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Picking your team: getting the right balance
One of the trickiest parts of selecting your Telegraph Fantasy Football team is deciding how to distribute your transfer budget.
Should you go big on an expensive strikeforce? Is devoting mega bucks to your backline in a quest for clean sheets the way to go? Are there any budget gems out there primed to take the Premier League by storm?
To help you decide on your transfer strategy, we have put together a team-by-team guide with selections from each budget category for you to consider, as well as one to hold fire on adding to your line-ups until the season is underway and you know just how much they will feature and contribute.
Arsenal
Star pick: Bukayo Saka (£5.7m)Budget gem: William Saliba (£3.6m)Wait and see: Kai Havertz (£5.0m)
Aston Villa
Star pick: Ollie Watkins (£5.5m)Budget gem: Alex Moreno (£2.9m)Wait and see: Emiliano Buendia (£3.7m)
Bournemouth
Star pick: Dominic Solanke (£4.2m)Budget gem: Marcus Tavernier (£2.7m)Wait and see: Justin Kluivert (£2.6m)
Brentford
Star pick: Bryan Mbeumo (£3.8m)Budget gem: Yoane Wissa (£3.3m)Wait and see: Mark Flekken (£2.9m)
Brighton and Hove Albion
Star pick: Pervis Estupiñán (£3.4m)Budget gem: Julio Enciso (£2.8m)Wait and see: Evan Ferguson (£3.6m)
Burnley
Star pick: Josh Brownhill (£2.8m)Budget gem: Jordan Beyer (£2.2m)Wait and see: James Trafford (£2.4m)
Chelsea
Star pick: Enzo Fernández (£4.2m)Budget gem: Levi Colwill (£2.9m)Wait and see: Christopher Nkunku (£5.6m)
Crystal Palace
Star pick: Eberechi Eze (£3.8m)Budget gem: Joachim Andersen (£2.9m)Wait and see: Sam Johnstone (£2.9m)
Everton
Star pick: Jordan Pickford (£3.6m)Budget gem: James Tarkowski (£3.1m)Wait and see: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.1m)
Fulham
Star pick: Andreas Pereira (£3.0m)Budget gem: Antonee Robinson (£2.5m)Wait and see: Harry Wilson (£2.9m)
Liverpool
Star pick: Mo Salah (£7.2m)Budget gem: Alexis Mac Allister (£3.8m)Wait and see: Dominik Szoboszlai (£4.0m)
Luton
Star pick: Carlton Morris (£2.9m)Budget gem: Marvelous Nakamba (£2.5m)Wait and see: Tahith Chong (£2.5m)
Manchester City
Star pick: Erling Haaland (£8.0m)Budget gem: Cole Palmer (£2.5m)Wait and see: Nathan Aké (£3.9m)
Manchester United
Star pick: Bruno Fernandes (£6.3m)Budget gem: Lisandro MartÃnez (£3.8m)Wait and see: Mason Mount (£4.9m)
Newcastle United
Star pick: Kieran Trippier (£4.0m)Budget gem: Elliot Anderson (£2.2m)Wait and see: Sandro Tonali (£3.7m)
Nottingham Forest
Star pick: Morgan Gibbs-White (£3.2m)Budget gem: Taiwo Awoniyi (£2.7m)Wait and see: Brennan Johnson (£3.1m)
Sheffield United
Star pick: Iliman Ndiaye (£2.7m)Budget gem: Anel Ahmedhodzic (£2.3m)Wait and see: Wes Foderingham (£2.2m)
Tottenham Hotspur
Star pick: Harry Kane (£7.5m)Budget gem: Destiny Udogie (£2.6m)Wait and see: Heung-Min Son (£6.4m)
West Ham United
Star pick: Jarrod Bowen (£5.2m)Budget gem: Flynn Downes (£2.5m)Wait and see: Alphonse Aréola (£2.8m)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Star pick: Matt Doherty (£3.4m)Budget gem: Max Kilman (£2.8m)Wait and see: Sasa Kalajdzic (£3.5m)
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