Out of contract in 2027: The best free agents available on a Bosman

Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith
  • Updated: 2 Mar 2026 13:39 GMT
  • 4 min read
Phil Foden, Vinicius Jr, Mohamed Salah
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The 2027 summer transfer window doesn’t open for another 15 months, but clubs will undoubtedly already be eyeing Bosman deals.

A number of high-profile players are currently set to become free agents in 2027 and while some are expected to sign contract extension agreements with their current clubs, several will instead opt to leave on free transfers.

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A plethora of eye-catching Bosman transfers have taken place in recent years, including Kylian Mbappe’s move from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid in 2024, and plenty of others will occur during the upcoming summer window.

In 2027, the same thing will happen and some of the biggest superstars in world football could be on the move as free agents.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the most well-known players in each of Europe’s top five leagues who will be out of contract in 2027.

Premier League expiring contracts in 2027

- Phil Foden (Man City)

- Rodri (Man City)

- Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

- Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)

- Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)

- Curtis Jones (Liverpool)

- Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd)

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- Lisandro Martinez (Man Utd)

- Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton)

- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

- Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

- Yasin Ayari (Brighton)

- Richarlison (Tottenham)

- Calvin Bassey (Fulham)

- Chris Richards (Crystal Palace)

- Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace)

- Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

- Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)

- Ethan Ampadu (Leeds)

- Pascal Struijk (Leeds)

- Dwight McNeil (Everton)

- Beto (Everton)

- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

- Nathan Ake (Man City)

- Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa)

- Leon Bailey (Aston Villa)

- Alisson (Liverpool)

- Joe Willock (Newcastle)

- Mateo Kovacic (Man City)

- Jacob Murphy (Newcastle)

- Joe Gomez (Liverpool)

- Joel Piroe (Leeds)

- Igor Julio (Brighton)

- Brenden Aaronson (Leeds)

- Carlos Alcaraz (Everton)

- Sasa Lukic (Fulham)

- Tomas Soucek (West Ham)

- Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest)

- Luke Shaw (Man Utd)

- Timothy Castagne (Fulham)

- Issa Diop (Fulham)

- Christian Norgaard (Arsenal)

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- Ryan Christie (Bournemouth)

- Bernd Leno (Fulham)

- Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)

- Lukas Nmecha (Leeds)

- Alphonse Areola (West Ham)

- Altay Bayindir (Man Utd)

- Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool)

- Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)

- Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa)

- Will Hughes (Crystal Palace)

- Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland)

- Dan Burn (Newcastle)

- Wataru Endo (Liverpool)

- Jose Sa (Wolves)

- Lewis Dunk (Brighton)

- Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa)

- Pascal Gross (Brighton)

La Liga expiring contracts in 2027

- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)

- Ferran Torres (Barcelona)

- Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid)

- Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid)

- Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

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- Fran Garcia (Real Madrid)

- Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)

- Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad)

- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

- Arnau Martinez (Girona)

- Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid)

- Jose Gaya (Valencia)

Serie A expiring contracts in 2027

- Christian Pulisic (AC Milan)

- Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan)

- Ederson (Atalanta)

- Mario Gila (Lazio)

- Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta)

- Frank Anguissa (Napoli)

- Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna)

- Jhon Lucumi (Bologna)

- Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)

- Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)

- Oumar Solet (Udinese)

- Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli)

- Dodo (Fiorentina)

- Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli)

Kevin De Bruyne, Napoli
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- Romelu Lukaku (Napoli)

- Gianluca Mancini (Roma)

- Alex Meret (Napoli)

- Amir Rrahmani (Napoli)

- Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan)

- Che Adams (Torino)

- Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio)

- Bryan Christante (Roma)

- Mario Hermoso (Roma)

Bundesliga expiring contracts in 2027

- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

- Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)

- Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)

- Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich)

- Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)

- David Raum (RB Leipzig)

- Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)

- Noah Atubolu (Freiburg)

- Paul Nebel (Mainz)

- Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig)

- Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach)

- Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund)

- Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund)

- Willi Orban (RB Leipzig)

- Matthias Ginter (Freiburg)

- Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg)

Ligue 1 expiring contracts in 2027

- Fabian Ruiz (PSG)

- Senny Mayulu (PSG)

- Caio Henrique (Monaco)

- Takumi Minamino (Monaco)

- Corentin Tolisso (Lyon)

- Ben Chilwell (Strasbourg)

- Emerson (Marseille)

- Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon)

- Geronimo Rulli (Marseille)

- Ethan Mbappe (Lille)

- Paul Pogba (Monaco)

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- Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille)

- Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon)

- Morgan Sanson (Lyon)

- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille)

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