There have been many high profile transfers this summer. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Karim Benzema jumped ship to form the new Galácticos at Real Madrid. Carlos Tévez, Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz joined the Manchester City Revolution and even Liverpool legend Michael Owen defied football’s bitterest divide and moved to champions Manchester United. Today sport.co.uk runs down the top ten players still available.
10) Peter Crouch
Rejecting Portsmouth because he, or perhaps more likely his fiancé, didn’t want to relocate to North of England, Peter Crouch remains on the market amid reported interest from Tottenham.
Value: £12 Million
9) David Silva
The Spaniard has been closely monitored by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool this summer, and it seems only a matter of time before he departs cash strapped Valencia.
Value: £25 Million
8) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
A part of the mass clearout at Real Madrid, Huntelaar has reportedly turned down a move to German club Stuttgart in favour of a move to North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham.
Value: £18 Million
7) Sergio Agüero
To land this superstar any interested club will have to part with a whopping £55 million which is the reported release clause. Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and even Portsmouth have at one point this summer been linked with a move for the striker.
Value: £55 Million
6) Ashley Young
The Young winger has attracted plenty of interest recently with Premiership titans Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea all rumoured to be interested in the player. Manchester City is the latest club linked with Young and are ready to test the waters with a bid of £18 million. Villa will undoubtedly label it derisory.
Value: £30 Million
5) Joleon Lescott
Signed from Wolves for just £2 million in 2006, Lescott has emerged into one of the leading defenders in the Premier League. Manchester City recently had a £15 Million bid rejected by Everton and are rumoured to be considering an increased offer.
Value: £22 Million
4) Franck Ribéry
At the beginning of the month Ribéry was quoted as saying "I have decided that I want to leave. It will be Real Madrid or nothing”. So far Bayern Munich has refused to sell the French midfielder but in this crazy world of football transfers don’t be surprised to see some activity towards the end of the transfer window.
Value: £70m Million
3) David Villa
Fighting off interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid all has gone quiet on the Villa front recently. Valencia have repeatedly stressed he will only be sold if an interesting offer comes in, and so far there hasn’t been a club capable of matching their valuation of the player.
Value: £40 Million
2) Xabi Alonso
Currently the number one player on Real Madrid’s shopping list, speculation continues to grow over Alonso’s future. Liverpool yesterday dismissed suggestions a fee has been agreed with Madrid.
Value: £32 Million
1) John Terry
It seemed unthinkable that Mr Chelsea would ever leave the London club but Terry’s continued silence, and despite his manager’s recent comments merely fuels the constant speculation of his unlikely move to Manchester City. While Terry is likely to stay, if Man City were to prise him away, it would represent an amazing coup for the club.
Value: £40 Million