Free transfers are becoming more common in football and some Premier League stars have now entered the final weeks of their contracts. 

While some players have a contract offer on the table and are weighing up their options, others have been deemed surplus to requirements.

We’ve taken a look at every Premier League player whose contract is currently set to expire at the end of the 2022/23 season.

Note: an asterisk indicates that the club have the option to extend the player’s contract for another year but have not yet activated it.

Arsenal

Reiss Nelson
Ainsley Maitland-Niles*

Nelson has reportedly rejected a contract offer from Arsenal while Maitland-Niles has already confirmed that he’ll end his 20-year association with the club at the end of the season.

“It’s been a great journey but it has come to an end now,” he told The Athletic. “It’s time for a fresh start and to find a new home.”

Aston Villa

Ashley Young
Jed Steer

Young, who turns 38 in July, is reportedly interested in extending his Villa Park stay for another year and manager Unai Emery sees the benefit of keeping him in the squad.

“I know his contract is finishing [in the summer],” Emery said. “I spoke with him and we are going to decide but I am happy with him. He uses his experiences helping the team and I appreciate it a lot.”

Bournemouth

Jefferson Lerma
Jordan Zemura
Jack Stacey
Junior Stanislas
Jamal Lowe
Christian Saydee

Zemura has already signed a pre-contract agreement with Udinese and Lerma is attracting interest from several Premier League and European clubs.

Brentford

Pontus Jansson
Saman Ghoddos*
Zanka*
Sergi Canos*
Tariqe Fosu*
Joel Valencia

Brentford will have a new captain next season as Jansson has confirmed that he’ll rejoin boyhood club Malmo when his contract expires in June.

Brighton

Joel Veltman
Jan Paul van Hecke*
Tom McGill
Haydon Roberts

While Roberto De Zerbi wants to extend Veltman’s stay at Brighton, the defender is yet to sign a new deal amid reported interest from Barcelona and Roma.

“I am happy, but I am also open to other options,” he told Voetbal International. “I’m having a good time in England, but Italy or Spain would be nice.”

Chelsea

N’Golo Kante

Kante has been linked with several teams from the Saudi Pro League but Chelsea are reportedly hopeful that the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino can persuade the midfielder to sign a new contract at the club.

Crystal Palace

Wilfried Zaha
Jeffrey Schlupp*
Jordan Ayew
Nathaniel Clyne
Luka Milivojevic
Joel Ward
Nathan Ferguson
James Tomkins
James McArthur
Jack Butland
Remi Matthews

Zaha is attracting interest from across the world but Palace have offered the winger a new four-year contract worth £200,000-a-week in a final attempt to keep him at Selhurst Park.

Everton

Abdoulaye Doucoure*
Yerry Mina
Tom Davies
Andros Townsend
Seamus Coleman
Asmir Begovic
Andy Lonergan

Mina cost Everton £27m in 2018 but his time on Merseyside has been plagued by injury problems and they have reportedly decided not to enter talks with the defender over extending his £120,000-a-week deal.

Fulham

Willian
Shane Duffy
Neeskens Kebano
Joe Bryan*
Paulo Gazzaniga
Anthony Knockaert*
Steven Sessegnon

Willian joined Fulham on a one-year contract last summer and his impressive performances look to have earned him a new deal.

“I definitely want him to stay,” Marco Silva said. “He is a priority for us to renew. Of course, he has been pleased with this season, like I have been with him, as we as a club have been with him. He has been an important part of our squad and I know that he is pleased and happy here.”

Leeds United

Adam Forshaw
Joel Robles

Forshaw and Robles both made rare starts during Sam Allardyce’s first game in charge and will be hoping to earn new contracts before the end of the season.

Leicester City

Youri Tielemans
Jonny Evans
Caglar Soyuncu
Ryan Bertrand
Daniel Amartey
Nampalys Mendy
Hamza Choudhury*
Ayoze Perez

Soyuncu is expected to sign a pre-contract agreement to join Atletico Madrid at the end of the season while a number of teams have been credited with an interest in Tielemans.

Liverpool

Roberto Firmino
Naby Keita
James Milner
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Adrian

Firmino has officially confirmed that he’ll leave Liverpool at the end of this season while Milner has reportedly agreed to join Brighton on a one-year deal.

Manchester City

Ilkay Gundogan
Scott Carson
Benjamin Mendy

Gundogan has a contract offer from Barcelona on the table but is yet to accept it and could still extend his stay at the Etihad.

“There are talks, there are talks in the background,” Gundogan said. “That’s normal with a couple of months left. There’s nothing decided yet, not from my side, not from the club’s side — the talks, they continue.”

Manchester United

David de Gea*
Tom Heaton*
Phil Jones*
Axel Tuanzebe*

United decided not to trigger the 12-month extension in De Gea’s contract but have reportedly finalised a new long-term contract for the goalkeeper on a reduced pay packet.

Newcastle United

Matt Ritchie
Matty Longstaff
Paul Dummett
Loris Karius
Mark Gillespie
Ciaran Clark

Karius made his Newcastle debut in the 2023 Carabao Cup final against Manchester United and it could prove to be his first and last appearance for the Magpies.

Nottingham Forest

Jesse Lingard
Serge Aurier
Andre Ayew
Jack Colback
Harry Arter
Cafu
Lyle Taylor
Jordan Smith

Lingard will leave Forest after just one solitary season at the City Ground and Leicester City, Fenerbahce and several teams in the Middle East are reportedly planning moves for the England international.

Southampton

Mohamed Elyounoussi
Theo Walcott
Willy Caballero

Walcott’s second spell at Southampton is coming to an end as The Athletic claim that no talks have taken place between the two parties.

Tottenham

Lucas Moura

The Brazilian has been deemed surplus to requirements by Tottenham but Aston Villa, Wolves and Newcastle have reportedly contacted his representatives over a possible move.

West Ham United

Aaron Cresswell
Angelo Ogbonna
Vladimir Coufal*
Manuel Lanzini*
Lukasz Fabianski*

Cresswell’s future could depend on David Moyes as the manager will reportedly green-light an extension to the West Ham board if he is kept in charge next term.

Wolves

Nelson Semedo*
Adama Traore
Diego Costa
Joao Moutinho

Despite only scoring one Premier League goal in 2022/23, Costa has been a hugely important figure in the dressing room and Wolves are weighing up whether to hand him a new one-year contract extension.

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