FPL Transfers: The Most-Bought And Most-Sold Players

The template, meanwhile, sits exactly where it was. Haaland remains the untouchable line item — roughly 7 in 10 squads carry him, which means not owning him is the biggest gamble in the game. João Pedro is right behind at about 6.5 in 10. Calafiori is in half of all teams at the back, Raya in 4 in 10 between the sticks, and Rogers has quietly become the most-owned midfielder in the game, just ahead of Bruno Fernandes.

Here's what a frozen day actually tells you, though: the calm never lasts. When ownership flatlines like this, it's usually the deep breath before a gameweek deadline or a big team-news drop sends everyone scrambling at once. The managers who get hurt are the ones who wait for the stampede and then pay £0.1m or £0.2m more for the same player — or sell into a falling price and lock in the loss.

The tiny cracks worth watching: Palmer and Isak both shedding a sliver of ownership. One flat day is nothing. Two or three in a row and you're looking at the start of a slow leak, and slow leaks become price falls.

The call: sit on your hands. No bandwagon is rolling, no price rise is looming, and nothing in this table forces a move. Bank the free transfer, keep your powder dry, and don't you dare take a hit on a day when the entire market just told you there's no rush. The ledger says hold — so hold.