Lewandowski, Pirlo, Ibrahimovic: The 15 best free transfers in history

Paris Saint-Germain are exhausting every avenue in their attempt to keep football’s hottest prospect Kylian Mbappe at the club, but it seems the Frenchman is set to snub the deal in favour of signing with Real Madrid on a free.

According to Sky Sports, PSG have offered Mbappe a monthly salary of £4 million, a mammoth signing on fee in the region of £100 million and full ownership of his image rights – yet the 23-year-old is reportedly soon to be announced as Madrid’s latest galactico.

It would be a groundbreaking transfer, gaining such an unbelievable player on a free. Transfermarkt estimate Mbappe’s market value to be £144 million; however, we can absolutely assure you that should he have a full contract, signing the superstar would cost a hell of a lot more than that in reality.

Which got us thinking, could Mbappe to Madrid blossom into the greatest free transfer of all-time?

It certainly faces some stiff opposition. From Lewandowski to Bayern, and Pirlo to Juventus, so many of the world’s greatest players have joined clubs under the Bosman law, but we think it has every chance of doing just that.

Don’t take our word for it, though, check out what we believe to be the 15 greatest free transfers in football history.

After four seasons clearing up every domestic honour available in Paris, Zlatan finally journeyed to the Premier League. Fans and clubs alike waited on tenterhooks for the big Swede’s arrival at the UK’s largest club – and by god, he did not disappoint.

His first season saw him notch 28-goals as the club went on to win both the League Cup and Europa League. However, a rather unfortunate ACL-injury forced his time in Manchester to end prematurely.

The Scotsman signed for the Reds at the ripe old age