
FM17 Player Recommendations of Free Agents & Unattached Players Available on Free Transfer
Unless you are managing a club like Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester United who got tenth of millions in transfer budget, it’s only natural and smart to take advantage of the free transfer market and what it got to offer in terms of available players’ abilities and overall experience. With the economical benefits of targeting unattached players with international experience comes a chance to improve your club’s squad depth without taking any risks.
As the ultimate FM17 player recommendation for those managing in the lower leagues we share with you the best Football Manager 2017 players available on free transfer in the latest official 17.3 winter transfer database update. The list of free transfer players in Football Manager 2017 provides you with a downloadable shortlist which you can import into any save you may start, so you can find suitable targets for your playing style. We have also written a review of the top 10 Football Manager 2017 free agents whom we highly recommend.
Why Approaching Unattached Players or Players With Expired Contracts
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There are several benefits of approaching players on expired contracts that are available on a free transfer no matter which division you manage in, either its in a top league or a lower league. Here are some of the benefits of closely checking through our list of best Football Manager 2017 players available on free transfer.
- There are almost none risks taken signing a player on free transfer. The only expenditures attached to signing these players are wages plus perhaps bonuses and clauses.
- Players available on free transfer can be signed no matter if the transfer window is open or closed, as long as they have only played for one club before yours in the current season. This makes you able to search for unattached players the entire season, and strengthen your squad when it’s needed! This is especially beneficial when injury crisis occurs. Should you perhaps have all goalkeepers in your squad out for a long-term injury, you will be able to register a new goalkeeper, which can be picked up on free transfer.
- These players can be used as tutors using their international experience and experience gained throughout a long career at your youth. Some of these players may got player preferred moves, which can only be learned through tutoring.
- Their personality can be used to develop the personality of a youngster which isn’t that professional. A ‘positive’ personality like model professional or driven will let the youngster withstand heavier training workload and may progress faster.
- For a minor squad, these players can improve the current squad depth and become a valuable player in a long season with two matches every week. Just remember to scout the player until 100% scouting knowledge to get information about injury proneness and other hidden attributes which may not be that favorable for valuable member of your squad.
- An unattached player or a free agent may be more interested signing a contract with a squad status of rotation or backup player, something that means he won’t have high expectations of getting many appearances throughout the season, which minimizes the risk of him getting unhappy or complaining about lack of first team matches.
- As most of the players have fully reached their current ability level and won’t develop any further due to their age you will basically know what you will get when buying the player in terms of level of player attributes.
- The best players available on free transfer can immediately make a decent team a contender for the league trophy, but don’t forget that some may be fragile to injuries or lacks the physic and stamina to play every match of the season as their careers are on the decline.
Best Football Manager 2017 Players on Free Transfer
NAME | AGE | NATIONAL. | POS. | NOTES |
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Avraam Papadopoulos | 03.12.1984 (31) | Greece | DC | Personality: Resolute Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Júbilo (2016) |
Cicinho | 24.06.1980 (36) | Brazil | D/WBR (MR) | Personality: Jovial Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Sivasspor (2015-16) |
Johnnier Montaño | 14.01.1983 (33) | Colombia | AMC | Personality: Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Alianza (2016) |
Milan Stepanov | 02.04.1983 (33) | Serbia | DC | Personality: Fairly Professional Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Vojvodina (2015-16) |
Kalu Uche | 15.11.1982 (33) | Nigeria | ST (AMRLC) | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Almería (2015-16) |
Thomas Kind Bendiksen | 08.08.1989 (26) | Norway | MC (MR/AMC) | Personality: Professional Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Molde (2016) |
Ángel | 10.03.1981 (35) | Spain | DRL/WBRL | Personality: Fairly Loyal Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Las Palmas (2015-16) |
Hélder Postiga | 02.08.1982 (33) | Portugal | ST | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Kolkata (2016-17) |
Anatoliy Tymoschuk | 30.03.1979 (37) | Ukraine | DM | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Kairat (2016) |
Kalilou Traoré | 09.09.1987 (27) | Mali | MC (MR/AMC) | Personality: Fairly Loyal Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: FC Sochaux-Montbé (2013-14) |
Shaun Wright-Phillips | 25.10.1981 (34) | England | M/AMR | Personality: Fairly Loyal Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: New York (2016) |
Tobias Weis | 30.07.1985 (30) | Germany | DM/MC | Personality: Driven Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: VfL Bochum (2015-16) |
Sidy Koné | 06.06.1992 (24) | Mali | DM | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: Olympique Lyonnais (2014-15) |
György Garics | 08.03.1984 (32) | Austria | D/WBR | Personality: Fairly Determined Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: Darmstadt 98 (2015-16) |
Jlloyd Samuel | 29.03.1981 (35) | Trinidad & Tobago | DL | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Paykan (2014-15) |
Jay Tabb | 21.02.1984 (32) | Ireland | MLC | Personality: Fairly Professional Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Ipswich (2015-16) |
Kader Keïta | 06.08.1981 (34) | Ivory Coast | AMR | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Honvéd (2013-14) |
Lucas Mugni | 12.01.1992 (24) | Argentina | AMC (M/AML) | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Flamingo (2017) |
Platini | 16.04.1986 (30) | Cape Verde | M/AMLRC | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Left Only Last Club: CSKA Sofia (2014-15) |
Idrissa Coulibaly | 19.12.1987 (28) | Mali | DC (DR/DM) | Personality: Professional Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: Arouca (2015-16) |
Ronaldinho Gaucho | 21.03.1980 (36) | Brazil | AMLC | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Fluminense (2015) |
Guirane N’Daw | 24.04.1984 (32) | Senegal | DM | Personality: Fairly Determined Preferred Foot: Left Only Last Club: Racing Club de Lens (2016-17) |
Joey O’Brien | 17.02.1986 (30) | Ireland | DR (DL) | Personality: Resolute Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: West Ham (2015-16) |
Amauri | 03.06.1980 (36) | Italy | ST | Personality: Fairly Determined Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Fort Lauderdale (2016) |
Carlos Rentería | 03.04.1986 (30) | Colombia | ST | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Patriotas Boyacá (2015) |
Cédric Makiadi | 23.02.1984 (32) | DR Congo | DM/MC/AMC | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Rizespor (2015-16) |
Didier Zokora | 14.12.1980 (35) | Ivory Coast | DM/MC | Personality: Professional Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Guwahati (2016-17) |
Florent Malouda | 13.06.1980 (36) | France | M/AML | Personality: Spirited Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Delhi (2016-17) |
Matthew Upson | 18.04.1979 (37) | England | DC | Personality: Model Professional Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: MK Dons (2015-16) |
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 15.09.1978 (37) | Iceland | AMC/ST | Personality: Light-Hearted Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Pune (2016-17) |
Thomas Drage | 20.02.1992 (24) | Norway | AMC (AMRL) | Personality: Light-Hearted Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Falkenbergs FF (2016) |
Milos Maric | 05.03.1982 (34) | Serbia | MC | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Waasland-Beveren (2015-16) |
Mancini | 01.08.1980 (35) | Brazil | AMRL/ST | Personality: Fairly Sporting Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Villa Nova (MG) (2016) |
Marco Estrada | 28.05.1983 (33) | Chile | DM/ML | Personality: Fairly Loyal Preferred Foot: Left Only Last Club: San Luis (CHI) (2015-16) |
Rafael Robayo | 24.04.1984 (32) | Colombia | DM/MC | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Millonarios (2016) |
Henok Goitom | 06.08.1984 (31) | Sweden | ST | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: San Jose (2016) |
Mauricio Mina | 24.08.1982 (33) | Eq. Guinea | ST (AMC) | Personality: Fairly Ambitious Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Orsomarso S.C. (2016) |
Robbie Keane | 08.07.1980 (36) | Ireland | ST | Personality: Fairly Determined Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Los Angeles (2016) |
Siaka Tiéné | 11.02.1982 (34) | Ivory Coast | D/WBL (M/AML) | Personality: Spirited Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Montpellier HSC (2014-15) |
Wilson Palacios | 29.07.1984 (32) | Honduras | MC | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Miami FC (2016) |
Peter Odemwingie | 15.07.1981 (34) | Nigeria | AMR/ST | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Either Last Club: Rotherham (2016-17) |
Sebastián Toro | 02.02.1990 (26) | Chile | DC (DRL) | Personality: Fairly Ambitious Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Junior (2016) |
Papa Gueye | 07.06.1984 (32) | Senegal | DC | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Rostov (2016-17) |
Ryan McGowan | 15.08.1989 (26) | Australia | DRC (WBR) | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Henan (2016) |
Diego Forlán | 19.05.1979 (37) | Uruguay | ST (AMC) | Personality: Professional Preferred Foot: Either Last Club: Mumbai (2016-17) |
Chris Kirkland | 02.05.1981 (35) | England | GK | Personality: Fairly Professional Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: Bury (2016-17) |
Antonio Cassano | 12.07.1982 (34) | Italy | ST | Personality: Leader Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Sampdoria (2015-16) |
Claudio Maldonado | 03.01.1980 (36) | Chile | DM/MC | Personality: Spirited Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Colo Colo (2014-15) |
Alex | 25.03.1982 (34) | Brazil | AMLC | Personality: Resolute Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Internacional (2016) |
DaMarcus Beasley | 24.05.1982 (34) | U.S.A | D/WB/ML | Personality: Spirited Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Houston (2016) |
Andoni Iraola | 22.06.1982 (34) | Spain | D/WBR/DM | Personality: Fairly Professional Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: New York City FC (2016) |
Sölvi Ottesen | 18.02.1984 (32) | Iceland | DC | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: Wuhan (2016) |
Romaric | 04.06.1983 (33) | Ivory Coast | DC/DM | Personality: Fairly Ambitious Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Guwahati (2016-17) |
Carlos Martins | 29.04.1982 (34) | Portugal | M/AMC | Personality: Fairly Determined Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Belenenses (2015-16) |
Nilmar | 14.07.1984 (32) | Brazil | ST | Personality: Ambitious Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Al-Nasr (UAE) (2015-16) |
Simão | 23.07.1988 (27) | Mozambique | DM/MC | Personality: Fairly Ambitious Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Levante (2016-17) |
Leon Andreasen | 23.04.1983 (33) | Denmark | DM/MC | Personality: Driven Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Hannover (2015-16) |
Oleg Gusev | 25.04.1983 (33) | Ukraine | D/WB/M/AMR | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Dynamo Kyiv (2016-17) |
Marouane Chamakh | 10.01.1984 (32) | Morocco | ST | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Cardiff (2016-17) |
Armend Dallku | 16.06.1983 (33) | Albania | MC (DM/AMC) | Personality: Preferred Foot: Either Last Club: Vorskla (2015-16) |
Samuel Inkoom | 01.06.1989 (27) | Ghana | D/WBR | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: Antalyaspor (2016-17) |
Carlos Carbonero | 25.07.1990 (25) | Colombia | MRC/AMR | Personality: Fairly Professional Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Sampdoria (2015-16) |
Jiri Jarosik | 27.10.1977 (38) | Czech Rep. | SW/DC | Personality: Spirited Preferred Foot: Either Last Club: Alavés (2014-15) |
Dwight Tiendalli | 21.10.1985 (30) | Holland | D/WBR (DL) | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Swansea (2015-16) |
Lukman Haruna | 04.12.1990 (25) | Nigeria | MC (DM/AMC) | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Astana (2015) |
Emir Spahic | 18.08.1980 (35) | Bosnia & Herzegovina | DC | Personality: Resilient Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Hamburger SV (2016-17) |
Carlton Cole | 12.10.1983 (32) | England | ST | Personality: Fairly Loyal Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Sacramento (2016) |
Júlio Baptista | 01.10.1981 (34) | Brazil | M/AMC (ST) | Personality: Fairly Ambitious Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Orlando City (2016) |
Lee Addy | 07.07.1990 (26) | Ghana | DC (DL/DM) | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Cukaricki (2015-16) |
Lorik Cana | 27.07.1983 (32) | Albania | DC (DM) | Personality: Driven Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: FC Nantes (2015-16) |
Victor Obinna | 25.03.1987 (29) | Nigeria | M/AML (ST) | Personality: Fairly Determined Preferred Foot: Either Last Club: Darmstadt 98 (2016-17) |
Christopher Samba | 28.03.1984 (32) | Congo | DC | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Panathinaikos (2016-17) |
Boubacar Sanogo | 17.12.1982 (33) | Ivory Coast | ST | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Guwahati (2015-16) |
Ivanildo | 09.01.1986 (30) | Guinea-Bissau | AMRLC | Personality: Fairly Sporting Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Académica (2015-16) |
Piotr Trochowski | 22.03.1984 (32) | Germany | M/AMC | Personality: Fairly Ambitious Preferred Foot: Either Last Club: FC Augsburg (2015-16) |
Emmanuel Eboué | 04.06.1983 (33) | Ivory Coast | DR (WB/MR) | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Sunderland (2015-16) |
Daniel Carvalho | 18.03.1983 (33) | Brazil | AMC | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: Goías (2016) |
Victor Montaño | 01.05.1984 (32) | Colombia | ST | Personality: Spirited Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Once Caldas (2016) |
Olexandr Yakovenko | 23.06.1987 (29) | Ukraine | M/AML | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Dynamo Kyiv (2015-16) |
Michael Essien | 03.12.1982 (33) | Ghana | DM/MC | Personality: Light-Hearted Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Panathinaikos (2016-17) |
Nelson Rivas | 25.03.1983 (33) | Colombia | SW/DRC | Personality: Driven Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Atlético FC (COL) (2015) |
Lomano LuaLua | 28.12.1980 (35) | DR Congo | AMC/ST | Personality: Balanced Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Sanliurfaspor (2015-16) |
Samba Diakité | 24.01.1989 (27) | Mali/td> | DM/MC | Personality: Fairly Determined Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: QPR (2015-16) |
Kevin Kurányi | 02.03.1982 (34) | Germany | ST | Personality: Fairly Professional Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Hellas Verona (2015-16) |
Bosko Jankovic | 01.03.1984 (32) | Serbia | AMRL (AMC) | Personality: Fairly Professional Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: 1899 Hoffenheim (2015-16) |
Pape Diakhaté | 21.06.1984 (32) | Senegal | DC | Personality: Ambitious Preferred Foot: Right Only Last Club: AS Nancy Lorraine (2015-16) |
Saifa Salman | 01.07.1993 (23) | Iraq | MC | Personality: Preferred Foot: Right Last Club: Al-Ittihad (KSA) (2015-16) |