United desperately need to bolster the centre of their defence, having seen experienced duo Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic both leave
the club on free transfers this summer.
One of van Gaal's key jobs at Old Trafford this summer will be bringing in central defenders, with experienced partnership Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic both having left
the club on free transfers this summer.
Not exact matches
Sami Khedira could also be set to leave the
club on a
free transfer when his contract expires next
summer, which has also seen Real linked with the likes of Manchester City star Yaya Toure and Chelsea midfielder Ramires.
Man City saw their homegrown contingent greatly reduced over the
summer with Frank Lampard ending his loan spell at the
club and James Milner, Scott Sinclair and Micah Richards all leaving
on free transfers.
The 29 - year - old could have left the
club on a
free transfer in the
summer, but the north London giants can now expect to raise some money and bring in a top class attacking midfielder as part of his exit.
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The defender arrived
on a
free transfer from Schalke this
summer, joining at the end of his contract with his former
club, and looks to have been a shrewd bit of business by Arsenal Football C
club, and looks to have been a shrewd bit of business by Arsenal Football
ClubClub.
The report claims that the youngster is prepared to see out the rest of his current contract at the Emirates Stadium and leave the
club on a
free transfer next
summer.
Will be interesting to see if any of the top European
clubs chase his signature next
summer when is available
on free transfer....
It seems he has impressed the Milan boss, who would have had a close look in their recent Europa League tie, but it remains to be seen whether or not a deal can be done to potentially make it three
summer signings, all
on free transfers for the
club.
Ancelotti said last week that he would carry
on trying to persuade Khedira to sign a new contract at Madrid right until his present deal runs out next
summer, although the midfielder will certainly have some lucrative offers from other
clubs considering he will be available
on a
free transfer.
Meanwhile, he may not be the only addition for Milan this
summer, as Calciomercato add that the
club are keen
on signing Jack Wilshere from Arsenal and he'll also be available
on a
free transfer as it stands.
Sead Kolasinac joined the
club on a
free transfer last
summer, and quickly became a fans favourite with a number of passionate, hard - fought and impressive displays, and was seen to have brought the type of fight needed to bring some guile to our first - team.
After the
summer transfer window closed with Arsenal having signed just two new players and one of those having come to us
on a
free transfer, there was always going to be a lot of finger pointing and questions asked about the way the
club is run and, more specifically, what Arsene Wenger was messing about at.
West Ham lost a number of forwards this
summer, including loanee's Marouane Chamakh and Wellington Paulista, who both returned to their parent
clubs, along with Carlton Cole and Robert Hall, with both leaving
on free transfers.
We have now had at least four bits of good news already this
summer, the arrival of the classy Sead Kolasinac
on a
free transfer and of course the
club record signing of the prolific striker Alexandre Lacazette.
The England international, who has been in impressive form in recent games, is out of contract at City in the
summer and could leave the
club on a
free transfer.
The Hammers are considering signing Senegal defender Kara Mbodj, 25, from Belgian side Genk in the
summer as the
club prepare for the departure of New Zealand international Winston Reid, 26,
on a
free transfer --(Daily Mirror)
Juventus are said to have come in with an offer for Jack, who is available
on a
free transfer this
summer, and is allowed to talk to
clubs outside of England about his potential exit this
summer, and that could well tempt the 26 year - old.
With the futures of both Nacho Monreal and Kieran Gibbs up in the air, it seems as though the North London
club are eyeing up a quick replacement in the form of the 23 - year - old Bosnian, who has stalled
on contract talks at the Veltins - Arena, which means the Gunners can land him
on a
free transfer in the
summer.
The 23 - year - old left - back looked nailed
on move to Goodison Park
on a
free transfer following the expiry of his contract with Schalke in the
summer, but the report says that the Gunners jumped in with an increased wage offer to persuade him to snub the Merseyside
club.
Despite Wenger claiming earlier
on that Alexis will not be let go no matter what, it looks as though the financial loss of losing the player
on a potential
free transfer next
summer would be too much for the North London
club to take.
The midfielder has really caught the eye in Serie A this season, after moving to the Turin
club on a
free transfer from Manchester United in the
summer.
The report lists Manchester United and Inter Milan as among those interested in Ozil, but both
clubs would prefer to sign him
on a
free next
summer rather than fork out for a
transfer fee just six months before his contract runs out.
The Polish international has stated his desire to join Dortmund's arch rivals but the
club will not let him leave this
summer so Lewandowski will have to wait until next season when he can join the European Champions
on a
free transfer.
The Bundesliga
club find themselves in the same position as last season with one of their star players, having lost Sead Kolasinac to Arsenal
on a
free transfer over the
summer.
The
club signed Joao Mario
on loan from Inter and Patrice Evra
on a
free transfer at the start of the month, but Moyes does not expect Sullivan to have as much say in deals in the
summer.
The Frenchman, who has made 46 starts for the Magpies over the last seasons is likely to become Arsenal's fist
summer acquisition and will replace Bacary Sagna who left the
club for Manchester City
on a
free transfer.
West Ham could look to sign Daniel Opare
on a
free transfer in the
summer, after he was told to find a new
club by Bundesliga side Augsburg.
Refusing to talk turkey with other
clubs beggars belief when the players concerned had refused to sign contract extensions and Arsenal had rejected the prospect of possibly making # 150m in
transfer sales for the turbulent trio this
summer with the risk of losing all that dosh the following
summer 2018, when they could walk away
on frees».
Mario Balotelli will not leave Nice
on a
free transfer next
summer, the French
club's president has told RMC.
Whilst Inter are currently the only
club interested, his representative is also engaging talks with teams in Spain, and his availability
on a
free transfer in the
summer, could yet encourage a
club out of the blue to recruit him
on a sizeable signing -
on fee.
Having secured his name in the annals of Paris Saint Germain's history by becoming the
club's top scorer with 156 goals in 180 competitive matches, the big Swede is still proving his worth as a world class striker, at the age of 34, having already registered 4 goals in as many competitive appearances for new
club Manchester United, whom he joined
on a
free transfer this
summer.
Russian Football News has received information that Lokomotiv Moscow are interested in signing FC Lorient defender Lamine Gassama
on a
free transfer in the upcoming
summer transfer window, when his contract with the Bretagne
club expires.
Montoya can also play at left - back and would be something of a coup for any
club who might sign him
on a
free transfer next
summer.
View image gettyimages.com The German international's contract with Dortmund expires next
summer and the
club are expected to let him leave at the end of the season, rather than lose him
on a
free transfer next year.
The Reds announced yesterday they had agreed a four - year deal with the Schalke centre - back who will join the
club on a
free transfer in the
summer.
The Reds have already sealed a deal for Sane's team - mate Joel Matip to join the
club in the
summer on a
free transfer.
This was his first goal for the
club since he joined Stoke
on a
free transfer from Schalke this
summer.
However, Inter were not keen
on letting the player leave then but are open to the possibility this coming
summer given the convincing performances of Danilo D'Ambrosio in that position as well as several reports suggesting that Kwadwo Asamoah will join the
club on a
free transfer in the
summer.