Plenty of bargains to be found among rival squads
CHAMPIONSHIP clubs are expected to release their retained lists this week.
With no permission to delay from the EFL just yet, clubs are said to be working to the original schedule.
Though, players whose contracts do expire on June 30 could yet find a way to extend to the end of the season, which will almost certainly be after that date. So who are those players? And would any of these interest Cardiff City or Swansea City? Both teams have a lot of work to do on the recruitment front this summer, and finances are bound to be extremely tight.
We run you through the full list of free agents taken from Transfermarkt. We have included options on the contracts where known.
Barnsley: Alex Mowatt (option), Mamadou Thiam, Kenny Dougall, Dani Pinillos, Samuel Sahin-Radlinger, Jared Bird.
Birmingham City: Kerim Mrabti, Jacques Maghoma, Cheick Keita, Wes Harding, Craig Gardner, Lee Camp, Jonathan Grounds.
Blackburn Rovers: Amari’i Bell, Elliott Bennett, Stewart Downing, Danny Graham, Richard Smallwood, Jayson Leutwiler, Dominic Samuel. Brentford: Kamohelo Mokotjo, Nikolaos Karelis, Luka Radic.
Bristol City: Korey Smith, Ashley Williams, Niki Maenpaa, Matty Taylor, Bailey Wright.
Cardiff City: Danny Ward, Jazz Richards, Matthew Connolly.
Charlton Athletic: Lyle Taylor, Tomer Hemed, Jonny Williams, Naby Sarr, Adam Matthews, Jake Forster-Caskey, Chris Solly, Albie Morgan, Ben Amos, Lewis Page.
Derby County: Chris Martin, Tom Huddlestone, Craig Forsyth, Ikechi Anya.
Fulham: Dennis Odoi (option), Jordan Archer (option), Magnus Norman, Luca de la Torre, Neeskens Kebano, Matt O’Riley.
Huddersfield Town: Elias Kachunga, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Danny Simpson, Collin Quaner, Joel Coleman, Ryan Schofield, Demeaco Duhaney, Rekeil Pyke.
Hull City: Markus Henriksen, Kevin Stewart, Jackson Irvine, Stephen Kingsley, Eric Lichaj, Jon Toral, Daniel Batty, Angus MacDonald, Robbie McKenzie, Norbert Balogh and Will Mannion.
Leeds United:
Huffer.
Luton Town: Harry Cornick, Kazenga Lua Lua, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu, Andrew Shinnie, Luke Berry, James
Gaetano Berardi, Will
Shea, Elliot Lee, Glen Rea, Marek Stech, Danny Hylton, Harry Isted, Josh Neufville, Frankie Musonda. Middlesbrough: Dani Ayala, George Friend, Ryan Shotton, Adam Clayton, Marvin Johnson, Jonny Howson, Rudy Gestede.
Millwall: Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, Shaun Hutchinson, Murray Wallace, Ryan Leonard, Alex Pearce, Shaun Williams, James Brown.
Nottingham Forest: Nottingham Forest: Adama Diakhaby, Sammy Ameobi, Arijanet Muric, Samba Sow, Alfa Semedo, John Bostock, Yohan Benalouane, Michael Dawson, Ben Watson,
Jordan Smith, Virgil Gomis.
Preston North End: Tom Clarke, Paul Gallagher, Mathew Hudson, Jack Baxter, Michael Crowe.
QPR: Grant Hall, Marc Pugh, Geoff Cameron, Angel Rangel, Olamide Shodipo.
Reading: Chris Gunter, Garath McCleary, Danny Loader, Jordan Obita, Charlie Adam, Tyler Blackett, Vito Mannone, Adrian Popa. Sheffield Wednesday: Morgan Fox, Sam Hutchinson, Kieran Lee, Joey Pelupess, Sam Winnal, Fernando Forestieri, Steven Fletcher, Atdhe Nuhi,
Matt Penney.
Stoke City: Mame Diouf, Stephen Ward, Adam Federici.
Swansea City: Mike van der Hoorn, Kyle Naughton, Nathan Dyer, Erwin Mulder, Wayne Routledge, Jefferson Montero.
West Brom: Dara O’Shea, Lee Peltier, Chris Brunt, Gareth Barry, Jonathan Bond, Ali Al-Habsi, Jack Fitzwater. Wigan Athletic: Chey Dunkley, Michael Jacobs, Anthony Pilkington, Joe Garner, Lewis MacLeod, Jenson Weir, Daniel Gyollai, Gary Roberts, Emeka Obi.