ISL 2017: 5 Midfielders who could join in January

#2 Mathieu Flamini

Flamini has had two spells in his career at English side Arsenal

Mathieu Flamini is a 33-year old French footballer who has represented France at the U-21 and senior international level. Flamini began his career at Ligue 1 side Marseille in 2003. In 2004, Flamini signed for Arsenal and had a long spell at the North London side playing four seasons making 102 appearances where he was used as a utility player across the midfield.

Flamini then moved on to Serie A giants AC Milan and went on to win the Scudetto in the 2010-11 season. Flamini made 97 appearances for the Rossoneri and was deployed in the midfield as well as in the defence sometimes further establishing his utility. He made a return to England in 2013 with Arsenal again. He had a good three season second spell with the Gunners before becoming a free agent in 2016.

Flamini was then snapped up by fellow London side Crystal Palace for the 2016-17 season but has been released after the end of the season. Flamini has a wealth of experience having played with a lot of football legends like Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry, David Beckham and many more.

He has a combative quality to his play and can be utilised all across the midfield by any side. The Frenchman's signing by any Indian club in the transfer window can prove to be almost a marquee-level signing.