Every current Championship free agent as Sunderland, Middlesbrough, West Brom and Stoke City release players ahead of new season
July 1 is when footballers across the country become free agents.
By Joe Buck
Published 2nd Jul 2022, 15:00 BST
Updated 2nd Jul 2022, 15:08 BST
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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Sunderland’s retained list saw Aiden McGeady leave the club before reuniting with Lee Johnson at Hibernian.
5. Burnley
Ben Mee, Harry Allen, Philip Bardsley, Calen Gallagher-Allison, Aaron Lennon, Joel Mumbongo, Richard Nartey, Erik Pieters, Dale Stephens, James Tarkowski, Sam Unwin, Ethen Vaughan, Harry Williams Photo: Alex Pantling
Alex Smithies, Leandro Bacuna, Josh Murphy, Isaac Vassell, Ibrahim Bakhare, Tavio D’Almeida, Siyabonga Ligendza, Ntazana Mayembe, Keenan Patten, Benjamin Coley, Joshua Rippon, Rhys Schwank, Sean Morrison — Offered New Contracts – George Ratcliffe, Caleb Hughes, Jac Clay, James Crole, Aidan McNamara Photo: Alex Burstow
Alex Vallejo, Jamal Blackman, Frazier Campbell, Naby Sarr, Carel Eiting, Luke Billam, Max Dearnley, Kit Elliott, Nassim Kherbouche, Micah Obiero, Josh Okpolokpo, Sam Peplow, Jeremy Stewart — Offered New Contracts – Luke Daley, Pat Jones, Donay O’Brien-Brady, Michael Roxburgh Photo: George Wood