Fantasy Football Tips: 6 Essential Transfers For Gameweek 28

6. The Gamble: Mesut Ozil

Team: Arsenal Value: £9.7 million Points in GW27: 0 Ozil was absent in Arsenal's battering of Sunderland last week and it could be argued that the team benefited from his absence with replacement Tomas Rosicky excelling in Ozil's usual number 10 role. However, Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Ozil has completely recovered from the thigh problem that kept him out of last weeks game and is completely refreshed for the Stoke match. We saw Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud benefit from a rest to produce two goals and an assist in the Sunderland game, perhaps this could have the same effect on Ozil? With Arsenal needing a result in this game, you can be sure that they will play in their customary attacking way which has seen them score 52 goals this season, so attacking returns should be available against Stoke's defence which is the third worst in the league. The Stoke match is an important game for Ozil, as he is facing criticism from fans and pundits alike, who are claiming that he is failing to live up to his lofty price tag. If Ozil produces a performance that he is capable of, like so many of his performances at the start of the season, then he could quite easily produce a double figure score tomorrow from midfield. So, Mesut Ozil is an expensive and risky gamble to take, but with Yaya Toure missing the next two gameweeks, he should be within your budgets.