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Premier League Fantasy Football tips: 5 best players in pre-season
Pre-season is now over as we are just a matter of days away from the start of the Premier League.
But the summer has allowed some stars to find some form ahead of the new season.
We've seen Liverpool and Man City battle it out in the community shield while sides have played all over the world during the off-season.
But while we're sizing up who to pick for our Dream Team, it's perhaps worth looking at which players enjoyed a productive preseason and enter the new season in great form...
Chelsea enter the new season having recruited just two new faces - which is impressive, considering they're in the midst of a transfer ban.
All eyes are on Christian Pulisic - the big-money signing bought from Borussia Dortmund at the beginning of the year - and Mateo Kovacic, who's loan deal became permanent.
But it's Ross Barkley who's made a name for himself during pre-season, looking better than ever in the No.10 role with FOUR goals over the summer - including a handy winner against Barcelona.
Man United have certainly splashed the cash to strengthen their defence this summer, having finalised the deal for Harry Maguire on Monday following their splurge on Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
And unlike Maguire, AWB has had the opportunity of bedding into his new surroundings by enjoying a full pre-season, and the former Crystal Palace full-back has shone on several occasions, picking up Player of the Match on a handful of occasions.
Raheem Sterling was undoubtedly one of the Premier League's most eye-catching players in 2018/19 and ruled the roost when it came to fantasy football.
In fact, only Eden Hazard scored more points than the Man City winger on Dream Team last season.
And having shone in City's Community Shield win over Liverpool at the weekend, we're already predicting another strong campaign ahead for him.
Some of you might be second-guessing Harry Kane this summer, with the Spurs striker suffering an injury-ravaged 2018/19 season.
Then of course there's the whole 'August curse', which of course he broke last season.
But the fact of the matter is, the England skipper has hit the ground running during pre-season, netting against both Juventus and Real Madrid in friendlies to give us a taster of things to come in the Premier League this term.
All of Arsenal's attention so far this summer has been their pursuit of a new defender and the signing of Nicolas Pepe.
But with all of that going on, the ever-reliable goalscorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been preparing for the season ahead in the only way he knows how.. by scoring goals, of course.
PEA's netted against Real Madrid, Lyon and Barcelona this summer - with the goal at the Nou Camp an absolute peach - and there's no doubt that he'll be a firm favourite on Dream Team.
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We initially teased just a handful of the player prices for this season's Dream Team game over on
And in the process we revealed who the most expensive player is - or should we say PLAYERS ARE - this season.
After much deliberating and number crunching, and lead the way on £7.5m at the top of the charts.
Behind them is on £7m, which could prove a bargain if the Spurs man can stay fit.
The rest of the player prices have officially been finalised ahead of game launch.
Every year choosing your team name seems to become a bigger and bigger deal.
Witty? Original? What's your priority?
Whether you're more 50 Shades O'Shea than Pjanic at the Disco you should find this extensive list both useful and entertaining.
As we mentioned, we've launched a Draft game this season and to say we're excited would be an understatement.
Draft pits you in a league against other managers as you try to build a 15-man squad to takes you to the top.
But the key difference is if you own a player, nobody else in your league can have them.
That’s right, if you have Salah in your team, then that means Steve from HR doesn’t.
Game weeks work on a head-to-head basis which means leagues must consist of an even number to work.
For more details check out this explainer article.
This season everyone who is everyone is playing Dream Team.
Alan Shearer and Alex Scott both have their own mini-leagues which you can join.
Then all of Sun Sport's top reporters and journalists have their mini-leagues too, from Shaun Custis to Neil Ashton.
Check out all the celebrity leagues
