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Ribery, Balotelli, Sturridge... Best FREE XI still available for European clubs

  /  Will_Lee_15

Premier League transfer window may have slammed shut, but EPL clubs and teams from other European leagues still have the freedom to dabble in the free agent market.

Well, there are still a number of top players unattached and looking for their next footballing venture, and we've listed the best XI of free agents:

Goalkeeper

Michel Vorm

Former club: Tottenham Hotspur

The Dutch goalkeeper left Tottenham after 5 years at the North London club, he has lost out to Gazzaniga in the race for Lloris' backup.

Defenders

Fabio Coentrao

Former club: Rio Ave

Former Portugal international left the Spanish capital to return to boyhood club Rio Ave in 2018, but both parties went their separate ways this summer.

Adil Rami

Former club: Olympique Marseille

The World Cup winner recently left Marseille, the 33-year-old still can offer experience and defence to other clubs from top 5 European leagues.

Ashley Williams

Former club: Everton

The Wales captain has made 627 appearances for different clubs in his career, he remains one of the strongest centre-backs on the free-agent market this summer.

Ignazio Abate

Former club: AC Milan

The Italian stalwart closed the curtains on his decade-long spell at Milan at the end of last season, and with the full-back still being in the prime years of his career, he could prove a hit at most top-flight clubs should someone take a gamble.

Midfielders

Franck Ribery

Former club: Bayern Munich

It was the end of an era when 'Robbery' decided to leave Bayern, while Robben has chosen to hang up his boots, Ribery is still on the market. The 36-year-old still has plenty of touchline trauma to inflict on unfortunate full-backs.

Claudio Marchisio

Former club: Zenit Saint Petersburg

The Juventus legend most recently turned out for Russian Premier League champions Zenit but terminated his contract prematurely last month.

Hatem Ben Arfa

Former club: Rennes

The former PSG player left Rennes upon the expiration of his contract and has been looking for a new club for nearly two months now.

Forwards

Fernando Llorente

Former club: Tottenham Hotspur

From playing in UCL final two months ago to being without a club the next, it has been an interesting summer for the veteran forward.

Daniel Sturridge

Former club: Liverpool

Sturridge is no doubt one of the most clinical finishers in the business, as highlighted at times last campaign, but the premise of everything is that he can stay healthy.

Mario Balotelli

Former club: Olympique Marseille

Balotelli may reflect on his career with a glimmer of sadness when he eventually winds down as he knows he could have been one of the modern era's great strikers.

He's certainly turned out for some of the continent's top sides but to be a free agent in the prime years of his career is telling, while the only club who have seemingly expressed an open-aired interest is Brazilian outfit Flamengo.