Abdukodir Khusanov

Khusanov had his first extended run in City's defense in 2025/26, making 21 Premier League appearances with 15 starts as the young center back settled into English football. He offers nothing in attack but does the defensive work well, with 56 clearances, 33 interceptions and 27 tackles, the peripheral numbers that carry value in the right formats. Uzbekistan's group-stage exit at their first World Cup brings him back early. The question mark is his role under new manager Enzo Maresca, who inherits a deep and expensive group of center backs, so consistent starts are not guaranteed. For fantasy, he is a cheap, defense-only option with clean-sheet upside from a top side, but only worth targeting if he holds a regular place. As things stand, he profiles more as rotation depth than a nailed-on starter.