Nowadays in the extravagant world of modern football January is not usually a time when clubs tighten their purse-strings, but everybody still loves a good freebie.

While millions will be lavished on players this month across European football’s top leagues, there are other cheaper and free options available in the transfer market.

And here’s Sport360’s run-down of the greatest free transfer XI in the history of the game – WARNING: there are some big names in this line-up who cost absolutely nothing!

– Premier League: January transfer window watch
– Serie A: January transfer window watch
– Bundesliga: January transfer window watch
– Ligue 1: January transfer window watch
– La Liga: January transfer window watch