N’Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino and Ilkay Gundogan could leave for free this month as their current contracts are set to expire… but which other Premier League players are out of contract this summer?
Following the final game of the season back in May, clubs will now be looking at their squads ahead of the new season.
The likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle will all be looking to close the gap on Manchester City after Pep Guardiola’s side won their third league title in a row in May.
With the transfer window due to open this week, teams across the country will be eyeing up new players to bring into the club.
Several players across the Premier League have contracts expiring at the end of the month and may be available for free on July 1.
With June 30 around the corner, which Premier League players have contracts expiring at the end of the month? Mail Sport provides the answers below.
Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha is among several big names who are out of contract this summer
Liverpool’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is another player who is out of contract this month
Which players are out of contract this summer?
Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante has not signed a new deal at Chelsea with his contract set to expire this month.
Negotiations over a new deal stalled in March and the Frenchman is set for a move to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.
Another player who will be looking for a new club ahead of the new season is Phil Jones. The Red Devils confirmed the news back in May that the defender will leave this summer.
The defender was United’s longest-serving player after joining from Blackburn Rovers in June 2011 in a £16.5million deal.
Ilkay Gundogan could be available for free this summer. The midfielder says he is yet to decide on his future after leading Manchester City to the Champions League trophy last weekend.
The full list of players who are out of contract this summer are as followed:
Arsenal
- Ainsley Maitland-Niles
- Reiss Nelson
Aston Villa
Bournemouth
- Jefferson Lerma
- Junior Stanislas
- Jordan Zemura
Brentford
- Mathias Jorgensen
- Saman Ghoddos
- Pontus Jansson (is set to join Swedish side Malmo next month)
- Sergi Canos (one-year option has now been triggered)
- Tariqe Fosu
- Joel Valencia
Brighton
- Joel Veltman
- Jan Paul van Hecke
Burnley
- Ashley Barnes
- Jordan Beyer
Chelsea
Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante looks set to leave Chelsea, with Al-Ittihad closing in on the Frenchman
Crystal Palace
- Wilfried Zaha
- Jeffrey Schlupp
- Nathaniel Clyne
- Jordan Ayew
- Luka Milivojevic
- Joel Ward
- Nathan Ferguson
- James Tomkins
- James McArthur
- Jack Butland (has recently signed a four-year-deal with Rangers)
Everton
- Andy Lonergan
- Asmir Begovic
- Andros Townsend
- Yerry Mina
Fulham
- Willian
- Shane Duffy
- Neeskens Kebano
- Anthony Knockaert
- Paulo Gazzaniga
Liverpool
- Roberto Firmino
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Naby Keita (has recently signed for Bundesliga side Werder Bremen)
- James Milner
- Adrian
Roberto Firmino is set to leave Liverpool at the end of the month after eight years at Anfield
Luton Town
- Luke Berry
- Gabriel Osho
Manchester City
- Ilkay Gundogan
- Benjamin Mendy
Manchester United
- Axel Tuanzebe
- Phil Jones
- Tom Heaton
Newcastle United
- Ciaran Clarke
- Matt Ritchie
- Paul Dummett
- Matty Longstaff
- Loris Karius
- Mark Gillespie
Nottingham Forest
- Jesse Lingard
- Andre Ayew
- Harry Arter
- Cafu
- Lyle Taylor
- Jack Colback
Sheffield United
- William Osula
- Billy Sharp
- John Fleck
- Wes Foderingham
- Oliver Norwood
- Enda Stevens
- Jack Robinson
- Jack O’Connell
- Ben Osborn
- Oliver McBurnie
- Ismaila Coulibaly
Tottenham
West Ham
- Manuel Lanzini
- Angelo Ogbonna
- Lukasz Fabianski
- Jamal Baptiste
- Mipo Odubeko
Wolves
- Joao Moutinho
- Diego Costa
- Adama Traore
Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan has yet to agree a new deal with the Premier League giants
Phil Jones will be looking for a new club this summer after 12 years at Manchester United
When does the summer window open?
Next season’s summer window will open on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
It will run until Friday, September 1 and is set to close at 11pm.
The EFL transfer window is also scheduled to open on the same day as the Premier League. However, the summer window in La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga is expected open on Saturday, July 1.
Last summer saw the Premier League set a new spending record of £1.9billion.