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Your support makes all the difference.Didier Drogba, James Milner and Danny Ings are just three of the 81 players available to sign for nothing with another club this summer.
The eyes of the football world may be on potential big-money moves from Gareth Bale, Paul Pogba or Raheem Sterling, but there are plenty of good players to be found in the bargain basement this summer.
No matter what area of your team has a whole, there are a couple of decent options in each position and no up front fee will have to be paid by the interested party.
Some players may still re-sign with their current clubs, but there are international players and proven Premier League goal scorers able to move without worry.
Manchester City may want to tie up England midfielder James Milner to a contract extension, but both Arsenal and Liverpool are showing huge interest in the 29-year-old midfielder.
He looks set to leave the Etihad in the hope of becoming a first-team regular somewhere else.
Burnley had the chance to sell Danny Ings in January, but decided to keep him in the hope that he may score the goals they needed to stay in the Premier League. He was unable to keep the Clarets up, but Ings, 22, is also linked with Liverpool whilst Real Sociedad manager David Moyes is also keen.
The future of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba is still undecided, with the Blues undecided on whether to bring the 37-year-old back for one final season.
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood will want to keep both Ron Vlaar and Tom Cleverely - who is on loan at Villa - but will likely find competition for the pair stiff.
Vlaar was linked with a move to Old Trafford last summer and Louis van Gaal is a known admirer of the Dutch centre-back.
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini, Liverpool pair Kolo Tour and Glen Johnson and QPR captain Joey Barton are all players more than capable of contributing regularly in the top flight.
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