Free Agents Week: Ismael (1999) - DM - Moreirense (Portugal, Band 2)

The first player that we have put into focus for Free Agents Week is now out of contract, but he gets a GBE still

We previously ran a Free Agents Week in February when looking at players who had just come out of contract in summer leagues across the world and may have been of interest to clubs based in the UK.

There are a much bigger number of players who are coming out of contract this very week, and we have used our data system to highlight the very best and most interesting free agents on the market.

Obviously, with this being the GBE Expert Hub, we have ensured that all of the players we are discussing would get a GBE or fill an ESC slot, so all players are available for English and Scottish Premier League clubs at least.

Also, all of the players that we will feature this week are 24 or over. Why is this important? It avoids the need to pay training compensation, which is a FIFA requirement for players who are 23 or younger. This does mean that these are players for now, not for the future, and clubs should be aware of this.

In this case, we have asked the excellent Alfie Randall to write us a report on a player who is out of contract in Portugal, and who will get a GBE as a result.

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