' The free agents at Aston Villa, Cardiff City and the rest of the Championship '
Bristol Live
Saturday 18th May 2019
Summer brings hope and expectation for so many clubs as a time to sweep out the old and usher in the new and although the Championship is not quite finished, in terms of the play-offs, preparating is under way for next term.
Lee Johnson has promised and "bold" and brave summer for Bristol City in the transfer market and although the concept of big money, showcase arrivals guarantees excitement, the Robins have often shown themselves to be astute operators in recruitment.
The free agent market may not seem as glamorous but there are bargains to be had and signing players who will improve your team without having to pay a transfer fee represents sound business sense.
Here is the complete list of all Championship teams, to include those promoted from the division and from League One and those relegated out of the league while also featuring Cardiff, Fulham and Huddersfield, who have players either already released or with their status uncertain ahead of June 30.
Aston Villa
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Mark Bunn, Tommy Elphick, Alan Hutton, Mile Jedinak, Micah Richards, Glenn Whelan
Barnsley
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Adam Davies, Adam Jackson, Ryan Hedges
Club option: Dimitri Kevin Cavare
Birmingham City
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Tomasz Kuszczak, Michael Morrison, Viv Solomon-Otabor
Blackburn Rovers
Released: Paul Downing, Jack Doyle, Lewis Mansell, Charlie Albinson
Contract expiring: Craig Conway, Jack Rodwell, Ben Gladwin
Bolton Wanderers
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Mark Beevers, Will Buckley, Clayton Donaldson, Lloyd Dyer, Jack Hobbs, Mark Little, Craig Noone, Gary O'Neil, Josh Vela, David Wheater, Ben Williams, Marc Wilson
Brentford
Released: Yoann Barbet, Jack Bonham, Lewis Macleod, Josh McEachran, Moses Odubajo
Bristol City
Released: Frank Fielding, Eros Pisano, Stefan Marinovic
Contract expiring: Niki Maenpaa
Derby County full-back Ashley Cole
Cardiff City
Contract expiring: Bruno Ecuele Manga, Aron Gunnarsson, Stuart O'Keefe, Jazz Richards, Kadeem Harris, Brian Murphy
Derby County
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Efe Ambrose, Nick Blackman, Craig Bryson, Jacob Butterfield, Ashley Cole, Bradley Johnson, David Nugent, Marcus Olsson, Alex Pearce, Kelle Roos
Fulham
Released: Ryan Babel, Lazar Markovic, Elijah Adebayo, Robert Atkinson, Aron Davies, Jose Garrido, Christopher Kelly, Scott Armsworth, Showkat Tahir
Huddersfield
Released: Danny Williams
Club option: Laurent Depoitre, Erik Durm
Hull City
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Fraizer Campbell, Evandro, Marcus Henriksen, Will Keane, David Marshall, Ondrej Mazuch, Robbie McKenzie, Liam Ridgewell, James Weir
Ipswich Town
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Tom Adeyemi, Luke Chambers, James Collins, Simon Dawkins, Josh Emmanuel, Dean Gerken, Jonas Knudsen, Jordan Spence, Grant Ward
Leeds United
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: N/A
Luton Town
Contract expiring: Kazenga Lualua, Alan McCormack, Luke Berry, Harry Cornick, Danny Hylton, Jack Stacey, Harry Isted, Arthur Read, Aaron Jarvis
Middlesbrough
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Stewart Downing, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, John Obi Mikel
Millwall
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Jordan Archer, Tom Elliott, Lee Gregory, Tom King, David Martin, Conor McLaughlin, Steve Morison, Ryan Tunnicliffe
Norwich defender Timm Klose under pressure from Nottingham Forest forward Lewis Grabban
Norwich City
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Todd Cantwell, Timm Klose, Ivo Pinto
Nottingham Forest
Released: Jamie Ward, Stephen Henderson, Adam Crookes, Alex Lacovtti
Preston North End
Released: Andy Boyle, Marnick Vermijl, Ben Pringle, Tommy Spurr, Michael Howard, Tom Stead
Queens Park Rangers
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Jake Bidwell, Jordan Cousins, Darnell Furlong, Grant Hall, Joel Lynch, Angel Rangel, Olamide Shodipo, Pawel Wszolek
Reading
Released: Danzell Gravenberch, Callum Harriott, Anssi Jaakkola, George Legg, Paul McShane, John O’Shea (retiring)
Rotherham
Released: Darren Potter, David Ball, Dominic Ball, Alex Bray, Emmanuel Onariase
In talks: Ryan Williams, Joe Newell, Jon Taylor, Anthony Forde
Sheffield United
Released: Paul Coutts, Martin Cranie, Conor Washington, Daniel Lafferty, Caolan Lavery
Transfer listed: Leon Clarke, Jake Wright, Ched Evans, Samir Carruthers, Nathan Thomas, Ben Heneghan, Ricky Holmes
Experienced Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Keiren Westwood
Sheffield Wednesday
Released: Almen Abdi, George Boyd, Gary Hooper, David Jones, Marco Matias, Daniel Pudil
Contract expiring: Kieran Lee, Frederik Fisker Nielsen, Connor O'Grady, Liam Palmer, Fraser Preston, Keiren Westwood
Stoke City
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Charlie Adam, Darren Fletcher, Jakob Haugaard
Swansea City midfielder Leroy Fer
Swansea City
Released : N/A
Contract expiring: Wilfried Bony, Leroy Fer, Adam King, Luciano Narsingh, Martin Olsson, Wayne Routledge, Mike van der Hoorn
West Brom
Released: Gareth Barry, Tyrone Mears, Wes Hoolahan, Boaz Myhill, James Morrison
In talks: Rekeem Harper
Wigan Athletic
Released: N/A
Contract expiring: Luke Burgess, Owen Evans, Darron Gibson, Dan Lavercombe, Shaun MacDonald, Gavin Massey, Callum McManaman, Chris Merrie, Jonas Olsson, Nick Powell
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