Free Agents

Football free agents 2026 · every out-of-contract player

Verified with Sportmonks on 17 Oct 2026 · 140 verified · 127 unconfirmed

140 footballers are verified free agents right now: Sportmonks records each one released by his last club, and no club has registered him since. They can sign for a new club for nothing but wages. Ranked by market value, with the club each one left and how long he has been without a club. A player leaves the list the night a club registers him.

Out of contract, release not yet on record (127)

These players' contracts have expired and Sportmonks shows no club for them, but their release is not recorded yet, so they are not counted as verified.

• Turki Ba Al-Jawsh · €5m · Al Ettifaq
• Abdullah Masoud · €4m
• Daniel Aguilar · €3m
• Naser Al-Ghamdi · €3m · Damac FC
• Szymon Pankiewicz · €2m · Jagiellonia Białystok
• Paul Smyth · €2m · Queens Park Rangers
• Martin Rossignol · €2m · Le Mans
• Luka Zebec · €2m · Dakovo-Croatia
• Moudjatovic · €1m · Tondela
• Gabriel Novaes · €1m · Bragantino

Signed since we listed them

• Ahmet Sağat · Kocaelispor to Antalyaspor · 16 Oct 2026
• Gökhan Değirmenci · Kocaelispor to Kayserispor · 16 Oct 2026
• Ufuk Akyol · Konyaspor to Antalyaspor · 16 Oct 2026
• Marios Sofianos · Panserraikos to Noah II · 14 Oct 2026

Which players are free agents right now?

As of 17 Oct 2026, 140 players are verified free agents: Sportmonks records each one released by his last club, and no club has registered him since. The most valuable are Jadon Sancho (€12m, last at Manchester United), Carlos Gomes (€3m, last at Bolton Wanderers), Anthony Martial (€2m, last at Monterrey), Mauro Icardi (€2m, last at Galatasaray) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (€2m, last at Ajax).

Who is the most valuable free agent?

Jadon Sancho, valued at €12m, has been without a club since 1 July 2026 after leaving Manchester United.

How does Transfer Tracker verify a free agent?

Every night each candidate is checked against his Sportmonks record. A player is listed as a verified free agent when his last club has released him and no club has registered him since, and he leaves the list the night a new club registers him. 127 more players have an expired contract and no club on record but no recorded release; they are shown separately and marked unconfirmed.

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