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

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Cameron Smith | Digital Content Producer

Accredited sports journalist covering football since 2020

The summer transfer 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 in the summer of 2025.

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

In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur have snapped 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 has joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Chicago Fire after departing Barcelona.

In Serie A, Dusan Vlahovic, Pedro and Andrea Belotti are still without clubs following their exits from Juventus, Lazio and Cagliari respectively.

And in the Bundesliga, Leon Goretzka and Raphael Guerreiro are available after leaving Bayern Munich.

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

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Premier League

- Adam Webster (Brighton)

- Joel Veltman (Brighton)

- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

- Tyrell Malacia (Man Utd)

- Bertrand Traore (Sunderland)

- Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland)

- Yves Bissouma (Tottenham)

La Liga

- Axel Witsel (Girona)

- Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano)

- Cedric Bakambu (Real Betis)

- Ricardo Rodriguez (Real Betis)

- Adnan Januzaj (Sevilla)

- Alexis Sanchez (Sevilla)

- Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

- Thomas Partey (Villarreal)

Serie A

- Remo Freuler (Bologna)

- Andrea Belotti (Cagliari)

- Francesco Acerbi (Inter)

- Matteo Darmian (Inter)

- Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)

- Filip Kostic (Juventus)

- Pedro (Lazio)

- Juan Cuadrado (Pisa)

- Juan Jesus (Napoli)

- Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma)

- Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma)

Bundesliga

- Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)

- Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich)

- Diogo Leite (Union Berlin)

Ligue 1

- Chancel Mbemba (Lille)

- Nabil Bentaleb (Lille)

- Krepin Diatta (Monaco)

- Tanguy Ndombele (Nice)

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