Two things everybody loves, or at least we’re going to pretend they do for our purposes here: a familiar face, and a bargain. So what better thing then than a whole team of former Premier League players who are currently, at least theoretically, available on free transfers this summer and could return to The Best League In The World for nowt…
GK: David Ospina
The former Arsenal punchline has spent the last few years repairing his reputation at Napoli and now finds himself with a decision to make. He could yet stay with the Italian side but apparently he’s also quite keen to join Real Madrid. I mean, who isn’t, but it seems his feelings for the Champions League finalists may not be completely unrequited. If neither of those things happen, though, you can absolutely imagine at least a dozen different Premier League teams bringing him in as a back-up keeper. Experienced, isn’t he? Knows the league, doesn’t he?
RB: Davide Santon
The 2012/13 Newcastle player of the year resisted all Roma’s attempts to move him on in January, preferring to see out his contract in the Italian capital. Spent the season training on his own and failing to make a single one of Jose Mourinho’s matchday squads which to be honest sounds like absolute bliss to us. Does make a Premier League return feel somewhat unlikely, but anyone who can so instantly and thoroughly fall out with Mourinho must have something going for them.
CB: Eliaquim Mangala
The former Manchester City and Everton centre-back signed a short-term deal with St Etienne in January after spending the first half of the season as a free agent after leaving Valencia. The Premier League offers didn’t exactly come flooding in then, but a year on things might have changed. Sure, St Etienne have conceded six goals once and four goals three times in his 13 games, but we’re talking about a France international centre-back on a free transfer here. That’s got to be worth a look, hasn’t it? For the purposes of…
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