Fantasy scout: Pick of a Jan newcomers
With a remaining teams in this season’s UEFA Champions League carrying done their changes to their squads forward of a start of a turn of 16 subsequent week, UEFA.com’s Fantasy director considers that players competence be value bringing into your squad – and who it competence be value meditative twice about.
Alexis Sánchez (Manchester United, FW, €11.5m)
Why we should: One of a Premier League’s many unchanging performers in new years, a Chilean managed a idea each other joining diversion during Arsenal – and combined 3 some-more in each UEFA Champions League season. Now he faces Sevilla.
Why we shouldn’t: Pricey and hasn’t been during his best so distant this tenure – though these are teenager quibbles.
Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City, DF, €5.5m)
Why we should: Joins a side who won all though one of their organisation matches and kept 3 purify sheets in commanding Group F. City demeanour good placed to post during slightest one some-more shut-out opposite Basel.
Why we shouldn’t: Must contest with Nicolás Otamendi and John Stones, and Vincent Kompany when fit, in executive defence; there’s each possibility Laporte could be a one to skip out in a UEFA Champions League.
Olivier Giroud (Chelsea, FW, €8.0m)
Why we should: Ãlvaro Morata’s continued deficiency might open a doorway for a Jan buy from Arsenal – possibly in a starting choice or off a bench. And with 16 goals in 39 European outings – including 12 Champions League strikes – Giroud is not brief of pedigree.
Why we shouldn’t: With Chelsea particularly off form in new weeks, it’s tough to see them bettering Barcelona – even permitting for Giroud’s aerial threat.
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus, DF, €5.0m)
Why we should:Â Has featured frequently in Serie A this deteriorate and is an occasional support provider, that creates a right-back a decent-priced choice for shoehorning a Juve defender into your squad.
Why we shouldn’t: The Italian champions might have their work cut out to keep a purify piece contra Tottenham; and Lichtsteiner is intensely doubtful to supply a idea during a other end – carrying mustered usually one in a final 3 Serie A campaign.
Virgil outpost Dijk (Liverpool, DF, €6.0m)
Why we should:Â Recruited for a world-record price for a defender in January, a former Southampton centre-back could be pivotal to securing a Reds’ rearguard in what looks a winnable tie opposite Porto.
Why we shouldn’t: Liverpool are frequency watertight during a behind and haven’t kept a purify piece in Van Dijk’s initial 4 games – indeed, they’ve shipped 7 goals in that time.
Manuel Neuer (Bayern, GK, €6.5m)
Why we should: Bayern are clever favourites to kick BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, and have purebred 5 shut-outs in 9 outings given matchday six.
Why we shouldn’t: The Munich giants have achieved usually dual purify sheets in this season’s UEFA Champions League – and some-more pertinently, Neuer has not played given 16 Sep after violation a bone in his foot.
Lucas Moura (Tottenham, MF, €8.5m)
Why we should: A proven source of goals and assists, he could good make a disproportion in what should be a parsimonious tie opposite Juventus.
Why we shouldn’t: May onslaught for diversion time with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min determined in a side; moreover, €8.5m is a lot to bombard out on a patrol player.
Valentin Stocker (Basel, MF, €5.0m)
Why we should: Back with a group he represented from 2007–14 after a tough 3 and a half years during Hertha Berlin, Stocker is a decent bill option, braggadocio 11 goals in 66 European appearances – a important strike rate from midfield.
Why we shouldn’t: Has hardly played all deteriorate and there’s a tiny matter of anticipating a approach by that Man. City defence.
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