Ivan Toney was making the headlines in a Brentford shirt; week in, week out. He was already into the England national team setup. Enjoying life and scaling new heights.
Then one fine morning, he made the headlines for wrong reasons. It was found that Toney has put his money on a betting site and that too against his own side, Brentford FC. What followed was an eight-month ban.
This is when Mbeumo’s stock started to rise, bit by bit. He suddenly became the mainstay of the Brentford attack and was on penalties. And there was no looking back for him.
When Toney came back from his gambling ban, he could hardly match his earlier self. This summer, he headed to Saudi Arabia. And Mbeumo continued to be the main man in the Bees upfront.
Last season, Bryan became a part of the template. Now, after gameweek20, he is again part of the template this season.
But what makes him tick? He has what it takes to score goals and feed others. And most-importantly, he still plays out of position. Mbeumo remains in a better position than most other midfielders in fantasy, when it comes to scoring goals.
That’s what separates him from the rest. Someone who is listed as a midfielder, leading the line and adding extra points.
Mbeumo currently stands third on the total points list in FPL with an unbelievable price tag of just £7.8m The two above him and the one next to him, cost way more than him.
Despite having City and Liverpool in the next two gameweeks, he looks a solid FPL prospect. The leader of an amazing attacking unit, always exciting to watch, Mbeumo is someone you should bank on his form above fixtures.
He will get the chance to make it big against teams like Palace, Everton, West Ham and Leicester after two relatively difficult games. With an ownership of more than 30%, Mbeumo is certainly a must own now. Remember he his coming fresh from his 19pts-haul against Southampton last week.
