Fantasy Premier League Tips: 10 Last Minute Players You Should Consider

2. Michy Batshuayi

Chelsea's da Silva Willian celebrates after scoring his team's second goal
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Club: Chelsea

Cost: £8.5m

Chelsea's frontline is a real minefield this season. Diego Costa put up monstrous numbers last term, but seems a dead cert to leave the club. New boy Alvaro Morata is relatively popular among Fantasy managers, but represents a significant risk at £10m, particularly as he has never been relied on as the lead striker in a team with such high expectations before.

This leaves Michy Batshuayi, who played only a small role last season, but started last weekend's Community Shield game. He'll inevitably lose game-time to Morata throughout the campaign, but it looks increasingly like Antonio Conte will call on him, not the Spaniard, to lead the line in the first few weeks, making him a smart pick-up.

Batshuayi has already had a full season to get used to English football, but Conte may decide Morata needs time to settle in. If so, Michy will be assigned the role of Chelsea's chief goal-getter, and while they don't have the easiest set of opening fixtures, their style should create plenty of chances for him to finish.

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