FPL Budget Picks: The Best MID Under £9.0
The call — Mid-price midfielders under £9.0m: who's actually worth the money? Seventy-five midfielders qualify under £9.0m this week. Most of them are the wrong kind of cheap — the kind that sits on your bench collecting dust. Here's the dozen who actually start, in the order we'd buy them.
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Mbeumo (MUN, £8.0m) tops the list. Nailed starter, a very kind run kicking off at Everton, and our model has him good for around 37-38 points over the next six weeks. About 3 in 10 already own him, so he's hardly a secret — but the reliable option rarely is.
Foden (MCI, £7.0m) is the eye-catcher. Highest projected points of the whole bracket — roughly 44-45 over six — at a full £1.0m cheaper than Mbeumo, starting with Coventry at home. Only about 1 in 2 of every ten managers has him. Yes, City rotate and that's the standing tax on any of their players, but the model expects him to start, and at £7.0m that's serious value.
The rest, quickly:
- Cherki (MCI, £7.7m) — starts, same kind fixtures, but Foden's cheaper and projects better. Buy the team-mate.
- Szoboszlai (LIV, £7.0m) — nearly 4 in 10 own him, but the fixtures turn tough and around 26 points over six is thin. Sellable.
- Rogers (CHE, £7.5m) — strong numbers (~38-39 points projected), kind run after Arsenal away. Solid.
- Gibbs-White (NFO, £7.9m) — good fixtures, only 1 in 10 own him, projects ~34. Decent shout if you want something different.
- Groß (BHA, £5.5m) — starts every week, ~35 points projected, £5.5m. That's how you fund a premium.
- Semenyo (MCI, £8.5m) — priciest here and third in City's own pecking order per our model. Pass.
- Diego Gomez (BHA, £5.0m) — £5.0m, starts, ~35 points projected, hardly anyone owns him (fewer than 1 in 20). Best pure enabler on the board.
- Cunha (MUN, £8.0m) — starts, but Mbeumo is the United pick at the same price.
- Dewsbury-Hall (EVE, £6.5m) and Xhaka (SUN, £5.5m) — both start, both facing rough runs. Not now.
The call: Mbeumo is the safe money — he starts, the fixtures are soft, and the points come steadily. But the best alternative is Foden at £7.0m: more projected points, a pound cheaper, and barely anyone owns him. If your budget's tight down the order, Diego Gomez at £5.0m is the enabler that pays for either one. Buy Mbeumo if you want sleep; buy Foden if you want the value.