The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) transfer market has been busy ahead of Blank Gameweek 29 &#8211; but who are the most popular players to buy and sell?
We take a look at the top 10 most bought and sold players since the last deadline passed to help FPL managers understand what their rivals are planning.

<a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/join">Join the Hub &#8211; 7 day free trial</a>
 
<h2>Transfers in: Fernandes buyers outpace Haaland fans</h2>
In a special Blank Gameweek 29 piece, we asked whether Erling Haaland was a <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/haaland-or-no-haaland-fpl-blank-gameweek-29">must-buy this week</a>.
With Mohamed Salah among those without a fixture, the Manchester City striker is the top <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">predicted points</a> scorer this week.
But despite this, the conclusion among the masses is that Haaland is not an essential pick.
There have been a fair amount of transfers in &#8211; 132,000 as of Thursday morning (March 13) &#8211; however he is only the sixth most popular so far.
<div id="attachment_71402" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-71402" class="size-full wp-image-71402" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Haaland-recent-form-up-to-GW28.jpg" alt="Erling Haaland's recent form" width="798" height="650" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Haaland-recent-form-up-to-GW28.jpg 798w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Haaland-recent-form-up-to-GW28-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Haaland-recent-form-up-to-GW28-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Haaland-recent-form-up-to-GW28-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px" />Erling Haaland&#8217;s recent form</div>
&nbsp;
Mediocre form and a high £14.7m price tag may have contributed to this, and with Chris Wood the second-most bought, Haaland could be a relatively differential captain choice.
Forest&#8217;s main man has been transferred in by more than 200,000 managers, raising his overall ownership to 47.6%.
Nuno Espirito Santo&#8217;s team have an attractive fixture against Ipswich (A), leading to Morgan Gibbs-White and Ola Aina also making the top 10.
For those keen on adding further Forest picks but struggling to afford the £5.3m Aina or £6.5m Gibbs-White, there are cheaper alternatives.
Towering centre-back Nikola Milenkovic leads Forest defenders for attacking threat, with the best expected goals (xG), most big chances (six) and highest number of shots in the box (22) &#8211; well ahead of full-back Neco Williams&#8217; 12.
<div id="attachment_71491" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-71491" class="size-full wp-image-71491" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aina-v-Milenkovic.jpg" alt="Ola Aina v Nikola Milenkovic" width="800" height="650" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aina-v-Milenkovic.jpg 800w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aina-v-Milenkovic-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aina-v-Milenkovic-768x624.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aina-v-Milenkovic-610x496.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />Ola Aina v Nikola Milenkovic</div>
&nbsp;
Williams, who is priced at £4.4m, is another option, having started every league game since Gameweek 15.
Elsewhere, Bruno Fernandes is the number-one transfer target, with 279,000 transfers in.
Successive hauls of nine, 10 and 10 points and a Blank Gameweek 29 fixture against Leicester (A) have propelled him to the top of the list.
The Manchester United captain is a solid pick, although those looking to Wildcard in Gameweek 31 may look at Forest (A) in Gameweek 30 and decide other players have a better pair of games.
Justin Kluivert, with 174,000 transfers in, is a player who fits that mould. Bournemouth face Brentford (H) and Ipswich (H) in their next two.
<div id="attachment_71490" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-71490" class="size-large wp-image-71490" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-in-1024x602.jpg" alt="Popular Gameweek 29 transfers in" width="1024" height="602" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-in-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-in-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-in-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-in-610x359.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-in-1080x635.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-in.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Popular Gameweek 29 transfers in</div>
<h2>Transfers out: Palmer and Isak popular Blank Gameweek 29 sales</h2>
Cole Palmer looks to be the early makeweight for those buying Haaland, sitting second in the most-sold list.
Chelsea have a fixture this week, albeit a challenging one against Arsenal (A), making selling Palmer arguably a luxury move in a blank gameweek.
Some are choosing to sell the non-playing Salah instead, however his record-breaking FPL form has limited sales to 147,000 &#8211; around 80,000 fewer than the misfiring Palmer.
Buying Haaland is not the only thing fuelling Salah and Palmer transfers out though, with the Norwegian being brought into far fewer squads than the total sales for his premium rivals.
In Palmer&#8217;s case, frustration over his lack of returns is bound to be a factor. He has just one assist since Gameweek 22.
This, combined with Salah&#8217;s unstoppable points scoring, makes Palmer an understandable sell this week &#8211; but form is often temporary and Spurs (H) in Gameweek 30 and Ipswich (H) in Gameweek 32 are strong fixtures and should be factored into decision making.
<div id="attachment_71489" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-71489" class="wp-image-71489 size-large" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-out-1024x602.jpg" alt="Gameweek 29 popular transfers out" width="1024" height="602" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-out-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-out-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-out-768x451.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-out-610x359.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-out-1080x635.jpg 1080w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GW29-transfers-out.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Gameweek 29 popular transfers out</div>
&nbsp;
<h2>Check out our fantasy football ultimate guides</h2>
Our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide-fpl-tips">Ultimate Guide to FPL</a> has everything you could ever need to guide you through each gameweek. Regularly updated, it includes all our FPL content in one handy place – from team reveals from some of the best FPL managers in the game to tips on the best players and much more.
We also have ultimate guides for <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/dream-team-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide">Dream Team</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/telegraph-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide">Telegraph Fantasy Football</a>, which are also home to tips and regular articles from experts in these formats.
<h3>Follow the Hub</h3>
<a href="https://twitter.com/FFH_HQ">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ffootballhub/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/FantasyFootballHub/?sub_confirmation=1">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/FFH_HQ/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@FFH_HQ">Tiktok</a> 
And view all our latest fantasy football tips on our <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/">Homepage</a>

FPL Blank Gameweek 29 transfer trends: Sell Palmer to buy Haaland?

Win at FPL

Community & tools

Fixture ticker