10 top class players who could be available for free next summer

#7 Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea)

Fabregas is likely to depart Chelsea at the end of the season

The 31-year-old is undoubtedly one of the greatest midfielders in history and among the most decorated players of his generation.

Fabregas has won almost everything there is to win across his spells with the Spain national team as well as his club sojourns with Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea.

Cesc made a name for himself when he arrived at Arsenal as a fresh-faced 16-year-old, breaking straight into their first team and winning admirers the world over for his calm and assured displays in midfield. He spent eight distinguished seasons under the guidance of Wenger and captained the side in his later years.

A product of the famed La Masia academy, Fabregas possessed that innate ability to dictate play from the middle which all Barcelona graduates seemed to possess, and he was constantly linked with a return home, with Barcelona resigning him in 2011.

He, however, found playing time difficult to come by, and he returned to London after only three years at Nou Camp, this time at Chelsea.

His time at Stamford Bridge has been immensely rewarding, winning two Premier League titles among others, and while he was an undisputed starter in his early days with The Blues, Fabregas has become a bit part player in recent years and has rarely featured under Maurizio Sarri.

His contract expires at the end of the season, and with feelers indicating that the club is not ready to offer him a renewal, Fabregas could be on his way out.

At 31, he still has some years of top level football left in him, hence he would undoubtedly be a great addition for any club which signs him, with rumors indicating that Simeone and Atletico are interested.