Best value picks — Round of 32

Onside's model rates Marko Arnautović, Andrej Kramarić and Endrick as the standout value picks for the Round of 32, each combining a friendly price tag with high projected minutes and attacking output. The full ranked top 10 — refreshed daily — is in the table below.

A budget enabler is a low-priced nailed starter — usually a defender or midfielder — who frees budget for a premium attacker or captain without costing your team predicted points. Think £4.5m–£6m players with strong minutes security.

We rank by projected points per million spent, combining expected minutes with attacking and defensive output for the player's nation across their next fixtures. You see value — not just cheap players — so every transfer in is a points decision.

Value = projected points per million pound of cost. A player projected for 5.0 AI proj priced at £5.0m has 1.0 value; one priced at £6.5m has 0.77. Value picks let you spend the saved budget on premium captains and differentials elsewhere.

Partially — typically 4-6 of your 15 squad spots are value enablers (£4.5-£6m bracket), leaving budget for 2-3 premiums (£10m+) and a balanced midfield/defence. A squad entirely of value picks underperforms because you give up the premium ceiling.

Check our ranked value board — the top pick changes by matchday based on fixture difficulty and projected minutes. Generally the best £5m picks are starters at mid-tier nations with a green fixture and a real shot at returns.

FIFA prices players based on prior international/club performance, club tier, and expected demand. Prices stay fixed during the tournament (no live price changes like FPL). That means a player's value picks are stable across matchdays — the model just refreshes the projection.