Every Premier League player whose contract expired at the end of the 2023/24 season

Thiago Alcantara at Liverpool, Raphael Varane at Man Utd and Tanguy Ndombele at Tottenham.

Thiago Alcantara, Raphael Varane and Tanguy Ndombele will all be available on a free transfer.

Free transfers are becoming more common in football and a lot of Premier League stars have run down their contracts in 2024.

While some players will eventually commit their future to the club, a lot of players choose to complete a free transfer to another side.

We’ve taken a look at every Premier League player whose contract expired on 30 June 2024. We’ve also told you if a player has already agreed a contract with another club.

Note: we’ve not included any loanees or any academy players who are yet to sign a professional contract.

Arsenal

Arthur Okonkwo – Goalkeeper
Cedric Soares – Right-back
Mohamed Elneny – Midfielder

Okonkwo has joined Wrexham on a free transfer after spending the 2023/24 season on loan at the club and helping them secure promotion to League One.

Aston Villa

N/A

Bournemouth

Darren Randolph – Goalkeeper
Ryan Fredericks – Right-back
Lloyd Kelly – Centre-back
Emiliano Marcondes – Midfielder
Jamal Lowe – Striker

TEAMtalk understands that Bournemouth offered Kelly a club-record deal in a bid to persuade him to sign a new contract, but he rejected the offer and agreed to sign a five-year deal at Newcastle United.

Lowe spent last season on loan at Swansea City and has now returned to the Championship, joining Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer.

Brentford

Charlie Goode – Centre-back
Shandon Baptiste – Midfielder
Saman Ghoddos – Midfielder

Brentford rejected several approaches for Baptiste during the January transfer window and his availability will alert a number of clubs.

Brighton

Steven Alzate – Midfielder
Adam Lallana – Midfielder

Lallana made 104 appearances during a four-year stint at Brighton but has now rejoined boyhood club Southampton on a one-year deal.

Chelsea

Thiago Silva – Centre-back

Silva joined Chelsea on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in 2020 and has since made over 150 appearances for the Blues, helping them win the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA World Club Cup.

The 39-year-old decided to leave at the end of the 2023/24 season and has returned to his native Brazil, signing a two-year contract at Fluminense.

Crystal Palace

James Tomkins – Centre-back
Nathan Ferguson – Centre-back
Jairo Riedewald – Midfielder

“In the back of my mind I’m not finishing yet,” Tomkins told reporters after ending his eight-year career with Palace.

“I do feel like there’s a few years left in me, for sure. It’s just whereabouts. We obviously don’t know yet. I’m just going to stay positive, stay fit in the summer and enjoy it as well.”

Everton

Andy Lonergan – Goalkeeper
Andre Gomes – Midfielder
Dele Alli – Midfielder

Lonergan failed to make a single first-team appearance during his three years at Everton and the 40-year-old has now taken up a player-coach role at Wigan Athletic.

While Dele is now out of contract, he will remain with Everton while he continues a rehabilitation programme from a long-term groin injury.

Fulham

Marek Rodak – Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo – Centre-Back
Terence Kongolo – Centre-Back
Tyrese Francois – Midfielder
Bobby De Cordova-Reid – Midfielder
Willian – Winger

Tosin Adarabioyo rejected several new contract offers at Fulham before moving to Chelsea and signing a four-year deal at Stamford Bridge.

De Cordova-Reid and Willian are now out of contract, although Fulham are reportedly still working on potential new deals for both players.

“Fulham are a team I’m very grateful to, they opened the door for me so that I could return to the Premier League,” Willian said when asked about his future.

“They’ve also signalled their interest in me renewing my contract. I told the club that I would decide my future at the end of the season.

“For now I’m just thinking about finishing the season well, finishing playing, finishing well without injury, which is the most important thing.

“And I’ll decide my future that way, towards the end of the season. I’m open to hearing about other opportunities too, if that’s the case.”

Ipswich Town

Vaclav Hladky – Goalkeeper
Nick Hayes – Goalkeeper
Janoi Donacien – Right-Back
Dominic Ball – Midfielder
Panutche Camara – Midfielder
Sone Aluko – Winger
Kayden Jackson – Striker

Hladky featured in every Championship game for Ipswich Town in last season’s promotion-winning campaign but has left the club after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract.

Hayes has joined National League side Barnet on a free transfer and Jackson will remain in the Championship after agreeing a three-year contract with Derby County.

Aluko has announced his retirement, while Donacien has been invited back to the club for pre-season training in a bid to win a new contract.

Leicester City

Luke Thomas – Left-back
Wilfred Ndidi – Midfielder
Dennis Praet – Midfielder
Marc Albrighton – Winger
Kelechi Iheanacho – Striker

Leicester City are still in talks with Ndidi over a new contract, although TEAMtalk understands that Everton are hoping to sign the Nigeria international on a free transfer.

Liverpool

Adrian – Goalkeeper
Joel Matip – Centre-back
Thiago – Midfielder

TEAMtalk understands that Adrian has rejected two contract offers from Liverpool, and he is reportedly looking to join former club Real Betis on a free transfer.

Manchester City

N/A

Manchester United

Tom Heaton – Goalkeeper
Raphael Varane – Centre-back
Jonny Evans – Centre-back
Brandon Williams – Left-back
Omari Forson – Winger
Anthony Martial – Striker

After making just seven appearances in 2023/24, Forson rejected a new deal at United and joined Serie A side Monza in search of regular first-team football.

Varane, Martial and Williams have all been allowed to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer, but United are still in talks with Heaton and Evans.

Anthony Martial is set to leave Man Utd at the end of the season
Anthony Martial is set to leave Man Utd at the end of the season

Newcastle United

Loris Karius – Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett – Centre-Back
Kell Watts – Centre-Back
Jeff Hendrick – Midfielder
Matt Ritchie – Winger

Watts spent the 2023/24 campaign on loan at Wigan Athletic and has now agreed to join Cambridge United on a two-year deal.

Nottingham Forest

Wayne Hennessey – Goalkeeper
Scott McKenna – Centre-Back
Felipe – Centre-Back
Loic Mbe Soh – Centre-Back
Harry Arter – Midfielder
Cheikhou Kouyate – Midfielder

Felipe left Forest at the end of the 2023/24 season and the former Porto and Atletico Madrid defender has now decided to hang up his boots.

Southampton

Stuart Armstrong – Midfielder
Che Adams – Striker

Southampton are still in talks with Adams over a new deal, although he has also been linked with Wolves, Nottingham Forest and Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab.

Tottenham

Eric Dier – Centre-back
Japhet Tangaga – Centre-back
Tanguy Ndombele – Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon – Winger
Ivan Perisic – Winger

Ndombele – who joined Tottenham in 2019 as a club-record signing – was under contract until 2025 but Spurs have now agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent.

Dier and Perisic will now complete permanent moves to Bayern Munich and Hajduk Split respectively, having been on loan with those clubs since January.

Sessegnon has been training at Crystal Palace with a view to joining the club on a free transfer and Milwall have offered a contract to Tanganga, who is yet to make a decision on his future.

West Ham United

Joseph Anang – Goalkeeper
Ben Johnson – Right-Back
Angelo Ogbonna – Centre-Back
Divin Mubama – Striker

Anang has joined Irish side St Patrick’s Athletic on a free transfer and Johnson has agreed to a four-year contract with Ipswich Town.

Wolves

Louie Moulden – Goalkeeper

TEAMtalk understands that Manchester United are interested in Moulden, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Northampton Town and is now available on a free transfer.

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