Contracts Expiring: Players Out of Contract Soon
Retained List currently tracks 200 players whose contracts expire within the next 12 months across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Saudi Pro League. The full 18-month watchlist is below, sorted by contract end date.
Verified August 2026
| Player | Club | Position | Age | Wage | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Richards | Free Agent | Defender | 28 | £30,000 | August 2026 |
| Eddie Beach | Free Agent | Goalkeeper | 22 | £7,500 | May 2027 |
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | Free Agent | Defender | 23 | £7,100 | June 2027 |
| Joe Whitworth | Crystal Palace | Goalkeeper | 22 | £547 | June 2027 |
| Cheick Doucouré | Crystal Palace | Midfielder | 26 | £47,000 | June 2027 |
| Jaidon Anthony | Free Agent | Forward | 29 | £25,000 | June 2027 |
| Chris Richards | Crystal Palace | Midfielder | 26 | £52,000 | June 2027 |
| Manuel Akanji | Free Agent | Defender | 31 | £180,000 | June 2027 |
| Fran Garcia | Real Madrid | Defender | 27 | £80,000 | June 2027 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | Goalkeeper | 34 | £290,000 | June 2027 |
| Marcus Bettinelli | Manchester City | Goalkeeper | 34 | £35,000 | June 2027 |
| Granit Xhaka | Sunderland | Midfielder | 33 | £100,000 | June 2027 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | Real Madrid | Defender | 33 | £280,000 | June 2027 |
| Dani Ceballos | Real Madrid | Midfielder | 30 | £200,385 | June 2027 |
| João Cancelo | Al-Hilal | Defender | 32 | £250,000 | June 2027 |
| Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid | Forward | 26 | £400,000 | June 2027 |
| Leandro Trossard | Free Agent | Forward | 31 | £90,000 | June 2027 |
| Brahim Díaz | Real Madrid | Forward | 27 | £140,000 | June 2027 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Arsenal | Forward | 25 | £180,000 | June 2027 |
| Kyle Walker | Burnley | Defender | 36 | £75,000 | June 2027 |
| Rodri | Barcelona | Midfielder | 30 | £160,000 | June 2027 |
| Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | Midfielder | 24 | £195,000 | June 2027 |
| Eddie Nketiah | Crystal Palace | Forward | 27 | £100,000 | June 2027 |
| Tyrick Mitchell | Crystal Palace | Defender | 26 | £36,999 | June 2027 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | Crystal Palace | Forward | 29 | £50,000 | June 2027 |
| Fábio Vieira | Free Agent | Midfielder | 26 | £45,000 | June 2027 |
| Tom Heaton | Manchester United | Goalkeeper | 40 | £45,000 | June 2027 |
| Will Hughes | Crystal Palace | Defender | 31 | £35,000 | June 2027 |
| Adler Nascimento | Crystal Palace | Forward | 21 | £1,000 | June 2027 |
| Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | Forward | 29 | £265,000 | June 2027 |
| Neto | Free Agent | Goalkeeper | 37 | £75,000 | June 2027 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | Arsenal | Defender | 28 | £50,000 | June 2027 |
| Adam Smith | Bournemouth | Defender | 35 | £35,000 | June 2027 |
| Ryan Christie | Bournemouth | Midfielder | 32 | £70,000 | June 2027 |
| Leon Bailey | Aston Villa | Midfielder | 29 | £100,000 | June 2027 |
| Victor Lindelof | Aston Villa | Defender | 32 | £120,000 | June 2027 |
| Harry Maguire | Manchester United | Defender | 33 | £190,000 | June 2027 |
| Lisandro Martinez | Manchester United | Defender | 28 | £120,000 | June 2027 |
| Charlie McNeill | Free Agent | Forward | 22 | £2,500 | June 2027 |
| Loris Karius | Free Agent | Goalkeeper | 33 | £30,000 | June 2027 |
| Nick Pope | Newcastle | Goalkeeper | 34 | £60,000 | June 2027 |
| Mark Gillespie | Newcastle | Goalkeeper | 34 | £5,900 | June 2027 |
| Teden Mengi | Luton Town | Defender | 24 | £5,000 | June 2027 |
| Emiliano Buendía | Aston Villa | Midfielder | 29 | £75,000 | June 2027 |
| Fabian Schär | Newcastle | Defender | 34 | £47,000 | June 2027 |
| Calum Chambers | Free Agent | Defender | 31 | £50,000 | June 2027 |
| Dan Burn | Newcastle | Defender | 34 | £52,000 | June 2027 |
| Isak Hansen-Aarøen | Free Agent | Midfielder | 22 | £14,000 | June 2027 |
| Sven Botman | Newcastle | Defender | 26 | £88,000 | June 2027 |
| Jacob Murphy | Newcastle | Midfielder | 31 | £35,000 | June 2027 |
| Joe Willock | Newcastle | Midfielder | 27 | £80,000 | June 2027 |
| Chris Wood | Nottingham Forest | Forward | 34 | £82,000 | June 2027 |
| Charlie Savage | Free Agent | Midfielder | 23 | £3,400 | June 2027 |
| Boubacar Kamara | Aston Villa | Midfielder | 26 | £150,000 | June 2027 |
| Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | Goalkeeper | 33 | £120,000 | June 2027 |
| Tyrone Mings | Aston Villa | Defender | 33 | £100,000 | June 2027 |
| Álex Moreno | Free Agent | Defender | 33 | £35,000 | June 2027 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Newcastle | Midfielder | 25 | £70,000 | June 2027 |
| Fabian Ruiz | Paris Saint-Germain | Defender | 30 | £173,077 | June 2027 |
| Virgil van dijk | Liverpool | Defender | 35 | £240,000 | June 2027 |
| Jason Steele | Brighton | Goalkeeper | 36 | £16,000 | June 2027 |
| Tom McGill | Brighton | Goalkeeper | 26 | £5,600 | June 2027 |
| Lewis Dunk | Brighton | Defender | 34 | £80,000 | June 2027 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | Tottenham Hotspur | Defender | 26 | £4,680 | June 2027 |
| Connor Roberts | Burnley | Defender | 30 | £26,000 | June 2027 |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | Burnley | Defender | 27 | £37,000 | June 2027 |
| Josh Cullen | Burnley | Midfielder | 30 | £17,500 | June 2027 |
| Lyle Foster | Burnley | Forward | 25 | £20,000 | June 2027 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | Brighton | Midfielder | 29 | £10,000 | June 2027 |
| Nathan Patterson | Everton | Defender | 24 | £28,000 | June 2027 |
| Mason Holgate | Free Agent | Defender | 29 | £72,000 | June 2027 |
| Michael Keane | Everton | Defender | 33 | £69,000 | June 2027 |
| Jordan Beyer | Burnley | Defender | 26 | £25,000 | June 2027 |
| Dara O’Shea | Ipswich Town | Defender | 27 | £17,500 | June 2027 |
| Enock Agyei | Burnley | Forward | 21 | £10,000 | June 2027 |
| Rico Henry | Brentford | Defender | 29 | £35,000 | June 2027 |
| Mathias Jensen | Brentford | Midfielder | 30 | £20,000 | June 2027 |
| Josh Dasilva | Brentford | Midfielder | 28 | £4,100 | June 2027 |
| Bernd Leno | Fulham | Goalkeeper | 34 | £100,000 | June 2027 |
| Daniel Gore | Manchester United | Midfielder | 21 | £600 | June 2027 |
| Kingsley Coman | Al-Nassr | Forward | 30 | £400,000 | June 2027 |
| Issa Diop | Ipswich Town | Defender | 29 | £55,000 | June 2027 |
| Harrison Reed | Fulham | Midfielder | 31 | £41,000 | June 2027 |
| Tom Cairney | Fulham | Midfielder | 35 | £27,000 | June 2027 |
| Saša Lukić | Ipswich Town | Midfielder | 30 | £61,000 | June 2027 |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | Barcelona | Goalkeeper | 36 | £211,000 | June 2027 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | Juventus | Forward | 32 | £130,769 | June 2027 |
| Alex Borto | Fulham | Goalkeeper | 22 | £700 | June 2027 |
| Samuel Amissah | Fulham | Defender | 19 | £500 | June 2027 |
| Luke Harris | Fulham | Midfielder | 21 | £2,000 | June 2027 |
| Adam Davies | Sheffield United | Goalkeeper | 34 | £16,000 | June 2027 |
| Mohammed Al-Rubaie | Al-Hilal | Goalkeeper | 29 | £11,000 | June 2027 |
| Ezgjan Alioski | Free Agent | Defender | 34 | £42,000 | June 2027 |
| Abdullah Otayf | Free Agent | Midfielder | 34 | £43,000 | June 2027 |
| Abdullah Al-Mogren | Free Agent | Defender | 29 | £2,000 | June 2027 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | Sheffield United | Defender | 27 | £400 | June 2027 |
| Sander Berge | Fulham | Midfielder | 28 | £95,000 | June 2027 |
| Andre Brooks | Sheffield United | Midfielder | 23 | £600 | June 2027 |
| Bénie Traoré | Sheffield United | Forward | 23 | £2,000 | June 2027 |
| Mads Andersen | Luton Town | Defender | 28 | £5,000 | June 2027 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which players will be free agents next summer?
Any player on the table above whose contract ends on or before 30 June of next year is, by default, free to negotiate with overseas clubs from 1 January and free to sign elsewhere from 1 July.
What is the Bosman rule?
The Bosman ruling (1995) lets out-of-contract EU players move to another club without a transfer fee. In practice, contracts expiring on 30 June trigger free-agent moves on 1 July.
How accurate are contract dates?
Contract dates are sourced from club announcements, league registration data, and reputable football media. We re-verify on each profile update.