what has been the best free transfer signing in the premiership?

scruff321

any ideas? i can think of a fair few sh/te free signings eg vorinin,pizzaro..
i suppose ballack was a good free signing but i cant think of any free signings either past or present that were really great?

DSB

Sol Campbell for Arsenal.

Unearthly

Fabregas or did Arsenal pay a small compensation fee?

Campbell for Arsenal as well

eirebhoy

Gary McAllister wasn't bad. Jay Jay Okocha too.

PHB

Campbell for Arsenal I'd say

ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV

mellberg to juve

Unearthly

ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV wrote: »

mellberg to juve

Juve are not in the premiership, and who is to say he won't flop there?

homerjay2005

Manucho???:D

Savman

ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV wrote: »

mellberg to juve

Defies logic tbh.

semibluff

anelka to arsenal from psg (although arsene had to pay a little compensation) so not sure if it qualifies
tal ben haim offered chelsea much needed central defensive cover on a free
fowler did a job for the half a season when he returned to the pool

cson

Nicholas Anelka cost Arsenal £500,000 from PSG so he doesn't count. Definitely Sol Campbell for quality over a period of time.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Michael Reiziger.
Boudewijn Zenden (Middlesborough not the pool)
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink at boro too.


Gary Mac did alright too.

Barlow07

homerjay2005 wrote: »

Manucho???:D

Manu have paid £3.5mllion for him.

Sol Campbell Tottenham to Arsenal
Tal Ben Haim Bolton to Chelsea

johnor

Kanu at Portsmouth

chopperbyrne

If Gary McAllister was free then it's him without a doubt.

Xavi6

Didi Hamann

eirebhoy

Blackburn got Brad Friedel on a free as well.

That_Guy

eirebhoy wrote: »

Blackburn got Brad Friedel on a free as well.

+1

Great keeper when he wants to be.

Bubs101

|Considering how much of an impact he's made at Portsmouth I'd almost say Campbell there instead

Lister1

If Gary McAllister was free then it's him without a doubt.

+1

Mitch Connor

Barlow07 wrote: »

Manu have paid £3.5mllion for him.

Sol Campbell Tottenham to Arsenal
Tal Ben Haim Bolton to Chelsea

where did you hear that from? I have never seen a transfer fee mentioned for him.

LuckyLloyd

Xavi6 wrote: »

Didi Hamann

Yes. He has been relentlessly solid for City. I was sorry to see him go tbh as he was brilliant for his entire spell at Liverpool. There were many games where he held fort while all around him were rubbish. A great player.

Jazzy

Have to agree with Sol Cambell.

He may be quite clearly insane but hes a good head the ball centre half

monkey9

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Yes. He has been relentlessly solid for City. I was sorry to see him go tbh as he was brilliant for his entire spell at Liverpool. There were many games where he held fort while all around him were rubbish. A great player.

Didi Hamann wasn't a free signing. Went to Bolton on a free, but Man City paid a fee for him.

justfortherecor

Tauren wrote: »

where did you hear that from? I have never seen a transfer fee mentioned for him.

Same here, where did 3.5m emerge from. I thought it was for a few 100k or something?

redzerdrog

defo gary mac

astrofool

Voronin has been the best for Manu, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City, Blackburn, Aston Villa, Luton, Havant & Waterlouville.

monkey9

redzerdrog wrote: »

defo gary mac

I concur

Fratton Fred

I think Sol Campbell for either his move to Arsenal or Pompey, to think a player like that has had two free transfers.

Sylvain Distin has been great as well, he has really struck up a good partnership with Sol and was a free.

In terms of what a player would have cost, then Ballack must be up there, Chelsea would have had to fork out £20m for him if he was in contract.

Also, does Gallas count as a free as he was a part payment for Ashley Cole. I would certainly say Arsenal got the better part of the deal anyway!!

Panthro

based on very recent form,ballack
overall campell