I took the liberty of posting players that may get itchy feet because they are not playing regular for the clubs this season
Real madrid Miguel Torres, Higuain, Saviola, Gago, Marcelo and perhaps Robinho and Cannavaro
Barcelona Rafael Marquez, Gudjohnssen, Deco and Sylvinho
Valencia Vicente
Chelsea Shawn Wright Phillips ballack and Sheva
Liverpool Sissoko and Mascherano
Arsenal Djalby
I am sure they are more, not saying go for all but its worth exploring
Vicente is a no brainer as far as im concerned.The guy's a natural replacement for Nedved.He's immensley talented.The regular 'spanish players dont succeed in Italy' argrument doesnt count for much as far as im concerned.Though,yes,his injury rate is a cause of worry.
Im not too sure about Cannavaro now.I mean,when we got back into Serie A,the Cannavaro option looked good.I cant say the same anymore.We're grooming Cristico.And i think he deserves a chance.Plus Cannavaro would be 34 next season,so you cant expect him to be on top of his game for too long now.And besides,the reason Cannavaro would have been a good inlcusion this time was because i think that he would have helped us achieve CL promotion.He was never going to be a long term solution,even if we had gotten him this season.Take a year more out of his career,a year more of low confidence in Spain,and i dont think Cannavaro's return next season would be a viable option.
Ballack would be a very good addition IMO.We need someone like him in our midfield.He's a better player than Almiron and Tiago,but i dont want the Juventus careers of either of them hurt because of Ballack's aquisition.
Im a bit confused about what Shevchenko could do for us.The man still oozes class,but if Chelsea put him on the transfer market,would he want to come to us?Milan would be interested in him anyway.And he'd prefer going there than coming to us i think.Plus the age factor plays somewhat against him.If we really want a new striker,we should go for someone younger.Adding a 30 year old Shevchenko to a squad that already has a 33 year old Del Piero and a 30 year old Trezeguet isnt entirely right as far as im concerned.Still,Shevchenko does remain a tempting prospect.
A name that ive brought up about a billion times before,and id bring it up again,is that of Cassano.We need a replacement for Del Piero.Cassano is 25years old,and has loads of talent.He isnt as expensive as he was while at Roma either.Plus now he's at Sampdoria,which means that we wont have to tune him up instantly after the Madrid fiasco.Sampdoria will do that.If he has a good season,which i do think he will,i think we should definatley try to sign him.I know he's a risk because of his temper n all,but its not like we never had hot headed players before.His talent does make up for his temper,and besides,his 2 years in Spain would have taught him a good lesson.