A World Cup free agent XI: summer bargains and top targets among clubless players

A goalkeeper with 27.5m Instagram followers and a forward whose future is opaque make our team of players looking for new clubs

As late bloomers and cult heroes go, few have made an impact on a World Cup quite like the goalkeeper who first defied Spain’s attackers and, after Cape Verde’s qualification for the knockouts, reduced Lionel Messi to a single goal. Vozinha departed Chaves in Liga Portugal 2 at the end of last season, having previously played in Cyprus, Slovakia and Moldova. With 27.5m Instagram followers, he would be a social media marketers dream, as well as a handy goalkeeper with a taste for the big occasion.

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