A number of free player transfers have had a significant impact on new clubs in the last 20 years. Here are 7 successful transfers of free players.
This season the rich French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) made a new step by targeting free players to strengthen the squad.
Georginio Wijnaldum, Sergio Ramos, and Gianluigi Donnarumma are the three players who were brought in by PSG without spending any transfer money.
It is hoped that the presence of these three new players can have an impact on them, especially winning the Champions League title.
PSG had this hope after seeing many free transfers that had a good effect on the recruiting club. Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Juventus, are the clubs that benefit from getting free players.
Arsenal and Inter Milan are also clubs that can win a number of trophies after signing players for free.
7 Successful Transfers of Free Players in the Last 20 Years:
Robert Lewandowski
Lewandowski is considered to have made a controversial decision after moving from Borussia Dortmund to their German rivals Bayern Munich in 2014.
After the move, Lewandowski remains FC Hollywood’s goal machine by scoring 294 goals in 329 games and providing 65 assists. A total of 13 trophies were donated by Lewandowski for Munich.
James Milner
Milner is one of the most successful free transfers in the Premier League after moving from Manchester City to Liverpool. At Liverpool Milner became a versatile player who was not only skilled as a midfielder, but also a defender.
Because of Milner’s role, Liverpool also won the 2018/2019 Champions League title and the 2019/2020 English League trophy.
Marcos Cafu
After only winning the 2000/2001 Italian League title with AS Roma, Cafu made a surprising move by moving to AC Milan in 2003.
With the Rossoneri, Cafu successfully won the Serie A title, the Champions League, to the European Super Cup and Club World Cup from 2003/2004 to 2006/2007.
Andrea Pirlo
Pirlo is Milan’s mainstay player in 10 seasons. Pirlo has presented various prestigious titles for the Rossoneri, be it the Italian League or the Champions League.
However, in 2011 Pirlo made the public stunned after choosing to move to Juventus, which incidentally is Milan’s main competitor in Serie A. At Juventus, Pirlo played a role in four successive Italian League titles.
Paul Pogba
While at Manchester United Pogba was included in a potential young player. However, the feelings of Park Ji Sung, Paul Scholes, Anderson, Michael Carrick, and Darren Fletcher made it difficult for Pogba to get playing minutes.
Pogba moved to Juventus for free in 2012. At the club nicknamed The Old Lady, Pogba became the club’s mainstay in the midfield sector and won a number of domestic trophies.
Esteban Cambiasso
Cambiasso rarely gets the chance to play at Real Madrid. After two seasons in the Madrid senior team, Cambiasso moved to Inter Milan in 2004.
Cambiasso’s decision was right, because at the Nerazzurri he won various titles and became a major player. The treble winners in the form of the Champions League, Italian League and Coppa Italia 2009/2010 were proof of Cambiasso’s toughness in Inter’s midfield.
Sol Campbell
Campbell is a dropout young Tottenham Hotspur players. With The Lilywhites Campbell only won one English League Cup title in 1998/1999.
Campbell made a controversial decision in 2001 by moving to another London club, Arsenal. However, Campbell’s decision was right because it could help the Gunners win five trophies, including two Premier League titles and reach the 2005/2006 Champions League final.
