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Villa want Phillips apparently?  Hopefully just bulls**t...  

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/994599128?-11200:789

I have been one of Phillips biggest fans. However is it best to Cash in on him or lose him for free next year?. Does the club have an option clause to extend his contract?

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There are some free agents ( footballers) without a club ( Gary Cahill, Lazar Markovic, Jack Rodwell, Andy Caroll etc). Which free agents would you think would help the squad this season. Who should we take a punt on?

Hi NWB,

I saw that article, I think Danny Simpson is the only one we should be interested in, especially if Everton want to sell Holgate and tfr fees being bandied about are 10M ish. We will not pay that kind of money for a defender, would gladly take MH on loan again though. Think Danny S could do a job for us at right back as long as the wages weren't silly.

Wages seems to be the stumbling block for players released by premier league clubs. They expect to be on the same money as they were as they are now free agents, all the good ones get snapped up, leaving those left starting to realise that they will have to drop there demands as we get closer to the season starting.    

There are quality players in the list above (or used to be). So, if there are all those in England, what about free agents in Europe, as the wages in most countries are lower than in the PL. Over to you Josh.