Unattached XI

Plenty of summer transfer business has already been done but we’ve put together a starting XI of out-of-contract players yet to find a new home.

With over 600 international caps between them and a whole cluster of trophies at domestic and international level, these players could just be the wealth of experience that your club needs.

Goalkeeper – Mark Schwarzer

Mark Schwarzer is still without an employer – and his CV makes impressive reading. The Aussie shot stopper was part of the 2014/15 Chelsea squad who won the league – he received a replica medal despite not making a single appearance – and then repeated the trick a year later with his new club Leicester City, becoming a part of one of the greatest successes in English football history despite once again not playing a minute of Premier League football.

Schwarzer is a vastly experienced keeper with over 100 international caps, 750 club appearances to his name and is still as reliable as ever when called upon, even as he approaches his 44th birthday.

Right-back – Alvaro Arbeloa

Arbeloa is now a free agent after a final season at Real Madrid which saw him make just nine appearances in all competitions as he fell behind Dani Carvajal and Danilo in the pecking order. A player who rose to prominence during his two-and-a-half year spell as a first-team regular at Liverpool between 2007 and 2009, the Spaniard then moved on to Real, where he contributed to La Liga and Champions league triumphs.

On the international scene Arbeloa was a squad member in the Spain sides that won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup, while being a star of the Euro 2012-winning side as he started every game at right-back in a defence which conceded just once in six matches.

Centre-back – Martin Caceres

A sturdy centre-back with pace and strength, Caceres is almost a forgotten member of one of the greatest sides of all time, featuring 23 times in all competitions for the treble-winning Barcelona side of the 2008/09 season.

Caceres had been at Juventus for five years until his release at the end of his contract a month ago, contributing to five successive title wins. At 29 years old the defender is in the peak years for his position and if injury is avoided then he would appear a shrewd signing for many clubs.

Centre-back – Kolo Toure

The Ivorian may have his own song, along with his brother, but he doesn’t currently have a club after being released by Liverpool at …

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