The FPL transfer market is as busy as ever this week, so it’s time to delve into who is being bought and sold in high numbers.
TRANSFERS IN
Sven Botman (£4.7m) – Newcastle
For the second gameweek in succession, the Newcastle centre-back is one of the most popular purchases, and that is hardly surprising given his 12-point return in Gameweek 6. However, the 400k+ fantasy bosses who have already snapped up Botman this week will be concerned to see an orange flag appear over his name on the FPL site. Only time will tell if he recovers from the knee issue that sidelined him for the midweek Carabao Cup meeting with Man City.
Heung-Min Son (£9.2m) – Tottenham
Son’s brace in the North London Derby against Arsenal last weekend was much to the delight of his FPL owners, many of whom had purchased him ahead of his disappointing blank against Sheffield Utd a week prior. As a result of his 14-point haul in Gameweek 6 though, the South Korean is once again a popular investment this week, despite the fact Spurs face in-form Liverpool in Double Gameweek 7.
TRANSFERS OUT
Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) – Chelsea
It will come as a surprise to no one that Chilwell has been sold my almost 500k managers at the time of writing, and that number is likely to significantly increase ahead of the Double Gameweek 7 deadline given that the left-back picked up a hamstring injury in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie with Brighton. Maurizio Pochettino has preferred Levi Colwill on the left side of defence in the last two Premier League games, so Chilwell is a natural sell right now.
Malo Gusto (£4.3m) – Chelsea
From one Chelsea full-back to another, Gusto is also being shipped out by the masses following his red card against Aston Villa in Gameweek 6. The budget defender will now miss the Blues’ next two Premier League fixtures, but with fellow right-back Reece James not too far away from a return from injury, many FPL managers were already considering showing Gusto the exit door.
