# Episode 186 - The 10 Best Free Agents This Summer — And Which Clubs Should Sign Them

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Podcast: [The Transfer Flow Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transfer-flow-podcast-6937697)
Published: 2026-05-14T20:13:00+00:00
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## Resource

The World Cup is about to swallow the transfer window whole, which means free agents may be a smart play this summer. Patrick and Neel run through 10 players hitting the market for nothing, break down what they actually offer, and try to find them a home. Mo Salah's attitude problem, Konaté's Liverpool stalemate, why Bernardo Silva doesn't fit the Premier League anymore, the Vlahović wages nightmare, and whether Casemiro is genuinely MLS-bound. Plus: the centre-back generating midfielder numbers, the midfielder Patrick has never liked, and Lewandowski's increasingly narrow path to a good move. Enjoy! Tickets for The Transfer Flow Conference (May 22, London) are available for just £10: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981005227964 Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTransferFlow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ 0:00 The Southampton Intern Incident 2:30 Mo Salah: where does he actually end up? 10:45 Ibrahima Konate: Liverpool stalemate & Real Madrid links 15:48 Marco Senesi: the centre-back generating midfielder numbers 21:50 Bernardo Silva: Barcelona, Juventus or somewhere else? 27:17 John Stones: Italy or a Bayern Champions League gamble? 30:44 Dusan Vlahovic: the wages problem 37:24 Robert Lewandowski: where does he fit? 42:05 Leon Goretzka: the midfielder Patrick has never liked 44:41 Oscar Mingueza: the hardest player to describe positionally 48:00 Casemiro: MLS bound? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.…

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