If you have only played fantasy football in England, the hard part of this game is not the rules — it is that four-fifths of the player pool is unfamiliar, and unfamiliar reads as risky even when the numbers say otherwise. So here is the list, with no editorial thumb on the scale.
| Player | Club | League | Price | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane | FC Bayern München | Bundesliga | £13.0m | 258 |
| Dimarco | Inter | Serie A | £10.0m | 246 |
| Olise | FC Bayern München | Bundesliga | £11.8m | 215 |
| Mbappé | Real Madrid | La Liga | £12.1m | 211 |
| Yamal | FC Barcelona | La Liga | £11.9m | 204 |
| Díaz | FC Bayern München | Bundesliga | £10.5m | 203 |
| Junior | Real Madrid | La Liga | £10.2m | 195 |
| Paz | Como | Serie A | £9.2m | 192 |
| Lepaul | Rennes | Ligue 1 | £9.5m | 190 |
| Butez | Como | Serie A | £7.5m | 189 |
| Undav | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | £10.4m | 189 |
| Diomande | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | £8.5m | 187 |
The top scorer in the game was not in England
258 points. No player in any of the five leagues returned more, and he plays in the Bundesliga. At £13.0m he is also the most expensive footballer in the game — the two facts are related, and the price is not the reason to avoid him.
The pattern below the top is more useful than the top itself: the best returns outside England come from players costing between £8m and £11m, which is precisely the bracket most managers skip on the way to a second premium forward.
Defenders are where the mispricing lives
Clean sheets pay a defender 4 points and a goal pays 6. A defender at a side that keeps clean sheets and takes set pieces is doing two jobs at once, and outside the Premier League that profile is systematically cheaper. Every league page on this site lists its own regular starters at £5.5m or less.
How to use this without blowing your squad up
Three is the number. Three players from outside the league you know, bought early, is enough to change your season without leaving you unable to follow your own team. Start with the league you watch most of already — the Bundesliga and Serie A are the two most fantasy-friendly.