GW17 transfer thread

Have to get rid of Cash being meaning to do it for weeks but have bigger fires before I lose any more cash on him

Porro perhaps

Only the 1 FT this week.

Played with 10 this week as I've Areola injured and Strakosha not playing.

Thinking of getting rid of Areola - bringing in Neto at 4.5 (LUT, nfo, FUL) or Martinez as Villa's fixtures turn good (bre, SHU, mun) although he's a bit pricey at 5.0. Not interested in Dubravka.

Haaland out I might do too depending on the news - wanted Watkins back for GW18 so might go a week early. Solanke could be a shout too, nice differential.

My question is then, is a -4 worth it this week?

Haaland, Areola out. Watkins, Martinez in.

Haaland out for...

Raúl?

Most in-form and Fulham are tearing it up at the mo.

Haaland to Watkins probably. Bench will be Tripper, Taylor, Mubama. Yikes.

Any clarity on EBH yet? The obvious one to bring in now is Solanke I feel.

The only thing I've seen is Pep saying he won't be ready for Palace, but they're aiming to have him in Saudi for that game (19th Dec).

As he was 14mn when I bought him and 14mn when I sold him, I saw no reason to keep him in the squad. Not like he'll increase in price when he's fit again.

Think it's time to upgrade my defenders. Over a few weeks gonna replace Digne / Tsimikas / Zinch with Senesi / Trippier / Porro

Second in form player, and a huge differential with only 1.5% owning him at the moment.

I've still got my wildcard and I think it's time to use it with the Haaland situation.

I have Nunez as well and need to sort out my goalkeeping situation.

So this is my team and my planned transfers. I'll have the option to reset in the New Year when Haaland is back to full fitness. I honestly don't see him playing before January. Even if he plays in the World Club cup his injury is the type that needs nursing for a while. I'm basically only looking at the next five games with this new team.

Any thoughts and suggestions are very welcome.

Final comment. I’d be leaving enough money in the bank to go from one of my strikers to Haaland in one move. Two moves maximum. So maybe Trent to a 4.0m and a striker to Haaland when the time comes.

The only defender I’d spend decent money on is Trippier.

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you need to spend all your money and spread it around. You don’t have to do either.

Maybe pick a formation and have 2 decent defenders (sub 4.5m) on the bench to sub in. So buy players with a 343 or 352 in mind. Why have Adingra in that case ?

Anyway, fair play for still having a WC as I’d love one with all that’s going on right now.

I wouldn't have Alverez in. They have no game in GW 18. I'm going with Raul from Fulham because of form and upcoming fixtures

@eagle eye @F1ngers I must be the only one of thinking of going the opposite way, Haaland -> Darwin. Like EE I have the WC left so getting rid of Haaland is a no-brainer. The plan was to move him to Isak for GW18 but Newcastle have been poor away from home, Wilson is back and they look cooked. I can't see the upside in Isak at all.

Solanke is playing great in a team thats playing great, he's been very unlucky not to have more the last four GWs, this is him compared to Haaland for those four GWs

For comparison this is Watkins v Haaland for the same four GWs.

I have Watkins and plan on benching him this week, its GW18 you really want him for.

I'm hoping Liverpool are going to do a number on United, 4-0, 5-0, thats why I'm going back to Darwin

Had a think overnight and reckon I'll ditch Haaland now, he's likely to miss this week and then a blank.

Isak has 3 nice fixtures (FUL, lut, FOR) so gonna pick him up, he'll likely be rested for one of those but that's life.

Then at GW20 I'll drop Salah (for AFCON) to get Haaland back in for Sheff Utd H on 30th Dec.

Probably GW24 before I need Salah back

I'd be wary about Isak with Wilson back, especially if he starts in CL tomorrow night.

The most obv question who are you going to bench from your top 8 next GW and week after?

On a Wildcard too.

Currently on this but will be moving based on price increases.

Ya I wouldn't have Nunez in a team now, especially on a WC. The big run of fixtures from 9-16 is over now and a few tricky games coming up. He didn't hit the points expected in that run, his form has turned since the Man City game. He was very dangerous from Everton in 9 to Brentford in 12 and a small bit unlucky to have a few goals ruled out in that run.

That said, as an owner, it's worth holding for Man Utd & Burnley games. And then re-evaluate to see what you're doing with Liverpool attack when Salah goes to AFCON and whether Jota is back / who moves to RW in his absence.

Looks like Maguire has pulled his groin or something - just stopped and kicked ball out of play this evening

3 of my defenders are suspended, along with cheap mid, so with Haaland injured, i may just play with 10 as CS are so hard to come by this season

Had a think and went with Solanke, now to resist the tempation to take a -4 to spend that 9m sitting in my bank

Pep did say that Haaland would be back training Thursday. But what level training / is this some mind games, I'm not sure.

I've already transferred him out from earlier in the week as it is. Solanke was my port of call. Form, fixtures and (hopefully) fun!

No chance he's on the bench for the Palace game.

I doubt he'll play in the club World Cup either. There's rumours now that they are concerned it'll worsen and that Guardiola has been given the all clear to buy a striker in January if he feels he needs one.

That'd be a disaster because you could see him resting Haaland between Champions league games.

The smart move is get rid of him now. His price is sure to drop over the next couple of weeks between the injury and the blank gameweek.

If he plays the first game after Christmas then buy him back.

My plan is to have two free transfers and I'll have him back in without any loss.