Many of footballโs biggest names have made it to the free agents 2022 football players list with Pogba, Bale, Mbappe and Modric just a few of the 539 playersย
Manchester Unitedโs Paul Pogba, PSGโs Kylian Mbappe and Real Madridโs Gareth Bale are some of the biggest football stars who have now been added to the list of superstars stepping into the final six months of their current deals on January 1st.
What Is A Free Agent In Football?
What does this mean exactly? Well basically they have the freedom to move to clubs of their choice next season and their present clubs cannot limit them from doing so at any cost. All these players now have the liberty to sign pre-contract agreements absolutely anywhere else.
Europeโs top five leagues are now witnessing a total of 539 players reaching the last six months of their current contracts, which puts them in a position to agree to free transfers abroad as there is no transfer fee involved.
So who are some of the football stars making this list? Letโs find out shall we?
January Transfer Window Football Free Agents 2022: Biggest Names On The List
Goalkeeper
Sam Johnstone (West Brom)
The English goalkeeper has not renewed his contract with the Hawthorns as Tottenham and West Ham seem quite keen on adding Johnstone to their squads.
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
The French captain will complete 10 years at Tottenham in 2022 but will mostly look to depart from the North London club this year. Many European clubs want to sign the Frenchman.
Defenders
Andreas Christensen (Chelsea)
Christensen is currently injured and we are nowt aware of his return date yet. What we do know though is that Chelsea has not come up with a contract that would suit the Champions League winnerโs plans.
Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea)
The German international might have rejected offers from Chelsea as he is getting swayed away by offers from Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
Thiago Silva (Chelsea)
The 37-year old Brazilian is waiting to hear from his club about a new contract and that is making fans quite restless because of the class the man brings whenever he plays.
Cesar Azplicueta (Chelsea)
The Spaniard also doesnโt seem to be a part of Chelseaโs plans for next season as they have Reece James to rely on heavily.
Midfield
Paul Pogba (Man United)
Pogba delivers whenever his team needs him but his tenure at United might just reach and end as PSG and Juventus seem to be interested in signing the Frenchman in the summer.
Axel Witsel (Dortmund)
The Belgian turns 33 in a few days and always manages to impress whenever he steps on to the football pitch for club and country.
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Arguably the best midfielder the world has ever seen, the Croatian might look to retire soon as his contract with Real Madrid is just months away from reaching a close.
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
The Welsh captain was once regarded as the fastest man on the pitch, along with being one of the best players in the world. But the last few years have seen his career go downhill because of injuries and we donโt know if he will continue to play or hang his boots at 32.
Forwards
Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
The 23-year old superstar is one player who would make it to the โto buyโ list of any major European club at the moment. But Real Madrid seems to be his first choice as he has rejected six new contract offers from PSG.
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Argentineโs Dybalaโs time at Juventus might also come to a close with Man United and Tottenham the two main clubs that were targeting โLa Joyaโ.
Ousmane Dembele (FC Barcelona)
Another player whose career was bogged down by injuries, Dembele did not accept Barcaโs new offer and we are most likely going to see him play elsewhere next season.
Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
If Napoli is not able to convince Insigne with a good offer, he will leave because especially after Euros 2020, a lot of clubs want to sign the Italian.
Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal)
The Arsenal forward has now been appointed as the captain of the Gunners. Itโs now up to the North London club whether they want the Frenchman to stay or not.
Jesse Lingard (Man United)
Lingard was outstanding at West Ham when he was on loan last season and is looking to move to the Hammersโ side mid-season.
These were few of the biggest names on the free transfers 2022 list.
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