The 15 best footballers out of contract and available for free NOW
The Premier League transfer window is now closed but this bunch can move any time for nothing.
We’ve ranked – in order of value according to Transfermarkt – the 15 biggest stars who are now free agents.
We also have a 2027 list here.
15) Carlos Junior (Al-Shabab)
Has the sort of name that makes you think you must know him, but this particular Brazilian has been kicking around Saudi and before that was with some minor Portuguese clubs.
14) Adam Webster (Brighton)
Spent seven years with the Seagulls…we are astonished that we are now in October and he has not joined a Championship club.
13) Raheem Sterling (Feyenoord)
Sterling recently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and could be sent to prison after driving his Lamborghini during rush hour while inhaling nitrous oxide. So yeah…unlikely to play again any time soon.
12) Oleksiy Hutsulyak (Polissya)
Ukrainian international winger who will surely turn up in Turkey.
11) Anthony Martial (Monterrey)
There was talk of Everton – that is a theme – but Malaga are the latest club linked with the former Manchester United ‘striker’.
10) Felipe Carballo (Gremio)
Uruguayan international midfielder who suffered a cruciate ligament tear so has been without a club for much of 2026.
9) Wilfried Zaha (Galatasaray)
Another former Manchester United forward linked with Malaga.
8) Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray)
Argentine veteran striker linked with Everton and Tottenham but he may well be more trouble than he is worth with myriad off-pitch complications.
7) Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Has won pretty much everything in football. Could he embrace the challenge at, erm, Fulham? We think he might prefer Milan.
6) Karim Benzema (Al-Hilal)
Having mutually consented his way out of Al-Hilal, what’s next for the Frenchman? Everton need a striker but Bayer Leverkusen might be his next landing spot. Rio Ferdinand thinks Manchester United should sign him. Because of course he does.
5) Abdoulaye Doucoure (NEOM SC)
The former Everton midfielder has left his Saudi club. Lazio are now said to be interested.
4) Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich)
Will he end his career back in his native Portugal after his spell with Bayern Munich came to an end? Roma and Olympiacos have also been linked.
3) Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli)
Having kicked off Saudi Arabia, the former Manchester City winger is now heading for Qatar.
2) Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ajax)
Torn knee ligaments mean that the Ukrainian left-back could be on this list for the foreseeable.
1) Jadon Sancho (Manchester United)
That expiring contract was the reason Man Utd did not want to agree to another loan. But in the end they had no choice as Aston Villa came calling. He is said to have Premier League options but that might be agent talk.
