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With Barco out of FPL, which cheap defenders should you target?

By The Scout 23 Aug 2024
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With Brighton defender sent on loan to Sevilla, what should his millions of owners do? The Scout offers advice

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The news that Brighton & Hove Albion defender Valentin Barco (£4.0m) has been sent to Sevilla on loan for the season means that nearly a quarter of Fantasy Premier League managers are looking for a cheap replacement.

The Scout offers some options, looking at the fixtures from Gameweek 3. 

Antonee Robinson (Fulham) £4.5m
Fixtures: Ipswich (A), West Ham (H)

If you have £0.5m to spend on an upgrade, the Fulham left-back faces promoted club Ipswich Town in Gameweek 3, before a home match against West Ham.

Noussair Mazraoui (Man Utd) £4.5m
Fixtures: Liverpool (H), Southampton (A).

Again, if you have money in the bank, the Man Utd full-back contributed to a clean sheet against Fulham in Gameweek 1 and earned eight points. He was the most-bought player across all positions in Fantasy in Gameweek 2.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) £4.0m
Fixtures: Brentford (A), Man Utd (H).

Harwood-Bellis is a reliable starter for Southampton for FPL managers who want to make a sideways move from Barco to another £4.0m defender. He also scored a goal in pre-season for Saints. 

Yerson Mosquera (Wolves) £4.0m
Fixtures: Nott'm Forest (A), Newcastle (H).

Mosquera played the full 90 minutes for Wolves against Arsenal in Gameweek 1 and is also available for £4.0m.

 

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