I’m your Jenas, I’m your Dyer, your Ketsbaia!

This week it’s time to take a look at some of the less obvious selections who may come up trumps for your side. Everyone knows about Ronaldo and Fabregas, but sometimes it pays to delve deeper into the playerlist to uncover those rough diamonds. But how do you know who to go for?

Could the world of popular music be a good guide to your YTM transfers? I believe that, if you look hard enough, the clues are there. Warning - if you have an aversion to weak puns, read no further.

1 - Akon - Smack that (Agbonlahor)! - £5.0m

Aston Villa have a new solidity about them this season, and are enjoying more of the ball than they have in recent years. That can only be good news for Gabby, who looks rejuvenated after spending the summer ducking down alleyways out of Stuart Pearce’s way. The injury to John Carew means he need not worry about losing his place, and he’s a good bet to add to his two goals so far in the coming weeks. Supertramp also fancy Villa, but take a different view on where the goals will come from - “Oh, with Ashley Young it seems that Villa are wonderful, a miracle, oh beautiful, magical…”

2 - The Thrills - Santa Cruz - £4.0m

After a disappointing end to his time at Bayern Munich, the big Paraguayan seems to have cemented his place in the Blackburn team alongside Benni McCarthy. We’ve seen two goals in the Premiership and four in all for the man from Asunción - this blazing start makes him a cracking buy in YTM at just £4.0m! Big Roque has had his own taste of musical success - his collaboration with Sportfreunde Stiller, entitled “Ich Roque!”, was a top 40 hit in Austria.

3 - Elton John - Shorey Seems to be the Hardest Word - £4.0m

Sir Elton is known to be a keen football fan, and seems to be sending out a hidden message that Reading’s defence is best avoided. How right you are, Sir Elton, how right you are - Nicky has managed just two points across his last three starts. If only more of you had heeded his warning - 6,946 of you have plumped for the England man. Perhaps Micah Richards or Alvaro Arebeloa would be a better bet in this price bracket.

4 - The Beatles - Leroy Lita, Meter Maid - £5.0m

After recovering from a niggling injury, young Leroy is pushing for a recall to the Reading front-line. He got another 90 minutes under his belt in the Carling Cup defeat to Liverpool, and after his huge impact with England U21s this summer, who would bet against Leroy grabbing a few goals as Reading look to recover their disappointing start to the season? After an eventful few weeks, Leroy will be keen to get into the papers for the right reasons , and fixtures against the Premiership’s two leakiest defences, Derby (H) and Fulham (A), are looming on the horizon.

5 - The Killers - “He Doesn’t Look a Thing Like Jenas” - Jermain Defoe - £6.5m

So far this season JD’s YTM record reads no starts, no goals. But looking at the long-term, Jermain could come good in a number of ways. He could get his head down and force his way back into the team. Spurs could ditch their very own Jolly boy, which would allow JD back into first-team contention. Or, come January, Jermain could flee into the arms of Roy Keane and reignite his career in style. Defoe’s anthem,”He Doesn’t Look a Thing Like Jenas”, could soon be reverberating around the Stadium of Light. Don’t, under any circumstances, sign him now, but keep him on your radar.

Disclaimer: don’t follow this advice blindly. I’ve been stung in the past - Radiohead’s ‘Kvarme Police’ has done untold damage to my Champions League team.

Think you can come up with a footballer/song title musical pun better than these efforts? Leave your comments on the blog and the effort judged the most creative by the YTM office will win a free team (wth transfers) for November’s Manager of the Month competition!

You’ve got a week to get these in, so get your thinking caps on!

Andy @ YTM