When clubs released their retained lists at the end of last season, swathes of players found themselves being released.
Now that July has rolled around, all these players are now free agents and are available for teams to pick up on a free transfer.
Sunderland’s retained list saw Aiden McGeady leave the club before reuniting with Lee Johnson at Hibernian.
But for every player like McGeady who finds themselves a new team, there are a multitude of players that are not attached to any club.
Here, using data provided by Football Fragmento, we take a look at all the players still available as a free agent having been released by Championship clubs this summer.
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![Jeremie Bela, Renedi Masampu, Archie Matthews, Kristian Pedersen, Oriol Soldevilla, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Connal Trueman, Yoane Zohore](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjI3MmU0ZWI1LTJjYTUtNGIyYS1hNGIxLTQyOGZjMTBiNjQxNDo0ZWZmODJhZS0zYjMxLTQ0NmQtODBiOC03MTg4MDQ0ZmFmMTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Birmingham City
Jeremie Bela, Renedi Masampu, Archie Matthews, Kristian Pedersen, Oriol Soldevilla, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Connal Trueman, Yoane Zohore Photo: Alex Morton
![Bradley Johnson, Jacob Davenport, Connor McBride, Joe Nolan, Joe Ferguson, Brandon Lonsdale, Evan Cunningham, Ryan Nyambe — Offered New Contracts – Jalil Saadi, Patrick Gamble, Harrison Wood, Charlie Weston, George Pratt, Kristi Montgomery, Jay Haddow](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1MGYxMDBlLWViMjMtNDA5OS1hZmYzLTVlNmI1NmI1MzU5ZTpjMDhmZTlkNi05MDdhLTQwMTctYTljMi02ZWE4OThjZWU0MjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Blackburn Rovers
Bradley Johnson, Jacob Davenport, Connor McBride, Joe Nolan, Joe Ferguson, Brandon Lonsdale, Evan Cunningham, Ryan Nyambe — Offered New Contracts – Jalil Saadi, Patrick Gamble, Harrison Wood, Charlie Weston, George Pratt, Kristi Montgomery, Jay Haddow Photo: Jan Kruger
![Cameron Antwi, Ryan Grant, Johnny Johnston, Matthew Liptrott, Charlie Monks, Sky Sinclair, Grant Ward](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmI5ZmNjYzgxLTkyMTktNDNmMi1hNGU2LTI2N2ZhZTZkMjEwNjo4NjE4ZDRiMi1iMDQ1LTQzN2EtOTU0NC0yY2EyOTZkZDk5NmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Blackpool
Cameron Antwi, Ryan Grant, Johnny Johnston, Matthew Liptrott, Charlie Monks, Sky Sinclair, Grant Ward Photo: Lewis Storey
![Danny Simpson, Khari Allen, Louis Britton, Barney Soady, Nathaniel Willliams](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjczODRiZGNiLTBjNWYtNDRkMi04ZjRmLTdlODI3MjZlOGNmNTo5ZjdkNWJlMC1kMzg5LTQ4YjYtODE5Zi0xZGNhMmI2YWJkNTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Bristol City
Danny Simpson, Khari Allen, Louis Britton, Barney Soady, Nathaniel Willliams Photo: Harry Trump