Profile
Leandro Trossard is a £6.5m midfielder in the Arsenal attack, listed as available with status a. He opened the game at £7.0m and now sits £0.5m cheaper, which immediately puts him in the conversation as a budget route into one of the league’s strongest sides. The challenge is role security rather than talent. At Arsenal, Trossard is typically the flexible forward who can play wide or centrally, but he is rarely the first name managers build around in FPL because Mikel Arteta rotates his front line.
That uncertainty shows in his minutes. He has played 1817 minutes, enough to contribute meaningfully, but not enough to be treated like a nailed premium midfielder. When he starts, he can be sharp in the box and useful in combination play, but his path to FPL relevance usually depends on either injuries around him or a short-term run of starts. The recent press signal that Bukayo Saka reacted fastest to score against Atletico Madrid is a reminder of where the Arsenal attack usually funnels, with Trossard more of a supporting asset than the headline act.
This-season output
Trossard’s season numbers are respectable rather than explosive. He has 108 total points at 3.7 points per game, built from 5 goals and 6 assists. For a midfielder at his current price, that is not disastrous, but it is also not the profile of a must-own pick. His 9 clean sheets add a useful floor, while 10 bonus points show he can still convert good performances into extra FPL value when he returns.
Under the hood, the data paints a middling picture. Trossard has a BPS of 406 and an ICT Index of 144.8, which are solid enough to suggest involvement, but not dominant enough to signal a breakout captaincy option. The biggest red flag is current momentum. His form over the last five gameweeks is just 2.2, a low figure that tells you managers buying now are doing so for fixtures and price, not because he is in a sustained hot streak.
Ownership and price journey
This is where Trossard becomes interesting. He is selected by only 0.8% of managers, making him one of the clearest differentials in Arsenal’s midfield pool. In the current gameweek, he has seen +6,151 transfers in against -2,014 transfers out, a net positive swing that suggests some managers are starting to take the punt.
The price drop from £7.0m to £6.5m matters. It reflects a season where he has failed to lock in trust, but it also lowers the threshold for value. At this number, you do not need him to match premium midfielders. You need him to offer occasional returns in a strong attack and potentially unlock money elsewhere. The risk, of course, is that low ownership can stay low for a reason, and Trossard has not done enough recently to force the market into him.
Upcoming outlook
Arsenal’s final fixtures are decent enough for a short-term punt. In GW36, they travel away to West Ham with Trossard projected at 3.58 xP. In GW37, they host Burnley, his best projected fixture at 4.04 xP. In GW38, they go away to Crystal Palace with 3.24 xP.
Those are usable projections, especially the Burnley home game, but they do not elevate him into serious captaincy contention. A player with 3.7 points per game and 2.2 form is not the one to trust with the armband when stronger Arsenal assets and premium alternatives exist. If you buy Trossard, you are buying him as a differential midfielder, not as a captain. The captaincy outlook is therefore weak, with only the faintest case for a deep mini-league chase in GW37.
Verdict
Watch, with a lean toward own only for aggressive differential hunters. Trossard’s case rests on £6.5m pricing, 0.8% ownership, and a strong team context rather than elite individual output. The season line of 108 points, 5 goals, 6 assists, and 1817 minutes says he can contribute, but the 2.2 form and ongoing rotation concerns stop him short of being a mainstream buy. He is a viable punt for managers chasing upside late in the season, especially for GW37 at home to Burnley, but for most squads he remains a watchlist option rather than a priority transfer.