GW16 - Transfer Thread

Just realized 4 of my midfielders will be off to AFCON/Asia Cup in January. Anyone know what game week this starts from and when it’s likely to end? Do the 2 run over much the same timeframe?

Tsimikas and Nunez benched

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Has Hwang got Asian Cup coming up?

If we knew for sure that Garnacho would retain his place, and from all the evidence he really should, then he’d be some steal at 4.7m.

You reckon he’ll mostly end up on the bench for United or do you mean you’d mostly bench him if you owned him ?

If I owned him I think I’d have to start him. The biggest problem being his minutes might not be as guaranteed as others.

If his minutes were guaranteed I wouldn’t hesitate to start him if I owned him. Assuming United maintain the kind of performance they gave tonight.

FPL players would bench him as he's 4.7m.

Thinking of doing Mbuemo to Grealish. Seems an obvious starter after being suspended last night.

He'll be gone to AFCON soon as well though

Would you have gone for Palmer to replace Mbuemo if you didn't have him?

I'm haven't started my search for a Mbeumo replacement yet but the plan a couple weeks ago was Palmer anyways. I'm bouncing up and down rank, generally staying the same. I'd suspect a lot will Mbeumo to Palmer so might look for an alternative to try make ground on others with a punt. A risky punt given Palmers returns, albeit a lot of pens, and fixture run. He has high xGI.

Probably would go Sterling if I idn't have Palmer. More of a threat to get a real big score I think, obviously you can do a lot with the extra 1.7m tho.

Nice Christmas fixture list though so could be a good short term punt. Palmer, Hee Chang and dare I say Mctominay are the other contenders.

No such thing as an obvious starter in Pepworld. But if Doku is still injured he has a good chance.

The Asian cup is keeping me away from Hwang and while Garnacho would help me move away from having 8 attackers with genuine starting claims every week, as such, it wouldn't fund TAA and I'm locked out with max Liverpool. TAA could well come in during AFCON though. Have to spread that Salah money out.

Yeah I think Sterling is a nice alternative, and while he might not get the consistent points, he is more capable of a haul.

I am half thinking of Foden. Max Man City attack with Alvarez & Haaland, surely they bounce back while playing Luton and Palace. Very little would have all 3. BGW18 I know but I have 15 playing players at the moment so I'm in a bit of luxury position. The FT could cover any injury that week.

Son did an interview after the game and will seemingly be fine for the next game (On Twitter)

Was so set on getting him but still not sure now as they’ve lost 4 of their last 5 and drawn the other one.

I only fancy 2 of his next 5 games before he heads off for international duty.

Just picked this off Twitter now. Assume it’s after tonight’s game.

The guy has 160k followers so can’t afford to be fuckin about/lying.

edit - it shows Son, in pain, on the bench

https://x.com/fplfocal/status/1732911390447296764?s=46

Need rid of Cash, Mitchell, Mbuemo and possibly need to get a GK in :-/

2FT ... I hate myself so I may get Reece James in and either Maguire or Colwill.

Mbuemo > Bowen I think is the play and then Turner > Dubravka to complete the -8

Shame it wasn’t for a few more weeks.

I’d encourage you to sell Tsimikas for a cheapie like Branthwaite if it gave you the extra funds to get Saka and Foden.

I think Tsimikas will miss out on more games and will be a liability going forward.

To answer you question though I’d always want to choose the option that includes Saka.

If Doku was 100% declared available would you go with Saka and Doku ?

I think Tsimikas will get rested in the Europa League midweek game, and possibly one of the midweek games (League cup & Burnley) which would then allow him to do 3 games in 1 week just once from the 3 weeks for the rest of the year.

I would take a guess that he would be rested in the League Cup, and play the 3 league games to see out the year as there is a bigger recovery time between Burnley & Newcastle than there is between West Ham & Arsenal.

That would have him starting 5 of the 7 games. But he is coming off a total rest, and Liverpool don't need to send any senior players out to Belgium next week.

had started 8 of the previous 10 games iirc. Was due a rest, especially before a more hectic fixture period with bigger games. Which is a big change to his usual 1 start in 5!

He's only really started the last number of gams, he runs his socks off which is more than can be said for the majority of the untied players, had a number of chances in his last game and at 4.7m you can't go far wrong.

Might take a -4 this week. Mbeumo to Palmer and Mubama to Cunha. Would prefer Hwang from Wolves but Asian Cup is putting me off. Cunha is cheap, in form and means replacing a non playing asset which could be crucial with all the rotation on the way.

I’m trying to convince myself not to chance Maguire.

I’ll also finding it hard to ship Son. The style Spurs play is mentally attacking.

Currently working out what is the best 5 week plan out of Foden, Palmer, Sterling & Bailey. I have to factor in cost too as I will want Watkins around GW18 to captain him too, so funds will dictate it a bit. I threw in a Brighton MID just as you said it, and this was my ranking myself. All plans had Watkins coming at some stage, with some having Solanke coming in for Nunez to afford Watkins.

Foden seems the most explosive this week but Sterling seems to be the best long term plan, with Bailey in 2nd. Very undecided as I dunnno if I can trust Sterling. Great fixtures but some of them are against eve (good form), SHU (new manager bounce, back 5 etc), wol (in good form).

I'm not sold on Palmer myself.

Last week made a transfer to allow funds to go straight from Mbeumo to Son.

I just can’t make a move for a player who looked as uncomfortable as he did after he was subbed against WHU which is disappointing after it was planned.

I think he’ll start for what it’s worth, always a chance he has to go off early though.

I instead made the switch to Bowen who is still not ack to his sharpest nut away to Fulham will hopefully suit him

Absoultely nothing, if I owned him I'd start him but wouldn't buy or sell him.