Best Free Agent Footballers Available Now

Retained List currently tracks 100 senior footballers without a club. The list below ranks the most-followed free agents by their most recent reported weekly wage.

Verified August 2026

By , Contracts & Wages Editor·

# Player Position Age Last Wage
1 Mohamed Salah Forward 34 £400,000
2 Marcelo Brozovic Midfielder 33 £385,000
3 Dušan Vlahović Forward 26 £346,154
4 John Stones Defender 32 £250,000
5 Manuel Akanji Defender 31 £180,000
6 Ander Astralaga Goalkeeper 22 £145,128
7 Idrissa Gueye Midfielder 36 £130,000
8 Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder 28 £120,000
9 Anthony Dos Santos Forward 26 £105,000
10 Filip Kostić Midfielder 33 £92,308
11 Nathan Aké Defender 31 £90,000
12 Leandro Trossard Forward 31 £90,000
13 James Milner Midfielder 40 £90,000
14 Rasmus Højlund Forward 23 £85,000
15 Bertrand Traoré Forward 30 £77,885
16 Felipe Defender 37 £77,000
17 Thomas Partey Midfielder 33 £77,000
18 Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper 39 £77,000
19 Jean-Philippe Gbamin Midfielder 30 £75,000
20 Mason Greenwood Forward 24 £75,000
21 Douglas Luiz Midfielder 28 £75,000
22 Allan Saint-Maximin Forward 29 £75,000
23 Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder 34 £75,000
24 Neto Goalkeeper 37 £75,000
25 Miguel Almirón Midfielder 32 £74,000
26 Lloyd Kelly Defender 27 £73,000
27 Mason Holgate Defender 29 £72,000
28 Fraser Forster Goalkeeper 38 £72,000
29 Ghislain Konan Defender 30 £72,000
30 Kevin Mbabu Defender 31 £70,001
31 Giovani Lo Celso Midfielder 30 £70,000
32 Michail Antonio Forward 36 £69,000
33 Nathaniel Clyne Defender 35 £69,000
34 Angelo Ogbonna Defender 38 £68,000
35 Ben Godfrey Defender 28 £68,000
36 Davinson Sánchez Defender 30 £65,000
37 Sven Ulreich Goalkeeper 38 £65,000
38 Brandon Williams Defender 25 £65,000
39 Moise Kean Forward 26 £65,000
40 Cheikhou Kouyaté Midfielder 36 £65,000
41 Nayef Aguerd Defender 30 £64,000
42 Moussa Niakhaté Defender 30 £64,000
43 Adrian Goalkeeper 39 £63,000
44 Ryan Fraser Midfielder 32 £63,000
45 Lutsharel Geertruida Defender 26 £60,000
46 Zach Steffen Goalkeeper 31 £60,000
47 Daniel Podence Midfielder 30 £60,000
48 Saïd Benrahma Forward 31 £58,000
49 Jakub Kiwior Defender 26 £58,000
50 Carlos Vinicius Forward 31 £57,000
51 Nicolo Zaniolo Midfielder 27 £56,000
52 Adam Webster Defender 31 £55,000
53 Mohamed Elneny Midfielder 34 £55,000
54 Yves Bissouma Midfielder 29 £55,000
55 Ben Mee Goalkeeper 36 £53,000
56 Aaron Cresswell Defender 36 £53,000
57 Vladimír Coufal Defender 34 £52,000
58 Isaac Hayden Midfielder 31 £51,000
59 Calum Chambers Defender 31 £50,000
60 Jeffrey Schlupp Midfielder 33 £50,000
61 Jeff Hendrick Midfielder 34 £50,000
62 Willy Boly Defender 35 £50,000
63 Jamal Lewis Defender 28 £50,000
64 Robin Olsen Goalkeeper 36 £50,000
65 Sergio Gómez Defender 25 £50,000
66 Sèrge Aurier Defender 33 £50,000
67 James Tomkins Defender 37 £50,000
68 Solly March Midfielder 32 £50,000
69 Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder 22 £50,000
70 Pascal Groß Midfielder 35 £50,000
71 Łukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper 41 £49,996
72 Neal Maupay Forward 30 £49,000
73 Harvey Elliott Midfielder 23 £46,000
74 John Lundstram Midfielder 32 £45,500
75 Fábio Vieira Midfielder 26 £45,000
76 Mario Lemina Midfielder 32 £45,000
77 Willian Forward 38 £45,000
78 Mattia Perin Goalkeeper 33 £45,000
79 Craig Dawson Defender 36 £45,000
80 David Ospina Goalkeeper 37 £45,000
81 Mattia De Sciglio Defender 34 £44,828
82 Matt Ritchie Defender 36 £44,000
83 Abdullah Otayf Midfielder 34 £43,000
84 Remo Freuler Midfielder 34 £43,000
85 Tariq Lamptey Defender 25 £42,000
86 Bruno Jordão Midfielder 27 £42,000
87 Ciaran Clark Defender 36 £42,000
88 Ezgjan Alioski Defender 34 £42,000
89 Darren Randolph Goalkeeper 39 £42,000
90 Nathan Redmond Midfielder 32 £40,000
91 Wout Weghorst Forward 34 £40,000
92 Javier Manquillo Defender 32 £40,000
93 Joshua King Forward 34 £40,000
94 Harry Arter Midfielder 36 £40,000
95 Gabriel Slonina Goalkeeper 22 £40,000
96 Josh Brownhill Midfielder 30 £40,000
97 Bryan Gil Forward 25 £40,000
98 Emerson Royal Defender 27 £40,000
99 Paul Dummett Defender 34 £39,000
100 Hwang Ui-Jo Forward 33 £38,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a free agent in football?

A free agent is a player not under contract with any club. They may join a new club without a transfer fee.

Can clubs sign free agents outside the transfer window?

Yes. Most leagues permit free agent registrations outside the standard summer or winter windows, subject to league-specific cut-offs and emergency registration rules.

Why is a player listed as a free agent?

A player is listed as a free agent when their contract has expired, been terminated, or when they have left their previous club and no new registration has been publicly confirmed.