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Free agents: The best players available on a Bosman Transfer
FT Desk
- Updated: 21 Mar 2026 15:17 GMT
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Analysis
The January transfer window has officially closed, but clubs across European football can still sign unattached players to bolster their squad for the remainder of the season.
Contracts in Europe typically run until the end of June, and with that date long since passed, a host of stars still find themselves unemployed.
In the summer of 2025, there were some huge free transfers - including Kevin de Bruyne to Napoli, Paul Pogba to Monaco, Angel Gomes to Marseille, Jonathan David to Juventus, Jorginho to Flamengo, Kieran Tierney to Celtic and Alexandre Lacazette to NEOM SC.
Trent Alexander-Arnold looked poised to head to Real Madrid from Liverpool for nothing, but Los Blancos agreed to pay €10m to have him available a month earlier for the Club World Cup.
In the winter, former Man Utd and Tottenham full-back Sergio Reguilon signed for Inter Miami after six months of free agency, while Takehiro Tomiyasu joined Ajax after being released by Arsenal in the summer.
Ex-Man Utd attacker Jesse Lingard linked up with former teammate Memphis Depay at Corinthians in Brazil in March after leaving Seoul in South Korea.
Who are the best out-of-contract soccer players?
Every year on 1 July, players whose contracts expire at their clubs become free agents.
There are currently some very high-profile free agents who are all available on a Bosman deal.
Philippe Coutinho, Sergio Ramos and Dele Alli are some of the most famous unattached players right now.
Below, FootballTransfers have listed the best free agents that are currently unattached and are therefore available to be signed without a transfer fee.
The best out-of-contract players
| Player | Age | Last Club |
| Philippe Coutinho | 33 | Vasco da Gama |
| Ryan Kent | 29 | Seattle Sounders |
| Dele Alli | 29 | Como |
| Jason Denayer | 30 | Al-Fateh |
| Daniel Amartey | 31 | Besiktas |
| Nathan Redmond | 31 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Serge Aurier | 33 | Persepolis |
| Brandon Williams | 25 | Hull |
| Tiemoue Bakayoko | 31 | PAOK |
| Sergio Ramos | 39 | Monterrey |
| Divock Origi | 30 | AC Milan |
| Gerard Deulofeu | 32 | Udinese |
| Aaron Ramsey | 35 | UNAM Pumas |
| Dimitri Payet | 38 | Vasco da Gama |
| Perr Schuurs | 26 | Torino |
| Kortney Hause | 30 | Aston Villa |
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