The Best Free Agents this Summer!

Since the introduction of the Bosman ruling in 1995, clubs have strived to extend deals more than 12 months in advance of their contract expiry in a bid to avoid losing key assets for knock-down prices, or worse still for free come deadline time.

With the Financial Fair Play rules now in place, many clubs are looking for bargains when it comes to signing players. This is why they will be checking on who is available on a free transfer at the end of this season.

A look at the list of players nearing the ends of their contracts across Europe raises the possibility of many intriguing deals.

Here I take a look at a selection of the players whose current deals are due to expire in the summer of 2015!

Zlatan Ibrahimović - Age: 34 / Current Club: Paris Saint-Germain / Position: Forward

Branislav_Ivanović - Age: 31 / Current Club: Chelsea / Position: Right-Back

Riccardo Montolivo - Age: 31 / Current Club: AC Milan / Position: Midfielder

Tom Carroll - Age: 23 / Current Club: Tottenham / Position: Central Midfielder

Sofiane Feghouli - Age: 26 / Current Club: Valencia / Position: Winger

Emmanuel Adebayor - Age: 31 / Current Club: Crystal Palace / Position: Forward

Hatem Ben Arfa - Age: 28 / Current Club: Nice / Position: Attacking Midfielder

Tom Huddlestone - Age: 29 / Current Club: Hull City / Position: Midfielder

Ricky Álvarez - Age: 27 / Current Club: Sampdoria / Position: Attacking Midfielder

Samir Handanovic - Age: 31 / Current Club: Inter Milan / Position: Goalkeeper

John Terry - Age: 35 / Current Club: Chelsea / Position: Centre-Back

Nicolas Nkoulou - Age: 25 / Current Club: Marseille / Position: Defender

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson - Age: 29 / Current Club: Manchester United / Position: Left-Back

André Carrillo - Age: 29 / Current Club: Sporting Lisbon / Position: Winger

Tonny Vilhena - Age: 21 / Current Club: Feyenoord / Position: Midfielder

Victor Valdes - Age: 34 / Current Club: Manchester United / Position: Goalkeeper

Miguel Veloso- Age: 29 / Current Club: Dynamo Kiev / Position: Left-Back

Jon Flanagan - Age: 23 / Current Club: Liverpool / Position: Full-Back

Éve Banega - Age: 27 / Current Club: Sevilla / Position: Central Midfielder

Mikel Arteta - Age: 19 / Current Club: Arsenal / Position: Left-Back

Caner Erkin - Age: 27 / Current Club: Fenerbahçe / Position: Left-Back

James Morrison - Age: 29 / Current Club: West Brom / Position: Midfielder

Álvaro Arbeloa - Age: 33 / Current Club: Real Madrid / Position: Full-Back

Kevin-Prince Boateng - Age: 28 / Current Club: AC Milan / Position: Midfielder

Steven Fletcher - Age: 28 / Current Club: Sunderland / Position: Forward

Nenad Tomović - Age: 28 / Current Club: Fiorentina / Position: Defender

Steven Pienaar - Age: 33 / Current Club: Everton / Position: Attacking Midfielder

Martin Caceres - Age: 28 / Current Club: Juventus / Position: Defender

Joel Campbell - Age: 23 / Current Club: Arsenal / Position: Forward

Steve Mandanda - Age: 30 / Current Club: Marseille / Position: Goalkeeper

Gregory van der Wiel - Age: 30 / Current Club: Paris Saint-Germain / Position: Right-Back

Junior Hoilett - Age: 25 / Current Club: Queens Park Rangers / Position: Winger

Ron Vlaar - Age: 31 / Current Club: Paris Saint-Germain / Position: Centre-Back

Mathieu Flamini - Age: 31 / Current Club: Arsenal / Position: Midfielder

Marcos Alonso - Age: 25 / Current Club: Fiorentina / Position: Left-Back

Stéphane Sessègnon - Age: 31 / Current Club: West Brom / Position: Midfielder

Marc Wilson - Age: 28 / Current Club: Stoke City / Position: Centre-Back

Football's Finest Free Agents this Summer!

Since the introduction of the Bosman ruling in 1995, clubs have strived to extend deals more than 12 months in advance of their contract expiry in a bid to avoid losing key assets for knock-down prices, or worse still for free come deadline time.

With the Financial Fair Play rules now in place, many clubs are looking for bargains when it comes to signing players. This is why they will be checking on who is available on a free transfer at the end of this season.

A look at the list of players nearing the ends of their contracts across Europe raises the possibility of many intriguing deals.

Here I take a look at a selection of the players whose current deals are due to expire in the summer of 2015!

Sami Khedira - Age: 28 / Current Club: Real Madrid / Position: Defensive Midfield

Luiz Adriano - Age: 28 / Current Club: Shakhtar Donetsk / Position: Forward

Yevhen Konoplyanka - Age: 25 / Dnipropetrovsk / Position: Left Wing

Danny Ings - Age: 22 / Current Club: Burnley / Position: Forward

Dani Alves - Age: 32 / Current Club: Barcelona / Position: Right-Back

Alexandre Pato - Age: 25 Current Club: São Paulo FC Position: Forward

André-Pierre Gignac - Age: 29 / Current Club: Olympic Marseille / Position: Forward

Giorgio Chiellini - Age: 30 / Current Club: Juventus / Position: Defender

Ron Vlaar - Age: 30 / Current Club: Aston Vila / Position: Centre-Back

Klaas Jan Huntelaar - Age: 31 / Current Club: Schalke 04 / Position: Forward

James Milner - Age: 29 / Current Club: Manchester City / Position: Right Midfield

Neto - Age: 25 / Current Club: Fiorentina / Position: Goalkeeper

Andrea Ranocchia - Age: 27 / Inter Milan / Position: Centre-Back

Ignazio Abate - Age: 28 / Current Club: AC Milan / Position: Right-Back

Fabian Schär - Age 22 / Current Club: FC Basel / Position: Centre-Back


André Ayew - Age: 25 / Current Club: Olympic Marseille / Position: Left Wing

Mathieu Flamini - Age: 31 / Current Club: Arsenal / Position: Defensive Midfield

Maxi Pereira - Age:30 / Current Club: Benfica / Position: Right-Back

Cássio - Age: 27 / Current Club: Corinthians / Position: Goalkeeper

Glen Johnson - Age: 30 / Current Club: Liverpool / Position: Right-Back

Stéphane Mbia - Age: 28 / Current Club Sevilla FC / Position: Defensive Midfield

Nigel De Jong - Age: 30 / Current Club: AC Milan / Position: Defensive Midfield

Edin Džeko - Age: 29 / Current Club: Manchester City / Position: Forward

Mikel Arteta - Age: 33 / Current Club: Arsenal / Position: Midfielder

Loris Karius - Age: 21 / Current Club: FSV Mainz 05 / Position: Goalkeeper

Jack Cork - Age: 25 / Current Club: Swansea City / Position: Midfielder/Forward

Rafael van der Vaart Age: 32 / Current Club: Hamburg SV / Position: Attacking Midfield