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Out of contract in 2026: The best free agents available on a Bosman

Updated: 1 Jul 2026 11:22 BST |
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The summer window is here and clubs are now able to sign free agents whose deals expired on Tuesday, 30 June.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jonathan David and Kevin De Bruyne were three big names who ran down their contracts and joined new clubs on a Bosman transfer in the summer of 2025.

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And there a number of huge names who could follow suit this summer.

In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur have been quick to sign two free agents after snapping up Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi following their respective departures from Liverpool and Bournemouth.

In La Liga, Real Madrid have signed Ibrahima Konate and Bernardo Silva after they left Liverpool and Manchester City respectively, while Robert Lewandowski is on the verge of joining MLS side Chicago Fire after leaving Barcelona.

In Serie A, Milan’s Luka Modric and Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic are among the big names whose contracts have expired.

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In the Bundesliga, Leon Goretzka has said goodbye to Bayern Munich after eight seasons, while Julian Brandt is available for nothing after leaving Borussia Dortmund.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the best players who are available on a free transfer in 2026.

READ MORE: What are the biggest Bosman transfers in history?

Premier League

Casemiro
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– Adam Webster (Brighton)

– Joel Veltman (Brighton)

– Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace have offered new deal)

– Illan Meslier (Leeds)

– Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

– John Stones (Man City)

– Casemiro (Man Utd)

– Tyrell Malacia (Man Utd)

– Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest)

– Bertrand Traore (Sunderland)

– Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland)

– Yves Bissouma (Tottenham)

– Adama Traore (West Ham, relegated)

– Callum Wilson (West Ham, relegated)

La Liga

Robert Lewandowski
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– Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

– Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo)

– Axel Witsel (Girona)

– Daley Blind (Girona)

– Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano)

– Luiz Felipe (Rayo Vallecano)

– Cedric Bakambu (Real Betis)

– Ricardo Rodriguez (Real Betis)

– Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid have offered new deal)

– Adnan Januzaj (Sevilla)

– Alexis Sanchez (Sevilla)

– Guido Rodriguez (Valencia)

– Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

– Thomas Partey (Villarreal)

– Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)

– Rafa Marin (Villarreal)

Serie A

Dusan Vlahovic
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– Remo Freuler (Bologna)

– Francesco Acerbi (Inter)

– Matteo Darmian (Inter)

– Stefan de Vrij (Inter)

– Yann Sommer (Inter)

– Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)

– Filip Kostic (Juventus)

– Pedro (Lazio)

– Luka Modric (Milan)

– Juan Cuadrado (Pisa)

– Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma)

– Paulo Dybala (Roma)

– Stephan El Sharaawy (Roma)

– Zeki Celik (Roma)

– Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo)

– Guillermo Maripan (Torino)

– Valentino Lazaro (Torino)

– Jesper Karlstrom (Udinese)

Bundesliga

Leon Goretzka
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– Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)

– Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich)

– Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund)

– Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund)

– Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig)

– Alex Kral (Union Berlin)

– Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin)

– Diogo Leite (Union Berlin)

Ligue 1

Thomas Meunier
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– Yassine Kechta (Le Havre)

– Malang Sarr (Lens)

– Chancel Mbemba (Lille)

– Nabil Bentaleb (Lille)

– Thomas Meunier (Lille)

– Arthur Avom (Lorient)

– Bilal Nadir (Marseille)

– Krepin Diatta (Monaco)

– Tanguy Ndombele (Nice)

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