All the free agents available to clubs this summer

Where are they heading next?

Last year, players like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kevin De Bruyne were among the big names who ran down their contracts and joined new clubs upon expiration of their contracts.

This year there are some huge names who are due to become free agents as the seasons have ended.

Liverpool’s Andy Robertson is one of the big names in the Premier League who has announced he will leave Anfield following the end of the season, while Manchester United’s Casemiro and Man City’s John Stones have also confirmed they are on the move.

In Spain, Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski and Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba and Dani Carvajal also have their contracts run out.

Lewandowski and Alaba will almost certainly leave their respective clubs.

In Italy, Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus and Rome’s Paulo Dybala are among the big names, while in Germany, Leon Goretzka has announced his departure from Bayern Munich.

We look at the best players who are set to be available on a free transfer in 2026 from the big five European leagues.

Premier League expiring contracts in 2026

• Ross Barkley (Aston Villa)
• Mathias Jensen (Brentford)
• Rico Henry (Brentford)
• Adam Webster (Brighton)
• Joel Veltman (Brighton)
• Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace)
• Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace)
• Michael Keane (Everton)
• Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton)
• Harry Wilson (Fulham)
• Raul Jimenez (Fulham)
• Illan Meslier (Leeds)
• Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)
• Freddie Woodman (Liverpool)
• Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
• Bernardo Silva (Man City)
• John Stones (Man City)
• Casemiro (Man Utd)
• Tyrell Malacia (Man Utd)
• Fabian Schar (Newcastle)
• Kieran Trippier (Newcastle)
• Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest)
• Bertrand Traore (Sunderland)
• Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland)
• Ben Davies (Tottenham)
• Yves Bissouma (Tottenham)
• Adama Traore (West Ham)
• Callum Wilson (West Ham)

La Liga expiring contracts in 2026

• Koke (Atletico Madrid)
• Andreas Christensen (Barcelona)
• Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
• Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)
• Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo)
• Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo)
• Andre Silva (Elche)
• Aleix Febas (Elche)
• Juan Iglesias (Getafe)
• 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)
• David Alaba (Real Madrid)
• Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
• Adnan Januzaj (Sevilla)
• Alexis Sanchez (Sevilla)
• Cesar Azpilicueta (Sevilla)
• Guido Rodriguez (Valencia)
• Dani Parejo (Villarreal)
• Thomas Partey (Villarreal)

Serie A expiring contracts in 2026

• Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta)
• Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta)
• Marten de Roon (Atalanta)
• Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta)
• Remo Freuler (Bologna)
• Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina)
• Aaron Martin (Genoa)
• Justin Bijlow (Genoa)
• Ruslan Malinovskyi (Roma)
• Francesco Acerbi (Inter)
• Henrik Mkhitaryan (Inter)
• Matteo Darmian (Inter)
• Stefan de Vrij (Inter)
• Yann Sommer (Inter)
• Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
• Filip Kostic (Juventus)
• Pedro (Lazio)
• Luka Modric (Milan)
• Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli)
• 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 expiring contracts in 2026

• Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)
• Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich)
• Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund)
• Niklas Sule (Borussia Dortmund)
• Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund)
• Ransford Konigsdorffer (Hamburg)
• Grischa Promel (Hoffenheim)
• Eric Martel (Koln)
• Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig)
• Alex Kral (Union Berlin)
• Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin)
• Diogo Leite (Union Berlin)
• Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg)
• Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg)
• Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen)

Ligue 1 expiring contracts in 2026

• Arouna Sangante (Le Havre)
• Issa Soumare (Le Havre)
• Yessine Kechta (Le Havre)
• Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens)
• Malang Sarr (Lens)
• Chancel Mbemba (Lille)
• Nabil Bentaleb (Lille)
• Thomas Meunier (Lille)
• Arthur Avom (Lorient)
• Bilal Nadir (Marseille)
• Krepin Diatta (Monaco)
• Tanguy Ndombele (Nice)
• Hans Hateboer (Rennes, on loan at Lyon)