UEFA to court arguing that his rights had been breached. It went all the way to the European Court of Justice which ruled 25 years ago that players should be free to move when their contracts had expired.Nowadays free signings represent the bulk of business for most Scottish clubs, and each and every one could name some big hits and misses.For every Vaclav Hladky there's an Eric Djemba-Djemba, for each Scott McDonald an Estaban Casagolda.While every fan will be able to name their favourite free signing, we've had a go at naming Scottish football's nine best.
It's not often a Champions League winner rocks up at Easter Road but that's exactly what happened when Franck Sauzee joined Hibs in 1999.
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