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Football Transfer Analysis: Cut Price Transfers Come January

Monday, 05 September 2011 14:20 Karan Mundul

Daniele De Rossi

Although the current transfer window has shut, it has set up an interesting scenario for the next one. If the current situation stays as it is till the end of the 2011-12 season, we will see over 460 players without contracts. That is only the figure in the Big 4 Leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Seria A & Bundesliga).

What this means is that when the January transfer window opens there will be a mad scramble for a few of these players. Selling clubs would rather their players leave for a small amount in January than leave for free at the end of the season. Here are my top 10 players who could be available at a cut price in January.

Name	Club	Position	Age
Daniele De Rossi	AS Roma	Midfield	28
René Adler	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Goalkeeper	26
Gary Cahill	Bolton Wanderers	Defense	25
Jefferson Farfán	FC Schalke 04	Striker	26
Salomon Kalou	Chelsea FC	Striker	26
Hugo Rodallega	Wigan Athletic	Striker	26
Mathieu Flamini	AC Milan	Midfield	27
Ola Toivonen	PSV Eindhoven	Striker	25
Riccardo Montolivo	AC Fiorentina	Midfield	26
Tranquillo Barnetta	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Midfield	26

The focus may be on the above mentioned players but there are also some others who could turn out to be bargain buys.

Bargain Buys
Name	Club	Position	Age
Dimitar Berbatov	Manchester United	Striker	30
Cristian Chivu	Inter Milan	Defense	30
Andrey Arshavin	Arsenal FC	Striker	30
Tomas Rosicky	Arsenal FC	Midfield	30
Kim Källström	Olympique Lyon	Midfield	29
José Bosingwa	Chelsea FC	Defense	29
Darijo Srna	Shakhtar Donetsk	Defense	29
Craig Gordon	Sunderland AFC	Goalkeeper	28
Lukasz Fabianski	Arsenal FC	Goalkeeper	26
Ledley King	Tottenham Hotspur	Defense	30

For those clubs looking out for experienced players who can mentor the younger players at the club here are some quality choices whose monthly salaries will probably cost more than their transfer fee in January.

Experienced Players
Name	Club	Position	Age
Didier Drogba	Chelsea FC	Striker	33
Éric Abidal	FC Barcelona	Defense	32
Ricardo Carvalho	Real Madrid CF	Defense	33
Daniel van Buyten	FC Bayern Munich	Defense	33
Gennaro Gattuso	AC Milan	Midfield	33
Mark van Bommel	AC Milan	Midfield	34
Michael Owen	Manchester United	Striker	31
Nicolas Anelka	Chelsea FC	Striker	32
Claudio Pizarro	Werder Bremen	Striker	32
Frédéric Kanouté	Sevilla FC	Striker	33

I hope that Arsenal get their hands on a couple of players mentioned in these lists. Someone like Hugo Rodallega would fit into the system perfectly & would be a better option than Chamakh. Likewise it would be nice to see Van Bommel mentoring youngsters like Song, Frimpong & Coquelin. Maybe even Diaby could pick up a thing or two. Which of these players would you like to see in your club next year? It could even be someone who isn't mentioned on the list but has a year left on his contract like a Darren Gibson (Manchester United). You can comment on the article or email me on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it