There’s no art to buying top footballers when your coffers are full, and you don’t know what to do with the money. A clever and experienced manager can sometimes get a quality player for free. The following chapters feature ten big-name players who didn’t cost their new employers a penny on the transfer market. From Paul Pogba to Ruud Gullit and Sol Campbell, the following are the 11 best footballers who moved to a new club for free!
At 14 years old, the midfielder Paul Pogba swapped French club Le Havre for Manchester United, where he would grow into a big star. However, he only played three league games for the first team and never got a bigger chance. In the summer of 2012, he went to Juventus Turin for free, where his talents soon shone through.
Pogba won the Italian title four times with the Old Lady and the domestic cup twice. He also led the team to the Champions League final, where it lost to Barcelona. He was in fantastic form at the European Championships in France, supporting the national team to the final. Following the championship, he transferred to Manchester United for a then-record €105 million, leaving a few years earlier as an unwanted player.
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