We may be in the middle of two transfer windows, with the next coming at the start of January in Europe, but that doesn’t mean football clubs around the world aren’t still able to conduct transfer business.
The window may be shut for player transfers from one club to another, but free agents are still able to court the attention of potential clubs and move without any restrictions.
We have seen the likes of Fernando Llorente move to Eibar, Serge Aurier join Villarreal and Antonio Mirante sign for AC Milan on free transfers in recent weeks, and there will no doubt be more moves to come.
FOOTBALLTRANSFERS’ MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS IN THE WORLD
Despite being unattached to any club, there are a number of excellent players that are still up for grabs this season.
Here is a selection of the best players currently without a contract.
Dani Alves, 38, Brazil
Paulinho, 33, Brazil
Oscar Romero, 29, Paraguay
Clement Grenier, 30, France
Fernando, 29, Brazil
Gaston Ramirez, 30, Uruguay
Hatem Ben Arfa, 34, France
Sidnei, 32, Brazil
Jack Wilshere, 29, England
Eliaquim Mangala, 30, France
Nabil Bentaleb, 26, Algeria
Faccundo Fereyra, 30, Argentina
Mateo Musacchio, 31, Argentina
Ljubomir Fejsa, 33, Serbia
Iago Falque, 31, Spain
Maicon, 33, Brazil
Sebastian Giovinco, 34, Italy
Diego Perotti, 33, Argentina
Winston Reid, 33, New Zealand
Ramires, 34, Brazil
Andy Carroll, 32, England
Giovani dos Santos, 32, Mexico
Kwadwo Asamoah, 32, Ghana
Kevin Mirallas, 33, Belgium
Hal Robson-Kanu, 32, Wales
Senad Lulic, 35, Bosnia
Graziano Pelle, 36, Italy
Jordan Ibe, 25, England
The pick of the free agents is Dani Alves. Despite now being 38, he proved at the summer Olympics that he is still playing at a high level.
And, course, he has enjoyed a glittering career with Brazil, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG, Sevilla and others.
There are other players on the list with plenty of pedigree, too.
Paulinho featured for both Barcelona and Tottenham in his career, while Clement Grenier could be an interesting acquisition at 30 years old with still plenty to offer.
Jack Wilshere is training with Arsenal but it is highly unlikely he will be offered a deal by the Gunners.
Jordan Ibe was a £15 million player as recently as 2016 but at the age of 25 now finds himself without a club