Top six free agents in the summer transfer window – English Premier League (Part 1)
Most of the transfer activity in the summer transfer window of 2011 has been centred on players who are under contracts at their respective clubs. However it is now time to pay some attention to a few free agents who were not offered
a renewed contract by their former employers for one reason or another. These players can turn out to be bargain buys for anyone interested in their services as no transfer free is involved when a club buys a free agent...
Nigel Reo Coker
An explosive character on the pitch, Reo Coker is not someone who should be messed about when you are playing in the midfield area. However Aston Villa decided that Reo Coker’s talents were no longer required at the club and they
informed him that he was relieved of his duties when the Englishman was on a holiday. Nonetheless, Reo Coker remains a strong favourite to find a club before the end of the summer transfer window.
The former Aston Villa midfielder is a strong athletic midfielder whose tough tackling approach is seen as an essential component in the English Premier League. It is likely that he will be offered a new employment opportunity
by the likes of Swansea or Queens-Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314.
West Bromwich Albion are also thought to be interested in the midfielder’s services but it remains to be seen whether they will approach him or not with a new contract. Reo Coker had an unstable career at Villa, he fell out of
favour with Martin O’Neill and his chances of first team football under http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Houllier became nonexistent when the club signed Makoun in the January transfer window of 2011.
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Another Aston Villa exit, Carew is perhaps a risky investment at the present stage of his career. The Norwegian forward rose to prominence at Lyon in the French Ligue 1 before seeking a move away to the English Premier League with
Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa. Carew was Villa’s main target man for good two season as the former Lyon man was serviced from the wings by the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Young-c6813.
However in the 2010-2011 Premier League season under Gerard Houllier’s management, the Aston Villa striker was left out to hang due to his various fitness issues. In the end his career at Villa Park came to an end when the Birmingham
club signed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358 from Sunderland. At the end of the 2010-2011 season, Carew was released by Aston Villa but some of the much smaller teams in the English Premier League might be interested in him. However the muscular forward will have to accept a pay
cut in order to seek employment as he is on the wrong side of 30.
John Pantsil
The Ghanaian full back was criticized by many experts and pundits in the 2010-2011 season for his lacklustre defending at Fulham. Mark Hughes’ exit and Martin Jol’s appointment at Craven Cottage means that Pantsil is now a free
agent in the 2011 summer transfer window. Admittedly, Pantsil is not the best of defenders in the English Premier League. However he is a decent enough footballer to do the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 week in week out for a club like West Brom or even Wolverhampton Wanderers. It
will be interesting to see whether the former Fulham man sticks with the English Premier League or seeks a move in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
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