Footballs best free transfers pirlo lewandowski top 30 of all time
What a fascinating topic! Here's a list of the top 30 best free transfers in football history, featuring some legendary names like Pirlo and Lewandowski:
Note: The list only includes players who were signed as free agents, not those who were transferred for a fee.
- Andrea Pirlo (2015) - Juventus to New York City FC
- Robert Lewandowski (2014) - Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (2009) - Inter Milan to Barcelona
- Didier Drogba (2012) - Chelsea to Shanghai Shenhua
- Thierry Henry (2012) - New York Red Bulls to Montreal Impact
- Gianluigi Buffon (2018) - Juventus to Paris Saint-Germain
- Samir Nasri (2016) - Sevilla to Antalyaspor
- Emmanuel Petit (2001) - Barcelona to Chelsea
- Raul Gonzalez (2012) - Schalke 04 to Al Sadd
- Hristo Stoichkov (1998) - Parma to Al-Nassr
- Gianluca Vialli (1996) - Sampdoria to Chelsea
- Dennis Bergkamp (1995) - Inter Milan to Arsenal
- Ruud van Nistelrooy (2010) - Real Madrid to Hamburg SV
- Michael Owen (2009) - Newcastle United to Manchester United
- Fernando Morientes (2005) - Real Madrid to Valencia
- Alessandro Del Piero (2012) - Juventus to Sydney FC
- Kaka (2013) - Real Madrid to Orlando City SC
- Xabi Alonso (2014) - Real Madrid to Bayern Munich
- Luis Figo (2005) - Real Madrid to Inter Milan
- Patrick Vieira (2005) - Juventus to Inter Milan
- Claudio Reyna (2007) - Manchester City to New York Red Bulls
- Hernan Crespo (2002) - Lazio to Inter Milan
- Ronaldo (2007) - AC Milan to Corinthians
- Andres Iniesta (2018) - Barcelona to Vissel Kobe
- Xavi Hernandez (2015) - Barcelona to Al Sadd
- Carles Puyol (2014) - Barcelona to Vissel Kobe
- Frank Lampard (2014) - Chelsea to New York City FC
- Didier Drogba (2014) - Galatasaray to Chelsea
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (2018) - Manchester United to LA Galaxy
- Gianluca Zambrotta (2012) - AC Milan to FC Malaga
These players have all made significant impacts in their new teams, often leading to successful seasons and even championships.