Free Agents – Clarification of Who We Can and Can’t Sign

Islam Feruz

Feruz was once a ‘wonder kid’, a hot young thing coming out of the Celtic youth setup. He moved to Chelsea and seemingly had a bright future ahead of him. He played for Scotland up to Under 21 level and had been courted by Manchester City before his Celtic move.

Now, at just 23-years-old, he’s on the scrapheap. Loan spells with Swindon, Hibernian, Blackpool, OFI Crete and Excel Mouscron brought just 23 senior appearances and no goals. Chelsea got rid in the summer, Feruz hasn’t surfaced anywhere as yet.

He can play right wing, in the hole behind the striker or as a centre forward as is a short, tricky player with a spark of genius and pace to burn. His career is on the slide and he desperately needs some mentoring and a second chance.

I picked it up in the summer and to my knowledge, he’s still a free agent.