bellis (£4m), plus attacking north London midfielder Kai Havertz (£8m) and Richarlison (£7m), with extra to return all through the day.
The Premier League is but to substantiate the official launch date for the competitors, though followers will possible not have lengthy to attend, as they agonise over whether or not Haaland stays a must-pick at that worth.
Haaland’s performances final season have earned him a worth enhance (Picture credit score: Alamy)
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