FPL: looking forward to resumption (2/3)


The expected (and rather intriguing) returns from injury
And what about those players that got injured "for the rest of season", but are now, due to this prolongued postponement, back into contention (or close to)? We've already mentioned Leroy Sané, but three other players top that list: the two Spurs front men, Kane (8,5% ownership) and Son (4,4% ownership); and Marcus Rashford (9,5% ownership). All of them are very low owned - especially if we consider that a big part of their present owners are probably inactive managers - and all of them will be as nailed-on as it gets - albeit prone to seeing their minutes managed following their recent condition and the extremely congested schedule. Nevertheless, their explosion potential is widely known and they'll all be realistic captain options, making them the sort of differential picks that could really have an impact in the final acts of the season.

But there are a few more cases that deserve a second look. Arsenal's full back Kieran Tierney should be back in the squad and, if nothing else, that could mean that Bukayo Saka, a possible budget option for midfield (for those eyeing a Bench Boost, for instance), could see his minutes harmed.
Another expected return is Villa's McGinn. Not as attractive as was in the beginning of the competition, but the now 5.3 midfielder could be an option to ponder.
The next two will probably sound very much like wishful thinking (for different reasons): Ricardo Pereira and Paul Pogba. The frenchman is just a huge question mark in every aspect. But imagine the current United starting eleven with him and Rashford on the pitch (say James and Fred were dropped - which, by the way, would be a bit unfair). That would be a fairly intriguing attacking side. As for Pereira, the portuguese full-back is likely to be back in mid-July and that could come a bit too late for him to still have his say in the current season. But one to keep an eye on.
The final shout goes to Yarmolenko. The West Ham attacking mid is just plain good and who's to say he won't be back into the team for the final matches? Five of West Ham's nine games look promising. I know it's West Ham, but he's got to be considered as one of the best 5.0 to 5.5 assets.

(to be continued)

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