FPL priced Haaland at £15.5m. Here is why the rules are the real story
FPL made Haaland a record £15.5m for 2026/27 and quietly changed the rules. What the new prices mean for your team, and why one transfer a week is the catch.
Fantasy Premier League just told you the best striker in the league costs a sixth of your budget. Pick, or tax?
FPL revealed its 2026/27 prices last week and made Erling Haaland the most expensive player in its history at £15.5m. That's the headline. What they changed underneath it matters more.
The quick version:
- Haaland's a record £15.5m. Spend it and £84.5m covers your other fourteen.
- The prices aren't the news. The rule changes are.
- Neither touches the one thing that actually caps your season.
The prices, quickly
| Player | 2026/27 price | The change |
|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | £15.5m | Up £1.5m. A record. No player has ever cost this much. |
| Bruno Fernandes | £12.0m | Up £3.0m. Now the most expensive midfielder in the game. |
| Gabriel | £8.0m | Up £2.0m. Only two defenders have ever cost more. |
Erling Haaland's price for the 2026/27 season beats his own record for most-expensive player in #FPL history 💷👀
Haaland earned it: 239 points last season off 27 goals and 8 assists. Bruno only inherits the priciest-midfielder crown because Salah's left the league. Gabriel's rise follows 209 points, the second most a defender has ever scored.
Verdict: the prices are fair. That's exactly the problem.
£15.5m is a tax, not a pick
Fair prices do your thinking for you. The obvious players cost what they're worth, so everyone builds the same premium spine and your edge has to come from somewhere the price list can't see.
The community called it two days early: with Salah gone, FPL had to price Haaland up or he sits in 100% of teams. The guess was £15.0m. FPL went further.
Hopefully we get some prices tomorrow so let’s do a few predictions for fun 🤩 Haaland - £15.0m Yes? No? Too much? Too little? My thought process is without Salah, FPL have to do something to stop it being a no brainer pick in 100% of teams #FPL
Verdict: fair prices flatten the field. Leagues are won in the margins, not on the marquee names.
The rules are the real change
| What changed | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Live points and ranks | Your score and your mini-league table now move in real time during matches, not after. |
| Bonus rebalanced | Players are no longer docked a point for being tackled. Keepers, full-backs and attackers pick up more bonus. |
| Price Change Predictor | A daily tool flags who is about to rise or fall, updated at midnight UK time. |
| Chips unchanged | Two sets of eight. The first set has to be gone before the Gameweek 19 deadline. |
Read them together and the plan is obvious: make every minute feel live. Real-time points, projected bonus after twenty minutes, a daily price predictor. Good direction, but also an admission. All that effort makes the watching feel alive while your actual decision, one transfer a week, stays as slow as ever.
Verdict: faster to watch, no faster to play.
The catch nothing here fixes
You get one transfer a week, five if you bank them. Read every price reveal or pick your team half asleep, you walk into next week with the same single move. Knowledge buys you nothing.
That's what YourScore Fantasy changes. Your transfers are earned: a weekly football knowledge round decides how many you get, from a baseline of one up to five if you ace it. Do the reading and you walk in loaded. Switch off and you're stuck on the baseline, the same one move FPL hands everyone.
Same league, same players, same weekend, except now your reading actually pays. Squads open 1 August and Gameweek 1 kicks off Friday 21 August. Here's exactly how it works.
If these prices sent you hunting alternatives, we lined up the ones worth your time, and the summer moves that change your fantasy plans are in our running transfer list.
So: is £15.5m for Haaland a masterstroke or a straitjacket? See how many transfers your football knowledge would earn you before the first whistle.
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QUICK ANSWERS
How much is Haaland in FPL for 2026/27?
£15.5m, a record for any FPL player. That is a £1.5m rise, and it beats his own previous record of £15.0m from 2024/25. Start with him and you have £84.5m left for the other 14 players in your squad.
What are the biggest FPL price rises for 2026/27?
Bruno Fernandes is up £3.0m to £12.0m, which makes him the most expensive midfielder in the game now that Mohamed Salah has left the Premier League. Gabriel is up £2.0m to £8.0m after 209 points last season, the second highest total a defender has ever scored.
What are the new FPL rules for 2026/27?
Points and mini-league tables now update live during matches, with projected bonus added after 20 minutes. The bonus system was rebalanced so players are no longer docked a point for being tackled, which helps keepers, full-backs and attackers. There is also a new daily Price Change Predictor.
Have the FPL chips changed for 2026/27?
No. You still get two sets of eight chips: a Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost in each half of the season. The first set must be used before the Gameweek 19 deadline at 13:30 GMT on Saturday 2 January.
When does the 2026/27 season start?
The opening weekend runs from Friday 21 August. The summer transfer window stays open until 1 September, so squads will still be moving after the first whistle.