Bundesliga
Fantasy Manager bargains
You're probably familiar with the big hitters, but what about the players with more modest price tags? Read on for five of the most attractive bargain buys in this season's Official Bundesliga Fantasy Manager...
Filippo Mané (Borussia Dortmund, 1M)
Injuries to experienced defenders Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle and Emre Can have opened the door to Filippo Mané to prove his worth at Dortmund in pre-season.
The Italian racked up the minutes in friendly action, before starting BVB's 1-0 win at Rot-Weiss Essen in the DFB Cup first round, in perhaps the biggest indication yet he'll get the nod against St. Pauli on Bundesliga Matchday 1.
Given Dortmund's defensive headache and head coach Niko Kovač's assertion that he has "complete confidence" in the 20-year-old, 1M is really very little risk for potentially big rewards.
Luca Jaquez (VfB Stuttgart, 2.3M)
Luca Jaquez needed a bit of time to bed in at Stuttgart following his January deadline day move from Luzern.
The Switzerland U21 international made just five appearances during the second half of the campaign, but played regularly during pre-season and went the distance in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup loss to Bayern Munich on 16 August.
Local press are even tipping the 2.3M centre-back to be Die Schwaben's rising star of the new season.
Will you back him, too?
Mert Kömür (Augsburg, 4.6M)
Mert Kömür made 20 Bundesliga appearances last season, albeit only five starts.
The now 20-year-old's performances, which included three goals and an assist, have been rewarded with a long-term contract and with it a heavy suggestion he'll be a key player at Augsburg for years to come.
New head coach Sandro Wagner is certainly keen, the ex-Germany striker starting the youngster on the left-hand side of midfield in the 2-0 cup win at Halle last weekend.
Jakub Kamiński (Cologne, 4,7M)
The best could also be yet to come from Jakub Kamiński, who's already made 70 Bundesliga appearances at the age of 23.
The Polish winger was in and out of the Wolfsburg team in recent seasons, but looks set to become a mainstay at promoted Cologne.
He scored in the friendly win over Atalanta and was involved from the start as Cologne battled back to beat Jahn Regensburg in the DFB Cup.
Fitness and form are the usual caveats, but the left-wing role is his to lose.
Dženan Pejčinović (Wolfsburg, 3M)
Dženan Pejčinović is back at Wolfsburg after a loan spell in Bundesliga 2 with Fortuna Düsseldorf, where two metatarsal breaks restricted him to 20 appearances totalling five goals.
However, with a full pre-season behind him and first-choice forwards Mohamed Amoura and Jonas Wind sidelined, the 20-year-old seized his chance in the DFB Cup first round by hitting a 28-minute hat-trick in the 9-0 rout of Hemelingen.
As things stand, all signs point to him retaining his place as the lone striker when the Wolves travel to Heidenheim in Paul Simonis' first Bundesliga game in charge.