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Best Football Manager 2017 Players Available On Free Transfer

Written by Espen on 18/03/2017 - Last Updated 16 October 2018

Football Manager 2017 players available on free transfer

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.

READ MORE | Football Manager 2018 Transfer Budget & Wages

Why Approaching Unattached Players or Players With Expired Contracts

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  • Best FM17 Free Transfer Players
  • Top 10 FM17 Free Agents
  • Download Shortlist of FM2017 Unattached Players

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

NAMEAGENATIONAL.POS.NOTES
Avraam Papadopoulos
03.12.1984 (31)GreeceDCPersonality: Resolute
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Júbilo (2016)
Cicinho
24.06.1980 (36)BrazilD/WBR (MR)Personality: Jovial
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Sivasspor (2015-16)
Johnnier Montaño
14.01.1983 (33)ColombiaAMCPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Alianza (2016)
Milan Stepanov
02.04.1983 (33)SerbiaDCPersonality: Fairly Professional
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Vojvodina (2015-16)
Kalu Uche
15.11.1982 (33)NigeriaST (AMRLC)Personality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Almería (2015-16)
Thomas Kind Bendiksen
08.08.1989 (26)NorwayMC (MR/AMC)Personality: Professional
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Molde (2016)
Ángel
10.03.1981 (35)SpainDRL/WBRLPersonality: Fairly Loyal
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Las Palmas (2015-16)
Hélder Postiga
02.08.1982 (33)PortugalSTPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Kolkata (2016-17)
Anatoliy Tymoschuk
30.03.1979 (37)UkraineDMPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Kairat (2016)
Kalilou Traoré
09.09.1987 (27)MaliMC (MR/AMC)Personality: Fairly Loyal
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: FC Sochaux-Montbé (2013-14)
Shaun Wright-Phillips
25.10.1981 (34)EnglandM/AMRPersonality: Fairly Loyal
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: New York (2016)
Tobias Weis
30.07.1985 (30)GermanyDM/MCPersonality: Driven
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: VfL Bochum (2015-16)
Sidy Koné
06.06.1992 (24)MaliDMPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: Olympique Lyonnais (2014-15)
György Garics
08.03.1984 (32)AustriaD/WBRPersonality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: Darmstadt 98 (2015-16)
Jlloyd Samuel
29.03.1981 (35)Trinidad & TobagoDLPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Paykan (2014-15)
Jay Tabb
21.02.1984 (32)IrelandMLCPersonality: Fairly Professional
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Ipswich (2015-16)
Kader Keïta
06.08.1981 (34)Ivory CoastAMRPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Honvéd (2013-14)
Lucas Mugni
12.01.1992 (24)ArgentinaAMC (M/AML)Personality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Flamingo (2017)
Platini
16.04.1986 (30)Cape VerdeM/AMLRCPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Left Only
Last Club: CSKA Sofia (2014-15)
Idrissa Coulibaly
19.12.1987 (28)MaliDC (DR/DM)Personality: Professional
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: Arouca (2015-16)
Ronaldinho Gaucho
21.03.1980 (36)BrazilAMLCPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Fluminense (2015)
Guirane N’Daw
24.04.1984 (32)SenegalDMPersonality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Foot: Left Only
Last Club: Racing Club de Lens (2016-17)
Joey O’Brien
17.02.1986 (30)IrelandDR (DL)Personality: Resolute
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: West Ham (2015-16)
Amauri
03.06.1980 (36)ItalySTPersonality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Fort Lauderdale (2016)
Carlos Rentería
03.04.1986 (30)ColombiaSTPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Patriotas Boyacá (2015)
Cédric Makiadi
23.02.1984 (32)DR CongoDM/MC/AMCPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Rizespor (2015-16)
Didier Zokora
14.12.1980 (35)Ivory CoastDM/MCPersonality: Professional
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Guwahati (2016-17)
Florent Malouda
13.06.1980 (36)FranceM/AMLPersonality: Spirited
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Delhi (2016-17)
Matthew Upson
18.04.1979 (37)EnglandDCPersonality: Model Professional
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: MK Dons (2015-16)
Eidur Gudjohnsen
15.09.1978 (37)IcelandAMC/STPersonality: Light-Hearted
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Pune (2016-17)
Thomas Drage
20.02.1992 (24)NorwayAMC (AMRL)Personality: Light-Hearted
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Falkenbergs FF (2016)
Milos Maric
05.03.1982 (34)SerbiaMCPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Waasland-Beveren (2015-16)
Mancini
01.08.1980 (35)BrazilAMRL/STPersonality: Fairly Sporting
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Villa Nova (MG) (2016)
Marco Estrada
28.05.1983 (33)ChileDM/MLPersonality: Fairly Loyal
Preferred Foot: Left Only
Last Club: San Luis (CHI) (2015-16)
Rafael Robayo
24.04.1984 (32)ColombiaDM/MCPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Millonarios (2016)
Henok Goitom
06.08.1984 (31)SwedenSTPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: San Jose (2016)
Mauricio Mina
24.08.1982 (33)Eq. GuineaST (AMC)Personality: Fairly Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Orsomarso S.C. (2016)
Robbie Keane
08.07.1980 (36)IrelandSTPersonality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Los Angeles (2016)
Siaka Tiéné
11.02.1982 (34)Ivory CoastD/WBL (M/AML)Personality: Spirited
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Montpellier HSC (2014-15)
Wilson Palacios
29.07.1984 (32)HondurasMCPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Miami FC (2016)
Peter Odemwingie
15.07.1981 (34)NigeriaAMR/STPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Either
Last Club: Rotherham (2016-17)
Sebastián Toro
02.02.1990 (26)ChileDC (DRL)Personality: Fairly Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Junior (2016)
Papa Gueye
07.06.1984 (32)SenegalDCPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Rostov (2016-17)
Ryan McGowan
15.08.1989 (26)AustraliaDRC (WBR)Personality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Henan (2016)
Diego Forlán
19.05.1979 (37)UruguayST (AMC)Personality: Professional
Preferred Foot: Either
Last Club: Mumbai (2016-17)
Chris Kirkland
02.05.1981 (35)EnglandGKPersonality: Fairly Professional
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: Bury (2016-17)
Antonio Cassano
12.07.1982 (34)ItalySTPersonality: Leader
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Sampdoria (2015-16)
Claudio Maldonado
03.01.1980 (36)ChileDM/MCPersonality: Spirited
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Colo Colo (2014-15)
Alex
25.03.1982 (34)BrazilAMLCPersonality: Resolute
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Internacional (2016)
DaMarcus Beasley
24.05.1982 (34)U.S.AD/WB/MLPersonality: Spirited
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Houston (2016)
Andoni Iraola
22.06.1982 (34)SpainD/WBR/DMPersonality: Fairly Professional
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: New York City FC (2016)
Sölvi Ottesen
18.02.1984 (32)IcelandDCPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: Wuhan (2016)
Romaric
04.06.1983 (33)Ivory CoastDC/DMPersonality: Fairly Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Guwahati (2016-17)
Carlos Martins
29.04.1982 (34)PortugalM/AMCPersonality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Belenenses (2015-16)
Nilmar
14.07.1984 (32)BrazilSTPersonality: Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Al-Nasr (UAE) (2015-16)
Simão
23.07.1988 (27)MozambiqueDM/MCPersonality: Fairly Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Levante (2016-17)
Leon Andreasen
23.04.1983 (33)DenmarkDM/MCPersonality: Driven
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Hannover (2015-16)
Oleg Gusev
25.04.1983 (33)UkraineD/WB/M/AMRPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Dynamo Kyiv (2016-17)
Marouane Chamakh
10.01.1984 (32)MoroccoSTPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Cardiff (2016-17)
Armend Dallku
16.06.1983 (33)AlbaniaMC (DM/AMC)Personality:
Preferred Foot: Either
Last Club: Vorskla (2015-16)
Samuel Inkoom
01.06.1989 (27)GhanaD/WBRPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: Antalyaspor (2016-17)
Carlos Carbonero
25.07.1990 (25)ColombiaMRC/AMRPersonality: Fairly Professional
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Sampdoria (2015-16)
Jiri Jarosik
27.10.1977 (38)Czech Rep.SW/DCPersonality: Spirited
Preferred Foot: Either
Last Club: Alavés (2014-15)
Dwight Tiendalli
21.10.1985 (30)HollandD/WBR (DL)Personality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Swansea (2015-16)
Lukman Haruna
04.12.1990 (25)NigeriaMC (DM/AMC)Personality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Astana (2015)
Emir Spahic
18.08.1980 (35)Bosnia & HerzegovinaDCPersonality: Resilient
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Hamburger SV (2016-17)
Carlton Cole
12.10.1983 (32)EnglandSTPersonality: Fairly Loyal
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Sacramento (2016)
Júlio Baptista
01.10.1981 (34)BrazilM/AMC (ST)Personality: Fairly Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Orlando City (2016)
Lee Addy
07.07.1990 (26)GhanaDC (DL/DM)Personality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Cukaricki (2015-16)
Lorik Cana
27.07.1983 (32)AlbaniaDC (DM)Personality: Driven
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: FC Nantes (2015-16)
Victor Obinna
25.03.1987 (29)NigeriaM/AML (ST)Personality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Foot: Either
Last Club: Darmstadt 98 (2016-17)
Christopher Samba
28.03.1984 (32)CongoDCPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Panathinaikos (2016-17)
Boubacar Sanogo
17.12.1982 (33)Ivory CoastSTPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Guwahati (2015-16)
Ivanildo
09.01.1986 (30)Guinea-BissauAMRLCPersonality: Fairly Sporting
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Académica (2015-16)
Piotr Trochowski
22.03.1984 (32)GermanyM/AMCPersonality: Fairly Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Either
Last Club: FC Augsburg (2015-16)
Emmanuel Eboué
04.06.1983 (33)Ivory CoastDR (WB/MR)Personality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Sunderland (2015-16)
Daniel Carvalho
18.03.1983 (33)BrazilAMCPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Left
Last Club: Goías (2016)
Victor Montaño
01.05.1984 (32)ColombiaSTPersonality: Spirited
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Once Caldas (2016)
Olexandr Yakovenko
23.06.1987 (29)UkraineM/AMLPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Dynamo Kyiv (2015-16)
Michael Essien
03.12.1982 (33)GhanaDM/MCPersonality: Light-Hearted
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Panathinaikos (2016-17)
Nelson Rivas
25.03.1983 (33)ColombiaSW/DRCPersonality: Driven
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Atlético FC (COL) (2015)
Lomano LuaLua
28.12.1980 (35)DR CongoAMC/STPersonality: Balanced
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Sanliurfaspor (2015-16)
Samba Diakité
24.01.1989 (27)Mali/td>

DM/MCPersonality: Fairly Determined
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: QPR (2015-16)
Kevin Kurányi
02.03.1982 (34)GermanySTPersonality: Fairly Professional
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Hellas Verona (2015-16)
Bosko Jankovic
01.03.1984 (32)SerbiaAMRL (AMC)Personality: Fairly Professional
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: 1899 Hoffenheim (2015-16)
Pape Diakhaté
21.06.1984 (32)SenegalDCPersonality: Ambitious
Preferred Foot: Right Only
Last Club: AS Nancy Lorraine (2015-16)
Saifa Salman
01.07.1993 (23)IraqMCPersonality:
Preferred Foot: Right
Last Club: Al-Ittihad (KSA) (2015-16)
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