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There are five weeks to go before the start of the 2018/19 season and with it, the Fantasy Premier League season will also commence, as managers registering their teams early gain a possible advantage in the game season ahead.
The speed with which managers register their FPL teams can affect their chances of winning mini-leagues and prizes throughout the season. If FPL managers finish the season with the same points total as a mini-league rival, the top spot is awarded to the one who has made the fewest transfers. But in the occasion, they have both made the same number of transfers, the manager who was first to register their team will be deemed the winner.
The same rules apply for the weekly and monthly prizes as well as the overall rankings and the prices will fluctuate during the season based on form and demand.
Fantasy Premier League is a game of the finest margins and will be a brilliant season of fun, engaging rivalry. Here we take a look at the 10 most expensive players in the new FPL season.
#10 Kevin De Bruyne
The Belgian midfielder magician Kevin De Bruyne, who scooped the inaugural Premier League Playmaker of the Year Award with a last-gasp assist at Southampton, has been rewarded for another sensational season with his second Etihad gong in three seasons.
Having made an outstanding 52 appearances in all competitions, the midfielder notched 12 goals, including a Goal of the Season contender against Swansea, and a staggering 21 assists. The Belgian is valued at £10m in the game and is the 10th most expensive player in the FPL roster.
De Bruyne will return to City following the World Cup with Belgium and will play a crucial part in next season's title defence.
#9 Alexis Sanchez
The Chilean left Arsenal for Manchester United in January, as his contract was winding down while the Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan joined the Gunners in a swap deal that swept the football world.
Jose Mourinho signed Alexis Sanchez and beat rival Pep Guardiola and Manchester City to land the player. In what the United boss described as a once-in-a-lifetime deal. Sanchez is a fine addition to the ranks at Old Trafford and has taken a while to adapt to the club although guided the club to an FA Cup final.
In his first full season at the club, Sanchez is expected to flourish and help guide United to their first title in five years. The Chilean is valued at £10.5m in the FPL game could attract a lot of suitors in the coming season.
#8 Gabriel Jesus
21-year-old Gabriel Jesus enjoyed his first full season at Manchester City with a title to celebrate it. The Brazilian notched 17 goals and registered 5 assists in club competitions last season and is primed to help guide Brazil to their sixth World Cup crown in Russia.
Under Guardiola, the player has proved himself able to play in numerous systems and is confident leading the line for his club and country. Jesus is a skilful, tricky forward with great positional sense and a keen eye for goal and has been slapped with a valuation of £10.5 in the online game.
An industrious forward, the Brazilian on the back of a World Cup could reign supreme in the Premier League for City and help the club defend their title.
#7 Eden Hazard
Chelsea's attacking playmaker, Eden Hazard enjoyed an average last campaign with the Blues but did come to life once his injury progressed. He was Chelsea's best player of the season but the team didn't click and due to his late consistent performances and prior history has been valued at £10.5m in the game.
A crucial season for Chelsea, the Belgian will have to step up and display solid performances or could find himself on his way out of the club. That being said, he also has the talent to take the league by storm and guide the Blues to another league title.
Hazard has been great in the World Cup and if he can replicate some of his form at club level for Chelsea, the club could be difficult to stop and managers who have the player on his team could do well.
#6 Romelu Lukaku
Belgian talisman Romelu Lukaku has been instrumental for Manchester United last season and been in good form for Belgium at the World Cup. The Belgian has made the right impact for his new club under the manager Jose Mourinho.
With assists and goals to his name, Lukaku gets better with each passing season and has been a fruitful addition to the United squad. The Belgian frontman notched 16 goals and 7 assists in the league as well as helped the team to reach the FA Cup final. The striker's link-up play and positional play has also improved at United and he has impressed at Old Trafford.
A player with good pace, strength, and ability, Lukaku is only going to get better at United and has been a top signing. He has been valued at £11m in the online game.
#5 Sergio Aguero
Priced at £11m is Argentine and Manchester City talisman and striker Sergio Aguero who is the club's highest ever goalscorer. Aguero has been part of all three of City's title successes and is the club's most experienced striker.
Aguero scored 21 goals and provided 6 assists in City's title-winning season and will be crucial to Guardiola's plans to retain the crown next season. The Argentine has had to split playing time with Gabriel Jesus of late but has fired whenever called upon.
#4 Raheem Sterling
23-year-old English international Raheem Sterling has had a brilliant previous season for Manchester City having scored 18 goals and 11 assists in the Premier League last season.
The Englishman signed for City from Liverpool in 2015 and has transformed into a calm, cool finisher and a team player. Sterling has been versatile for the club last season and has improved his finishing significantly after getting into good spaces. He has been brilliant off the bench as well for City, proving to be clinical in crucial occasions.
Raheem Sterling is a very promising attacking talent, vital to the club and looks unplayable at times with his dynamic style that adds to the overall fluidity of City's attack. The Englishman has earned himself a £11m valuation in the FPL season.
#3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Aubameyang joined Arsenal in the January transfer window from Borussia Dortmund, where he scored 141 goals in 213 appearances across all competitions in five seasons.
The Gabon international made a fine start to life at Arsenal, finding the net 10 times in 13 Premier League games as the Gunners finished sixth in the table. He will be crucial to Unai Emery and the club in the coming seasons and could display his worth in his first full season, starting in August.
The Gabon player is priced at £11m in the online game and behind only two players whom he will be battling with for the Golden Boot in the coming season.
#2 Harry Kane
Spurs’ number nine Harry Kane, after a poor start to the season in August, found his feet and the goal in September, scoring two hat-tricks in consecutive games laying down a marker for the rest of Europe and didn't stop scoring for the rest of the season gone by.
England's captain and talisman, Kane is in good spirits leading England in the tournament and is leading the pack for the Golden Boot with 6 goals. Having finished second only to Mohamed Salah in the Premier League top scorer race, Kane might pip the best of the rest to a coveted Golden Boot award in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
A prolific player in great goalscoring form with tremendous footballing ability, the 24-year-old Spurs’ striker will be a menace to deal with in the league next season and is priced at £12.5m in the game.
#1 Mohamed Salah
Managers in Fantasy Premier League will be weighing up their strategies after the prices for the 2018/19 season were revealed. This is because every player's price is reviewed and Mohamed Salah will cost £13m in 2018/19, a rise from last season’s starting price of £9.0m.
The rise was on the back of a record 303 FPL points for the Liverpool midfielder in his debut season at Anfield. Salah beat Harry Kane to win the prestigious Premier League top scorer accolade and had a stellar campaign in Europe for Liverpool guiding them to another Champions League final.
Salah will be back next season and many are looking forward to whether the Egyptian sensation can continue his phenomenal debut season.
Which of these players will you be picking for your FPL team? Tell us in the comments below!
