With the sale of Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich and Diogo Jota’s injury, Nunez (£9.0m) looks like a definite starter. But it may take the forward some time to adapt to the Premier League and Jurgen Klopp may also integrate the forward slowly into his starting line-up.

Guimaraes (£6.0m) was the marquee signing by the new Newcastle United owners.  But the midfielder featured in a deeper role and looks set to continue in the same position. Guimaraes currently has 14.1% ownership in FPL 2022-23. But with better players available at cheaper price tags, Guimaraes seems like a definite avoid. He has played 224 minutes and contributed with 1 goal and 2 assists in his 4 preseason matches.

Coutinho (£7.0m) currently has 18.3% ownership among the global FPL managers. But with Leon Bailey’s return to full fitness and top form, Coutinho could be formed out of the Aston Villa starting line-up. He has played 221 minutes in his 4 preseason matches.

Kulusevski (£8.0m) joined Spurs in the January transfer window and was on fire in the second half of last season. But the signing of Richarlison for a reported $60m fee could mean limited game time for both players.  On top of that, the Brazilian is suspended for the opening game of the season. He has played 172 minutes in his 3 preseason matches.

Bernardo Silva (£7.0m) is unlikely to feature on the wings this season and with the signing of Kalvin Phillips, there is more caption in the middle of the park. In addition, Silva has also drawn up transfer interest from Spanish giants Barcelona and there is a chance that he leaves Manchester this summer. He has played 232 minutes in his 3 preseason matches.

James Ward Prowse (£6.5m), the captain of Southampton racked up 159 points in FPL last season and was his side’s leading points scorer in the game. The midfielder’s points return is always unpredictably spread out and heavily rely on free kicks and penalties. He has played 179 minutes in his 3 preseason matches.

Nketiah (£7.0m), the 23-year-old striker broke into the Arsenal starting line-up at the end of last season.  Despite signing a new long-term deal at the club, Nketiah will be only acting as a backup to the new summer signing Gabriel Jesus. With limited game time and added completion, Nketiah looks like an avoid on FPL 2022-23. He has played 276 minutes and contributed with 5 goals and 3 assists in his 6 preseason matches.

Reguilon (£4.5m), the Spanish left-back was the first choice wing-back last season. But Antonio Conte had other plans. Ivan Perišić signed on a free transfer from Inter Milan and is set to be the first choice left wing-back heading into the new season. Ryan Sessegnon is set to continue as the second choice and Reguilon has been listed on the transfer market. He did not played a single minute of their preseason matches.

By Ahmed ShanTonu

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