Xabi IruretaAge: 31Can play: GKWage demands: LowIn-game stats:Need to know: Long-serving Eibar keeper who spent almost a decade with theArmeros, rising with them to La Liga from the third tierbefore leaving last season to join Zaragoza. His performances there weren’t convincing, though, and he was eventually released. Only 37 out of his 224 senior appearances have been in the Spanish top flight– but those playing stats are appealing.Benoit TremoulinasAge: 31Can play: DL, WBL, MLWage demands: HighIn-game stats:Need to know: Two-timeEuropa League winner with Sevilla who had previously spent a decade with Bordeaux, where he won all domestic silverware available: Ligue 1, French Cup, League Cup and Super Cup.A solid all-rounder with impressive crossing skills.Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproAge: 24Can play: DR, WBR, MR, DL, DM, MCWage demands: AverageIn-game stats:Need to know: Versatile, pacey full-back who can play on either side, as well as in central midfield. The defensive-minded former Ivory Coast international – and AfricaCup of Nations winner in 2015 –is a Toulouse product whoplayed 121 league matches for the Ligue 1 side over the past fiveseasons.Abdelhamid El KaoutariAge: 27Can play: DC, DLWage demands: AverageIn-game stats:Need to know: French-born Moroccan who won Ligue 1 in 2012 with Montpellier – his hometown club, where he spent the first nineyears of his playing career. Deliveredquestionable performances at Palermo after being signed in 2015,and was loaned out twice before being released this summer. Still, he's got what you're looking for in a centre-back.Jan KirchhoffAge: 26Can play: DC, DM, MCWage demands: HighIn-game stats:Need to know: Former Germany youth international who had been impressing withSunderland in 2015/16 before serious injury struck. The towering anchorman picked up two Bundesliga titles and German Cups during his days at Bayern Munich between 2013 and 2016.Lukman HarunaAge: 26Can play: DM, MC, AMCWage demands: LowIn-game stats:Need to know: Gifted box-to-box midfielder whose European adventure begun at Monaco in 2007. The former Nigeria international had been signed by Dynamo Kiev in 2011 and then continued moving eastward withGoverla, Anzhi MakhachkalaandAstana. Haruna is strongon the ball and can pose a real threat for opposition defences even from outside the area.Daniel NdiAge: 21Can play: MC, AMC, AMLRWage demands: LowIn-game stats:Need to know: Young Cameroonian left-footed attacking midfielder who has managed five senior caps for his country so far. The Sporting Gijon-nurtured talent who played 21 La Liga games seems to have the required skill set to play on the flanks.Patrick EbertAge: 30Can play: AMRLWage demands: AverageIn-game stats:Need to know: European U21 champion who left his home country after spending a decade at Hertha Berlin to test himself in La Liga at Valladolid. After a season-and-a-half, the East German winger had a short stint Russia at Spartak Moscow, only to return to Spain 16 months later –this time at Rayo Vallecano, where he scored five goals in 27 appearances last season.UkraAge: 30Can play: AMRLWage demands: LowIn-game stats:Need to know: Capable inside-forward who was loaned out to various Portuguese clubs from Porto before making a permanent move to Rio Ave, where he played in the group stages of the Europa League in 2014. The former Portugal youth international has also been capped once by Fernando Santos in 2015, and played 45 minutes for his country at senior level.Davit TargamadzeAge: 27Can play: AMRLWage demands: LowIn-game stats:Need to know: Georgiainternational who was picked up by Freiburg at the age of 18. The pacey winger was given barely any playing time, though, and things gotworse when the club won the 2. Bundesliga in 2010. Afterwards, he signed for four clubs in Ukraine – Shakhtar Donetsk amongthem – but failedto impress each time. Are you the manager to get something out of his talents?WellitonAge: 30Can play: STWage demands: HighIn-game stats:Need to know: Three-timeRussian Premier League runner-up whoSpartak Moscow paid £4.1 million for in 2007. The Brazilian forward felt homesick, though, and was loaned back to his home country after scoring 57 goals for the Russian outfit between 2007 and 2013. After trying his luck in Spain and Turkey, he is now seeking a contract after scoring 12 goals in 28 games last season for Kayserispor.Football Manager 2018 tips and adviceThe 95best Football Manager 2018 wonderkids… sorted by budget4 essential Football Manager 2018 tips that will make you a better playerThe 15 teams we can’t wait to be in Football Manager 2018
