Fantasy Football Hub is partnering with football website Squawka for another season &#8211; and in their first article of 2024/25, they discuss whether to buy or avoid six new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players.
In terms of transfer fees, the six biggest new Premier League signings entering FPL rosters for 2024/25 are:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Leny Yoro (Manchester United, £52.2m)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal, £42m)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa, £37.5m)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United, £36.5m)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Savinho (Manchester City, £31m)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Yankuba Minteh (Brighton, £33m)</li>
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The biggest deal saw Manchester United beat Real Madrid to sign Yoro from Lille, though he’s expected to miss the next three months with a foot injury.
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<h3>Riccardo Calafiori &#8211; DEF &#8211; £6.0m</h3>
Calafiori was quietly going about his business in Serie A as a fine defender but wider fan interest grew as he formed part of Italy’s defence at Euro 2024. 
For Bologna and Italy, Calafiori operated mostly as a left-sided centre-back. At Bologna last season, 93% of his playing time came at centre-back. The other 7% came at left-back.
And Mikel Arteta has hinted that Calafiori would be playing at left-back, a problem position for Arsenal in 2023/24. 
In Serie A last season, Calafiori provided five assists and scored two goals, creating 17 chances. Clean sheet points will be the big bonus here but if you’re going for Arsenal defenders, Calafiori wouldn’t be our first choice early on &#8211; especially at that price. 
We are still waiting for him to feature in pre-season.
Verdict: Avoid
<div id="attachment_65427" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65427" class="size-full wp-image-65427" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Calafiori.jpg" alt="Riccardo Calafiori" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Calafiori.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Calafiori-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Calafiori-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Calafiori-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" />Riccardo Calafiori</div>
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<h3>Joshua Zirkzee &#8211; FOR &#8211; £7.0m</h3>
Also at Bologna last season, Joshua Zirkzee was signed by Manchester United as the Red Devils looked to bolster their attack. 
Rasmus Hojlund did an OK job in his first season but there was definitely a need for support. 
Zirkzee was Bologna’s starting and lone striker last season, playing 2,771 minutes in Serie A. In that time, the Dutchman scored 11 goals at an average of 0.36 per 90 minutes. He averaged 2.79 shots per 90 and 1.01 shots on target.
He did well in converting his big chances too, scoring eight of his 12. Only three players had a better big chance conversion than Zirkzee, among players with 10 or more big chances. 
The question for Zirkzee will be where he fits into Erik ten Hag’s system. With Hojlund’s pre-season injury, he’s in line to potentially start up front, however Marcus Rashford and even Jadon Sancho have been tipped for that role. 
Zirkzee has yet to feature for the club in pre-season but the Community Shield might give us a better idea of his status heading into Gameweek 1.
Verdict: More information needed
<h3>Ian Maatsen &#8211; DEF &#8211; £5.0m</h3>
Maatsen never really got a chance at Chelsea, playing just 200 minutes last season before going on loan to Borussia Dortmund, where he took the left-back spot in the Champions League Team of the Season.
After his move to the Bundesliga, Maatsen was directly involved in four goals in 16 matches, scoring two and providing two assists. While he was on the pitch, Dortmund kept six clean sheets. 
But more enticing for FPL managers is that Maatsen is very much an attacking full-back. He averaged 0.78 shots and 0.57 chances created per 90 minutes in the Bundesliga last season.
The only downside is competition from Lucas Digne and Alex Moreno &#8211; but here at Squawka, we think he might be worth a punt.
Verdict: Sign
<h3>Yankuba Minteh &#8211; MID &#8211; £5.5m</h3>
This is technically another Premier League to Premier League move, but Yankuba Minteh didn’t play a single minute for Newcastle before joining Brighton. 
The 20-year-old spent his only season as a Newcastle player on loan at Feyenoord, helping them to a second-placed finish in the Eredivisie. 
In the Eredivisie last season, Minteh became the top-scoring teenager across Europe’s seven major leagues. 
He scored 10 goals and provided five assists, which is a decent return in its own right, regardless of his age. 
But then you look at the fact Minteh only played 1,462 minutes. His goals and assists were averaged at 0.62 and 0.31 per 90 minutes respectively; or 0.93 direct goal involvements per 90. He also averaged 0.6 xG per 90 and 0.29 xA, close to his actual return.
It’s unclear how Brighton’s team will look in attack this season but Minteh has earned good reviews among Brighton fans during pre-season.
Verdict: Sign
<div id="attachment_64892" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-64892" class="size-full wp-image-64892" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Yankuba-Minteh.jpg" alt="Yankuba Minteh. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Yankuba-Minteh.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Yankuba-Minteh-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Yankuba-Minteh-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Yankuba-Minteh-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Yankuba Minteh has signed for Brighton. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h3>Savinho &#8211; MID &#8211; £6.5m</h3>
Savinho &#8211; known as Savio in FPL &#8211; is the newest face at Manchester City, joining from sister club Troyes. 
He spent last season on loan at another City Football Group club, Girona. And, there, Savinho was a big part of the side that shocked everyone, finishing third in La Liga to qualify for the Champions League. 
He was directly involved in 19 goals in La Liga last season, scoring nine and assisting 10.
Only two players provided more assists than Savinho, while he ranked in the top 10 for chances created (53). 
A tricky winger, Savinho also attempted and completed more take-ons than any other player in La Liga. 
We’ve seen Jeremy Doku thrive for Man City with his dribbling, so Savinho can add to the threat. But the biggest question is, where does he fit into City&#8217;s starting 11?
Verdict: Avoid
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