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FIFA 19: Best three Ultimate Team stars to sign revealed – FUT pro picks out Man Utd ace
FIFA 19 gamers should be looking to sign three particular players on Ultimate Team if they want to get an edge over their rivals, according to professional gamer Hashtag Harry.
FIFA 19 players are always looking to improve their Ultimate Team with some savvy moves in the transfer market, but sometimes deciding who to sign can be quite daunting.
Getting hold of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo may seem tempting, but the top players are often outrageously expensive so more realistic targets are required.
Professional FIFA player Hashtag Harry has the answers, with the 22-year-old lifting the lid on who he would snap up in order to make a good team great.
Speaking exclusively to Express Sport, Harry said: “It makes sense to get a centre-back, central midfielder and a striker to get a spine.
“If I was picking three, and I could pick any player, it would be these three which I have in my team – Paolo Maldini, Ruud Gullit and prime Ronaldo.
“But for a 100,000-budget Premier League team, it would be Davinson Sanchez, Mousa Dembele and Marcus Rashford or Gabriel Jesus.
“They’re not underrated as such, but the average teams now are so much better, that people can pick up these players quite quickly.”
While Harry’s personal side is packed full of legendary Icon cards, his Premier League tips are much more affordable for the average player.
Tottenham duo Sanchez and Dembele are readily available with the Colombian costing around 35,000 FIFA coins on the transfer market while the Belgian is priced from 6,000.
Both players possess excellent physical attributes while Manchester United star Rashford has searing pace stats that will instantly make your team more threatening in attack.
The 21-year-old can be picked up for less than 10,000 coins while Jesus is slightly more expensive but has impressive shooting and dribbling skills.
Harry, who was the winner of the Spencer FC Game Academy and now represents eSports club Hashtag United, began his gaming career after winning a one-off FIFA tournament with a £2,000 prize fund.
“I was at uni at the time and was getting in from a night out [and playing],” he said.
“I had this self-deluded confidence whilst I was drunk, and I was like 'I’m sick at FIFA, I’ll win that'.
“I entered, along with another 4,000 people, and won.
“I thought I was just getting £2,000 and I would spend it in the summer, but it ended up as a career.”
You can catch all of the FIFA 19 action every Friday via www.gfinityesports.com and follow Hashtag Harry on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.