Most popular transfers for Gameweek 2 - Fantasy Football Community

The new round of Fantasy Premier League is just around the corner. Many within the community are already making their moves ahead of the new round so with the help of the Official Premier League website we highlight the most popular transfers for Gameweek 2.

Checking out the most popular transfers for Gameweek 2 can be really helpful to fantasy managers. Whether it be due to injuries, bans, player and team form, the transfers other people are making can help bring clarity to our own decisions.

The most popular transfers in

Rodrigo (£5.5m – Manchester City) – Rodrigo predominantly plays in a central midfielder role for the holders. After pushing aside newly promoted Burnley 3-0 in Gameweek 1. Rodrigo picked up a huge 13 points for his goal assist and bonus points. Rodrigo leads the way with 101709 transfers in.

Alexander Isak (£7.5m – Newcastle) – The striker sits second on the list with 100326 transfers in. Newcastle dismantled Aston Villa 5-1 this weekend and their Swedish striker banked 13 points after scoring a brace.

Bukayo Saka (£8.5m – Arsenal) – It was a good start for the Gooners as they beat Nottingham Forest 2-1. One of the best performers was Saka who collected 10 points for his goal and bonus – 93453 people moved early to secure Saka within their sides.

William Saliba (£5m – Arsenal) – The centre back picked up an assist and five points in Gameweek 1. The main reason for his 73734 new managers could be because fellow defender Gabriel (£5m) failed to start the game.

Nathan Ake (£5m – Manchester City) – 62952 new managers picked up the Manchester City centre-back this weekend after starting for his side and securing seven points.

The most popular transfers out

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m – Manchester City) – The midfielder lost 218706 managers this week after picking up an injury early in his game against Burnley. The Belgian also finished his Gameweek with just one point in FPL.

John Stones (£5.5m – Manchester City) – There was lots of rotation for the holders this week. Centre-back Stones exited 178046 teams during the weekend after failing to start against Burnley.

Harry Kane (£12.5m – Bayern) – Breaking news in the form of Kane leaving Spurs and joining Bayern came this week. This led to a huge 118505 managers selling the striker.

Gabriel – (£5m – Arsenal) – Rumours surrounded the Gameweek 1 deadline of Gabriel being unavailable to start the game. He was in fact available but still failed to start the game due to tactical reasons. Gabriel lost 56344 managers this weekend in FPL.

Tyrone Mings (£4.5m – Aston Villa) – The centre-back started in Gameweek 1 but picked up a horrific injury which could see him out for some time. Mings lost 42980 managers during the weekend.