The Scout looks at the Fantasy Premier League potential of the summer signings ahead of the 2019/20 season.
Christian Pulisic (CHE) £7.5m
Christian Pulisic has the potential to be a popular pick among managers.
The attacking midfielder signed for Chelsea in January but was loaned back to Borussia Dortmund for the rest of 2018/19.
He scored 11 goals and produced 15 assists over his last three Bundesliga campaigns.
At just 20 Pulisic has not yet established himself as a reliable goalscorer. He has not scored more than four times in a single season.
Hidden potential
It should be noted Pulisic had only nine league starts in 2018/19 because of injury, but his performances in a stop-start season offer encouragement to FPL managers.
When selected, he averaged a goal or an assist every 115.5 minutes. In comparison, Son Heung-min (£9.5m) did so every 102.3 minutes at a starting price of £8.5m, while Gylfi Sigurdsson's (£8.0m) rate was 164.6 minutes at an initial cost of £7.5m.
And when Pulisic returned to the starting XI for Dortmund’s final three Bundesliga matches, he recorded two goals and an assist.
Hazard influence
Pulisic's appeal as a Fantasy option is majorly boosted by the departure of Eden Hazard.
The Belgian was the second highest-scoring player in FPL last season but has now joined Real Madrid.
So Pulisic's competition for a starting spot will be Willian (£7.0m), Pedro (£7.0m) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (£6.0m) on the wings of Maurizio Sarri’s 4-3-3 formation.
Pulisic v Chelsea wingers 2018/19
| Player | Starts | Goals | Assists | Mins per goal/assist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulisic | 9 | 4 | 4 | 115.5 |
| Hazard | 32 | 16 | 15 | 94.4 |
| Willian | 26 | 3 | 7 | 210.8 |
| Pedro | 21 | 8 | 2 | 178.0 |
| Hudson-Odoi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 391.0 |
