This is the best thing about FI...

No player's price is pre-defined... no rational decision making is 100% accurate.

Each player is worth exactly what the market thinks he is.
People on the forum often talk about not chasing PB, so by default, their bet isn't that they will get a divi return, but instead that the player's value will grow for whatever reason.

For KDB, maybe people are buying due to the fact that his profile will grow with his future excellent performances; his media presence will grow as he gets close to return from injury; Man City will probably progress through to the latter stages of CL; he's pivotal for Belgium so will be heavily featuring through to Euro2020; Sane not delivering so City reliant upon a consistent KDB to return and provide impact....

I bought in on the basis that others will buy in. Simple as that. Stay ahead of the trend and it will prove to be profitable.

@NewUser159387 - I'm a big fan of SMS - great ability and will definitely improve in the next season or two... (Yes, i am a holder).

But I couldn't agree more with @Fletch - and instead of pinning my hopes on pure ability, I've looked at the next potential stars who will rack up the points (hopefully).

Personally, i put a greater level of investment into the future; in Vinicius Jnr, Rodrygo, Mbappe (yes - he's already good - i noticed that), Isco, Alphonso Davies, Timothy Weah, Lucas Paqueta etc.

With the way that the market is going - and the focus that FIFA/Footy Manager get - these younger 'stars' get a lot of focus and hype...

Just need to patient now...

He's here!! At last!

Now i will sleep well...

@NewUser148487 - Well that's a very valid point!

Reading up on it, I think he looks set to sail away from the warm Brazilian shores, across to Europe in January - so everyone just trying to get in at a good price.

He seems to have pulled back nicely now to buy in.

His stats this season are pretty impressive - 6 goals from midfield so far - and I heard a Podcast a while ago with a knowledgeable South American person mention his allround midfield ability to be stand-out amongst his peers.

I guess we wait and see where he lands!!

Can anyone confirm if the rumours are true?!

That's some juicy data right there - with strong summaries...

Where did you get the historic data from?

So now we know which teams are in and which are out of The Champions League and The Europa League.

Sure, there are a few surprises, but the question I have is, When does the buying start?!

Having looked through the FI Squad Players, there are a lot of players at some really decent prices who will be eligible for PB divis.

I've bought a few tonight after the qualifying matches - but am interested to see who else traders have bought; either in anticipation of others buying, or in the hope of a PB return.

@metropolis - yes mate, you are right, i remember reading that a while ago too...

It will be interesting to see how he evolves to suit La Liga (again) and step up to the Real pace of life!

Just checked - 20 goals - and goals per minutes @ 140mins.

I'm not an expert, but I would say that 1 goal every 1.5 games is a decent return.

@Stuart-H - His goal-scoring record at Lyon last season was pretty impressive - scored about 20 i think... and given those players at Real who will get him the chances, he looks like a good buy under £3.