Out of Contract Players (as stolen from the Sunderland boards)

Players out of contract in the August 2013. Some really great players there -

Below is list of footballers whom are out of contract in 2013 and can be signed on a free transfer in the summer. There are some absolute bargains in here.

Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax)
Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal)
Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao)
Richard Dunne (Aston Villa)
Matty Phillips (Blackpool)
Stuart Holden (Bolton Wanderers)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
Sylvain Distin (Everton)
Damien Duff (Fulham)
Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
Aaron Hughes (Fulham)
Mladen Petric (Fulham)
Philippe Senderos (Fulham)
Danny Wilson (Liverpool)
Kolo Toure (Manchester City)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
Simeon Jackson (Norwich City)
Lewis Holtby (Schalke 04)
Jason Puncheon (Southampton)
Michael Owen (Stoke City)
Jermaine Pennant (Stoke City)
Frazier Campbell (Sunderland)
William Gallas (Tottenham Hotspur)
Yossi Benayoun (West Ham United)
Carlton Cole (West Ham United)
Guy Demel (West Ham United)
Winston Reid (West Ham United)
Franco Di Santo (Wigan Athletic)
Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Atheltic)

(dunno if it's right I haven't checked, just a repost)

Who can we afford/do we want

 

I would have thought some of those players will be in contract talks with their clubs at the moment & the majority will have ideas about where they want to go. Others will be just playing games trying to get their current club to give them the best deal.
I would have thought if we had a chance with any of them, it would be players like, Simpson at Newcastle, Jackson-Norwich, Puncheon & Pennant. But would they be any better than what we already have? Maybe Duff too?

 

Jackson @ Norwich would be a great signing

 

If we are in the Premier League, come summer, then I would like us to go fot the ones in green

 

There will be a scrap on for Llorente if he turns down a contract.

 

Not to mention Ashley Cole & Frank Lampard!

 

Sadly, I think Man United will be right in there, for Cole especially. Depends if the lads have the bottle to go there and wait for the Chelsea fans reactions! Even though you couldn't blame them if they did go there.

 

Can't see Cole staying in this country if he leaves Chelsea

 

Holtby is signing for Spurs.

 

Arshavin is going to Reading apparently

 

Holtby's worth about £6-8million! Like hell we're paying that amount for anyone. This isn't Southampton and Gaston Ramirez

 

If he's out of contract in the summer he's worth bugger all for a summer transfer. It still won't happen.