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title: "A retrospective look at West Ham’s bizarre free transfers"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-02-07T14:29:45Z"
modified: "2018-02-07T14:29:45Z"
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# A retrospective look at West Ham’s bizarre free transfers

By the time you read this, West Ham may well have finalised a deal to sign 36-year-old left-back Patrice Evra on a deal until the end of the season in what is the latest in a line of questionable free transfer moves West Ham have made in recent years.

Evra is a player who has enjoyed a great deal of success through his career but he’s been out of work since November after being released by Marseille for kicking a fan in the head prior to a Europa League game which led to a seven-month ban from all UEFA club competitions.

West Ham have made some savvy moves in the free agent market, with Pablo Zabaleta a glowing success, but others have not worked out as well, and we’ve taken a look back at some of the iconic names that the club brought in for nothing since David’s Gold and Sullivan took over the club in January 2010.

*Note: Most of these players are less iconic, more moronic.*