The football season is fast-approaching as clubs begin their pre-season tours around the globe, rumour mills fly into overdrive, and fans start to itch for live action. However, the month before the Premier League season begins is the time for fantasy managers across the country to delve into assembling their squads. There's nothing better than sitting back, plotting your route towards ruling your circle of friends, finding bargains and selecting sure-fire players who will guide your team to relative glory. Harry Kane was last year's surprise package, starting off at under 6.0m, but bringing in a whopping 191 points, second in the striking charts to Sergio Aguero yet less than half the price of the Argentine who started at 12.9m. Finding bargains is always nice, and should be the aim of every manager, freeing up funds to install some of the usual, guaranteed superstars. There's also the matter of substitutes in your Fantasy Premier League (FPL) team, meaning you can choose to spread the cost, or gamble on cut-price reinforcements. So before you go rushing out to finalise your team, here are 11 players from a variety of teams and positions that you will want to consider while you're selecting your team of heroes.
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