TEAMtalk examines how Owen Hargreaves could prove to be a smart free transfer for Manchester City, who can afford any player on the planet.
Amid the hype and bluster of a transfer deadline day on which eight-figure deals looked like becoming the norm, it was ironic that a free transfer should be the one that stole most of the headlines.
True, Mikel Arteta and Raul Meireles made late, late bids to steal the limelight as they swapped one big Premier League club for another and wrapped up deals with Arsenal and Chelsea respectively.
