Free agents are still up for grabs and there are plenty of bargains still on offer for Tony Mowbray to take advantage of.
Here are 17 such players who have experience of Premier League and Championship football who may be of interest to Mowbray. (*Information supplied by the transfermarkt.co.uk website)
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5. Danny Drinkwater (midfield)
Last club: Chelsea Previous cubs: Reading, Burnley, Villa. Photo: Clive Mason
6. Gaetan Bong (defender)
Last club: Nottingham Forest Previous clubs: Olympiacos, Brighton, Wigan. Photo: Tony Marshall
7. Alex John-Baptiste (defender)
Last club: Waterford FC Previous clubs: Blackpool, QPR, Bolton Photo: Lewis Storey
8. Keiren Westwood (Goalkeeper)
Last club: QPR Previous clubs: Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Coventry Photo: Stu Forster