New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2019/20 – Moise Kean and Nicolas Pepe
If my last player analysis article was a cautionary tale then this is more of an upbeat and promising one with talk of potential, proven stats, potential, excitement, potential, missing links, potential, Romelu Lukaku, potential and of course Mario Balotelli. Did we mention potential? Let’s go take a look at two genuinely enticing editions to our FPL landscape…
Moise Kean*
Everton
FPL price: £TBCm (probably £7-8m?)
Position: Forward
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Rather than go and grab a tried (some may spell that tired) and tested hand in the shape of say Diego Costa they have decided to roll the die on yet more potential. Albeit genuinely promising potential. In FIFA gaming parlance this one is a ‘wonderkid’. In fact many an eyebrow has been raised at both Juventus’ decision to let him go permanently and also the relatively low transfer fee involved (£29m upfront, rising to £39m and seemingly no buy back clause).
So what’s the catch? We looked into this expecting some Balotelli style tales of idiocy and petulance. But none were forthcoming. It seems that he’s simply been a victim of the squad depth at Juventus, new manager Sarri’s desire to rely on experienced players and jettison youth, and his own desire to actually play football.
Style of play wise he’s got a bit of everything, a modern day centre forward if you like. Not dissimilar to Lukaku himself in fact. At least not until the latter decided to hit the gym and become Mr Universe in ‘preparation’ for the World Cup. He’s quick and can finish. He’s good in the air and has a good first touch and overall good technique. Ok, not that like Lukaku then…
Stats wise he’s a bit light as he’s played so few games to date but when he has he’s produced;
Juventus: 16 games, 7 goals
Verona (on loan): 19 games, 4 goals
Italy at youth level (15’s to 21’s): 39 games, 21 goals
Italy senior team; 3 games, 2 goals
Opening Fixtures: Palace (A), Watford (H), Aston Villa (A), Wolves (H), Bournemouth (A), Sheffield Utd (H)
No ‘top 6’ to contend with is probably all you can ask for for a decent opening to get you up and running. A couple of promoted teams to toy with adds to the pleasure.
Verdict / opinion
Coming from a similarly strong league he may be quicker at adapting than some others. And those early fixtures look tailor made for a dream introduction. We are actually tempted, although his actual FPL price may dictate exactly how tempted.
*Moise Kean (pronounced ‘Ken’, apparently) is yet to actually finalise his move although we believe that will be done on Saturday with no issues anticipated.
Nicolas Pepe
Arsenal
FPL price: £9.5m
Position: Midfield
(Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Stats wise he was second only to a certain Kylian Mbappe in the French league last season, which is no mean feat. He scored 22 goals and got 11 assists, meaning he was directly involved in almost 50% of their goals. It should be noted though that 9 of those 22 goals were penalties, he’d have a hell of a fight getting that job immediately at Arsenal. Overall for Lille he has 37 goals in 79 appearances.
He’s a direct player who will engage defenders and should play as part of a dynamic front 3 with Aubameyang and Lacazette. Breaking Wilfried Zaha’s heart in the process! And probably Alex Iwobi’s too.
Opening Fixtures: Newcastle (A), Burnley (H), Liverpool (A), Spurs (H), Watford (A), Aston Villa (H)
A mixed bunch here, but hardly the worst with only Liverpool away looking like a difficult one to actually score in, Spurs is their other ‘top 6’ opponent in the run but the North London derby itself usually provides goals.
Verdict / opinion:
Whilst his bare stats are massively impressive that ‘penalties’ nugget probably tempers expectations a touch. At a pricely £9.5m he’s probably a watchlist job at best for now, especially given the alternatives and that he’s never been tested in a Premier League match yet.
Prospects?!
Both look exciting prospects and whilst many will probably take a ‘look and see’ approach initially both should be straight in to their respective teams with little issue and if either show signs of life early doors then we would expect their ownership to rise rapidly and swiftly.
Thanks for reading New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2019/20 – Moise Kean and Nicolas Pepe. This article was written by Inittowinit WCC Champion 2019
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On tenterhooks waiting to see which Burnley keeper lines up against Parma…
POPE!
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Excellent news!
Pope played the full 90 and kept a clean sheet.
That’s it. He’s in my starting 11.
If you can pick any captain for each of the first 4 game weeks, who are your picks. Mine are below:
1) Salah 2) Salah 3) Kane 4) Sterling.
1) Salah 2) Salah 3) Salah 4) Salah
Hey lads, I’ve been tinkering with teams that don’t include Aguero, Kane (or even Auba or Vardy) too but feel like we will regret not having them sooner rather than later and we’ll be forced to use the WC early on to rectify it. Is the defense heavy team (w/ 4 expensive defenders) at the expense of the heavy hitting forwards really gonna pay off? I see massive frustration early doors just waiting to happen. Wilson or King might work temporarily early on with the less intimidating fixtures but hard to imagine the likes of Deulofeu and Jota keeping us happy for the long run when the premium fwds are racking up larger hauls and points. I’m tempted to go with 1or 2 premium defenders + Aguero or Kane rather than 4 pds but w/o the proven heavy hitters.
Hi Sanchez. I posted yesterday with the same concern. For some reason we seem to have these trends where a few accounts post a different strategy and a load seem to follow. That could very well be the sensible thing to do but for me personally I’ve always preferred to have 3 top attacking players, which also gives u choices when picking a captain. This has worked for me in previous seasons so personally I’m sticking to that strategy.
It’s also a lot easier to bring a top defender in than it is kane or aguero etc. Just my take
Hey Milburn. Great points about the ‘trend’ factor, and the fact that it’s prolly easier to bring in the premium defender than it is the premium forward (if our theory goes tits up!).
Agree with you Sanchez and that’s why I am going with Salah, Sterling and Kane and not playing 2 pool defenders (have 1). The guys you mentioned are top scorers almost every season and also if you see the attacking talents of outside top 6 for teams like Leic, West Ham, Everton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Watford they have really good players upfront attacking trios, don’t think teams will have cs much. Also Pool and CIty played blinder season last year with those many points and CS so dont think it will be repeated! Pools form also doesn’t look much good either!
Agree Snookie. I just can’t believe peeps are going without Aguero or Kane! There might be some fear of rotation w/ Aguero/Jesus but I feel like Pep usually sticks w/ the same striker longer term. Regarding Kane and Vardy, they’ll most prolly start every game. Auba/Laca plus Wilson/King will prolly split points betw/ them so might be somewhat frustrating but feel like they will get enough goals to justify inclusion.
Getting a defender in would be easy rather than WC’ing to get Kane/Aguero or a heavy forward :yes:
Exactly!
If you have spread your funds fairly reasonably you can usually reach anyone in two moves. The trick is working out the sacrifice!
Afternoon all,
Any thoughts on which squad is better?
Or….
The first one for me but I would downgrade Rashford to upgrade Moutinho.
Folks, does anyone have a link to any FPL transfer planner spreadsheets? Thanks.
You can have an excel copy of the Fixture Tracker as usual if that helps?
Found one here Innit, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qQJA6l_ChoCsOWdc_5WEYtkPgrLI06Y-4cMMdkz1RDU/copy – might be helpful to a few people. Thanks!
Hello, all! So, I see Bilva in many teams on here. Are we hoping he receives a starting role this season, or has he already, somehow, solidified a spot?
Will it be safer to go KDB and downgrade Siggy to Pérez?
Can’t make my mind up about my squad, but time is running out. I feel this could be it … perhaps!
I think he’s reasonably assured to play most of the games.
That’s a very good starting team.
I think he’s as nailed as pretty much anyone in that City line up. Whether he’s good value I’m not sure but hope so. He’s more than capable of more goals and assists. Deulofeu has played no pre season so not sure about him. It’s s good team
Deulofeu has played twice in pre-season (out of 3 games), hasn’t he?
Sorry played first two missed last two including today
Well then I just might leave him in. Thanks all!