Does Saka price make Odegaard the go-to Arsenal pick in FPL?

The contrasting prices of Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) and Martin Odegaard (£8.5m) may influence how managers put money into Arsenal’s assault of their opening Fantasy Premier League squads.

Saka climbs by £1.5m from the beginning of 2023/24 after he recorded his second successive 200+ level season. 

Together with Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Cole Palmer (£10.5m), the England star is now one of the vital costly midfielders within the recreation. Added to the huge £15.0m valuation of Erling Haaland, it’s honest to say that managers might want to hunt down worth to assist strike a stability throughout their squads.

Definitely, Saka’s exertions with England in EURO 2024 – the place he began all seven of their matches and performed 637 minutes – counsel he might be amongst a bunch of key Fantasy property who shall be afforded a late return to coaching by their golf equipment forward of the brand new marketing campaign. 

Odegaard’s lack of worldwide commitments signifies he might be extra influential than Saka within the opening Gameweeks if the latter is eased again into motion.

Though he was overshadowed by his team-mate in 2023/24 Fantasy, the Norwegian nonetheless delivered a decent 186 factors because of eight objectives and 11 assists. Odegaard can also be prone to be on penalties when Saka will not be on the pitch.

Different Arsenal choices

Elsewhere for the Gunners, Declan Rice’s (£6.5m) kind within the second half of final season signifies he might be fashionable decide within the mid-price midfielder class. He provided eight of his 9 assists, and scored 4 of his seven objectives, from Gameweek 21 onwards. 

On the again, goalkeeper David Raya is unlikely to be fashionable at his new value of £5.5m. As proven by Everton’s Jordan Pickford (£5.0m) final season, when he was priced at £4.5m, discovering a cut-price No 1 who affords loads of save factors and bonus level potential is the easiest way to hunt out worth between the posts.

Raya’s rise additionally signifies managers ought to anticipate a bounce in value for Arsenal’s key defenders on the again of their league-high 18 clear sheets in 2023/24.

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