Bruno Fernandes (£9.5m) has received his biggest captaincy backing in over four years, with more than 1.1million Fantasy Premier League managers handing him the armband.
After racking up 15 points against the Premier League's top two teams, Arsenal and Manchester City, hopes are high that Fernandes can continue his good form when Manchester United host Fulham on Sunday.
Indeed, the Portuguese is also the No 1 transfer target for Fantasy bosses, snapped up by over 1.2m. Only once before has he been recruited by more managers in a Gameweek.
GW24 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Haaland | 5,652,551 | - |
| Fernandes | 1,176,456 | - |
| Joao Pedro | 870,082 | 10 |
| Salah | 763,168 | 5 |
| Ekitike | 382,741 | 13 |
Haaland and Fernandes are yet to play
Despite more than 1.6m people moving the armband or Triple Captaincy off Erling Haaland (£15.0m), he remains the Gameweek's most-captained player by a considerable distance.
His form - one goal in six Premier League matches - is behind that shift, but encouragingly for those who have kept faith, Haaland scored in Man City's midweek UEFA Champions League win against Galatasaray. Pep Guardiola's side visit Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Joao Pedro (£7.3m), who was both the second most-bought player and the third most-captained, was named among the substitutes for Chelsea's contest with West Ham United.
But to the delight of his new owners and captainers alike, he emerged from the bench to extend his Premier League goalscoring streak to three matches as Chelsea came from 2-0 down to win 3-2.
The Brazilian has now totalled 30 points over his last three outings thanks to five attacking returns. And with Chelsea facing Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United and Burnley next in the Premier League, his stock will only continue to rise.
There will be mixed feelings, however, for the 247,016 managers who sold Hugo Ekitike (£8.8m) to buy Joao Pedro.
Shipped out by more than 508,000 in total, Ekitike has equalled his best return this season after scoring twice and earning maximum bonus in Liverpool's 4-1 win over Newcastle United to give him 13 points.
Impressively, it was the third time in his last six starts that he's registered at least six shots in a match.
Most transfers for Gameweek 24
| Most transfers in | Most transfers out | ||
| Fernandes | 1,239,726 | Foden | 1,178,392 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joao Pedro | 1,209,953 | Guimaraes | 667,893 |
| Mbeumo | 1,052,459 | Ekitike | 508,363 |
| Enzo | 769,538 | Thiago | 496,368 |
| Chalobah | 432,773 | Cherki | 384,954 |
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The top five transfers in for Gameweek 24 were made up entirely of Chelsea and Man Utd assets. In total, both clubs saw their players bought by more than three million managers each.
Like his team-mate Joao Pedro, Enzo Fernandez (£6.7m) also rewarded his new owners with a goal and a share of the bonus. The Argentina international has blanked in just one of his last six appearances ahead of Chelsea's kind run.
The news wasn't so good for defender Trevoh Chalobah (£5.7m), who failed to keep a clean sheet - it's just one shutout in eight for the centre-back. He did, however, extend his run of defensive contribution returns to five matches, to finish the round on three points.
Bryan Mbeumo (£8.4m) is the other Man Utd player to feature in the top five recruits.
It's just the fifth time he's been bought by more than one million people in a Gameweek. After representing Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Mbeumo's scored in both matches since his return.
Starting with Sunday's encounter with Fulham, Man Utd also enjoy an appealing run of fixtures, with none of their next five opponents rated above three in the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR).