Free agents this summer are actually stacked

[GoalRush]

Looking through this list and it feels like a proper throwback to when you could build half a title-winning side from free agents. There are names in here that, a few years ago, would have had clubs all over them without thinking twice.

Now it feels like a mix of ageing stars, injury questions and a few lads who still look decent enough to do a job. You can already see which clubs are being linked in the comments, and honestly some of them make a lot of sense.

Still, there are a few that stand out as genuinely useful if the fit is right. Free transfers can be brilliant business if you get the timing right, but they can also be a trap if you’re chasing the name rather than the player.

 

[Robert88]

couldve built a monster side from this lot years ago

 

[FreeKickMaster]

fm merchants

 

[HaalandGoal97]

Proper sad how many of these names just feel past it now

 

[StrikerLegend]

Yeah sure just sign half the list and win everything mate

 

[OverUnderKing]

The interesting part is less the names themselves and more which clubs can still get value out of them. If you need one specific role filled, there are a few here who make sense, but you would not want to build a whole summer around this list.

 

[Faker21]

Salah on a free would be mental ngl

 

[noahBet]

A few of these could still be huge signings if the fit is right. Great business if a club gets one over the line!

 

[FreeKickMaster]

nah this list is way more hit and miss than people are saying

 

[thedreamer]

FM players are rubbing their hands together right now every single one of these gets offered a contract in the first five minutes and half of them end up at some random mid table side on ridiculous wages

 

[TheTactician]

There is still real value here if a club is smart about it. The problem is that everyone sees a free agent list and immediately thinks bargain, when in reality you are usually paying in wages, fitness concerns, and the risk that the name is bigger than the output. A few of these lads could absolutely still do a job, especially if they are being used in the right way, but you would have to be very selective. Honestly though some clubs are probably already lining up to take a punt and then acting shocked when the player is unavailable half the time and the whole thing turns into a mess ffs

 

[OverUnderKing]

It depends on whether you want proven names or reliable bodies. Some of these players still have quality, but the availability issue is doing a lot of damage to their value tbh

 

[BetKing42]

get him signed

 

[Robert88]

different gravy

 

[FreeKickMaster]

Most of them are just names at this point

 

[DefensiveWall]

Some club will waste a fortune on wages and call it savvy business ffs

 

[WagerWizard]

The real free transfer is the chaos we made along the way

 

[OffsideRuler]

I think the list is stronger than people are giving it credit for. There are still useful players here.

 

[MidfieldMaestro]

ratio

 

[LastMinuteGoal]

pure cinema