Top 5 players who were allowed to leave on a free transfer

#4 Estaban Cambiasso (Real Madrid to Inter Milan)

Estaban Cambiasso

At the dawn of the galactico era in Real Madrid, Estaban Cambiasso was deemed not shiny enough to grace the hallowed turf of the Santiago Bernebeu.

However, he joined Inter Milan in 2004, and it turned out to be a very shrewd signing for the Italian club. The Argentinean turned out to be a very vital cog in the heart of the Inter midfield, as he and his teammates dominated the landscape of Italian and European football in the years to come.

In ten years spent in Italy, Cambiasso won numerous titles, including 5 Italian championships and a Champions League medal. The Argentinean won a treble with Inter in 2010, as the club carted away every major honour in view under the watchful guidance of Jose Mourinho.

He donned the blue and black stripes of Inter for 431 games, scored 51 times, and landed 31 assists.