It’s July 1, which means there is a host of top Premier League talent waking up this morning without a club after their contracts expired.
The 2022/23 season is now well and truly behind us, and the start of July has seen some big-name stars immediately come on the market and at a bargain price – free!
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Some we’ve known about for a long time, some are very much a surprise, but there’s some deals to be had in the transfer market with a bumper list of free agents now sure to land in every top flight manager’s inbox.
Manchester United, Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea have all had key members of their squad leave for nothing.
Many of the stars still at the top of their game have already secured deals elsewhere.
Ilkay Gundogan has left City to join Barcelona, James Milner has departed Liverpool for Brighton and N’Golo Kante has sealed a move to Saudi Arabia after his Chelsea exit.
David de Gea is a name on everybody’s lips with his contract officially up at Old Trafford, but Manchester United have confirmed that ‘discussions remain open with the long-serving keeper’ over a possible extension.
For now, though, his contract as a Red Devil has expired – so there is every chance he could decide to join another team.
The list of top players still up for grabs certainly makes for very interesting reading, indeed. Would you want any of these names at your club?
Here talkSPORT.com has listed the top players who have woken up unemployed on July 1 and are now available on a free transfer…
Top ten Premier League free agents
David de Gea (Manchester United)
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
Lucas Moura (Tottenham)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool)
Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest)
Willian (Fulham)
Adama Traore (Wolves)
Manuel Lanzini (West Ham)
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal)
