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.
21. Swansea City
Korey Smith, Ben Hamer, Nico Defreitas-Hansen, Josh Gould, Scott Butler, Rio Campbell, Ben Erickson, Cameron Evans, Jaden Forrester, Jacob Jones, Dylan Morgan, Ryan Bassett, Joshua Edwards, Aaron Hillier, Dylan Perkins, Tyler Evans — Offered New Contracts – Josh Thomas, Kai Ludvigsen, Kian Jenkins, Ruben Davies Photo: Ryan Hiscott
Ben Foster, Nicolas Nkoulou, Andre Gray, Juraj Kucka, Derek Agyakwa, Dante Baptiste, Jack Broome, Jack Burchell, Ryan Cassidy, Jimiel Chikukwa, Kane Crichlow, Will Hall, Jordan Harrison, Dominic Hutchinson, Andi Janjeva, Kyreece Lisbie, Kyrell Lisbie, Freddie Moriaty, Enoch Muwonge, Josh O’Brien, Adam Parkes, Daniel Phillips, Maurizio Pochettino, Ben Smith, Henry Wise, Josh King, Rob Elliot Photo: DANIEL LEAL
Andy Carroll, Sam Johnstone, Romaine Sawyers, Jamie Soule, Owen Windsor, Aurio Teixeira, Kevin Joshua, Zak Delaney, Mark Chidi, Leon MacHisa, Daniel Ngoma — Offered New Contracts - Ted Cann, Josh Shaw, Samuel Okoka, Reece Hall, Reyes Cleary Photo: Tony Marshall
Adam Brooks, Sam Campbell, Arthur Lomax, Sam Owens, Dan Smith, Levi Welsh, Gavin Massey, Harry McGee, Dean Pinnington, Divin Baningime, Tom Costello, Timi Sobowale — Offered New Contracts – Luke Robinson Photo: Michael Regan