SANTI CAZORLA, Yaya Toure and John Terry are just three of the 100 plus Premier League players who will be out of contract next summer.
Managers around the Premier League and beyond will be keeping a keen eye on this group to see if they decide their future lies away from their current clubs.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has some work to do with three key first-team stars currently on expiring deals.
Cazorla, Laurent Koscielny and injured club captain Per Mertesacker could all leave the club next summer, while youngsters Serge Gnabry and Yaya Sanogo are also facing a future away from the Emirates.
Manchester United’s new No 9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – although he only signed a one-year deal – Antonio Valencia and Paddy McNair are another trio of recognisable names on the list.
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Jose Mourinho convinced 35-year-old Michael Carrick to sign a one-year extension at Old Trafford and is known to be a keen admirer of teenage defender Tomothy Fosu-Mensah.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City revolution could be further accelerated over the course of the season, with six players who have been a huge part of the club’s recent success facing the exit door.
Yaya Toure heads that Man City list, but Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna are all facing uncertain futures.
West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino continues to be linked with a move away from the Hawthorns and if he doesn’t leave this summer it appears certain he will next.
Liverpool stalwart Lucas Leiva is another that has a future at his club no longer than the next year.
Chelsea signed Branislav Ivanovic to a one-year extension, but he will need to be much better than he was last season to get another deal, while John Obi Mikel has just this season to impress new manager Antonio Conte.
Terry, 35, got a new contract in May after a huge amount backlash from fans, but it is unclear where his future lies after next summer.
FULL LIST OF FREE AGENTS IN SUMMER 2017
ARSENAL
Santi Cazorla
Serge Gnabry
Laurent Koscielny
Per Mertesacker
Yaya Sanogo
BOURNEMOUTH
Artur Boruc
Shaun MacDonald
Josh O’Hanlon
Eunan O’Kane
Tokelo Rantie
Junior Stanislas
Andrew Surman
BURNLEY
George Boyd
David Jones
Lukas Jutkiewicz
Michael Kightly
Danny Lafferty
Kevin Long
Dean Marney
Paul Robinson
Stephen Ward
CHELSEA
Marko Marin
John Obi Mikel
Branislav Ivanovic
Lucas Piazon
John Terry
CRYSTAL PALACE
Kwesi Appiah
Jerome Binnom-Williams
Hiram Boateng
Fraizer Campbell
Damien Delaney
Zeki Fryers
Wayne Hennessey
Mile Jedinak
Martin Kelly
Joe Ledley
Julian Speroni
EVERTON
Gareth Barry
Tyias Browning
Arouna Kone
Conor McAleny
HULL CITY
Michael Dawson
Mo Diame
Dusan Kuciak
Brian Lenihan
Jake Livermore
Harry Maguire
Shaun Maloney
Andrew Robertson
Robert Snodgrass
LEICESTER CITY
Liam Moore
Danny Simpson
Marcin Wasilewski
LIVERPOOL
Lucas Leiva
Alex Manninger
MANCHESTER CITY
Willy Caballero
Gael Clichy
Fernandinho
Jesus Navas
Bacary Sagna
Yaya Toure
Pablo Zabaleta
MANCHESTER UNITED
Tyler Blackett
Michael Carrick
Tim Fosu-Mensah
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Sam Johnstone
Paddy McNair
Antonio Valencia
MIDDLESBROUGH
Albert Adomah
Daniel Ayala
Mustapaha Carayol
Grant Leadbitter
Emilio Nsue
SOUTHAMPTON
Lloyd Isgrove
Cuco Martina
STOKE CITY
Charlie Adam
Ibrahim Afellay
Daniel Bachmann
Phil Bardsley
Peter Crouch
Shay Given
Stephen Ireland
Glen Johnson
Dionatan Teixeira
George Waring
SUNDERLAND
Liam Bridcutt
Will Buckley
Jordi Gomez
George Honeyman
Jan Kirchhoff
Sebastian Larsson
Charalampos Mavrias
John O’Shea
SWANSEA CITY
Leon Britton
Nathan Dyer
Marvin Emnes
Angel Rangel
Gerhard Tremmel
WATFORD
Essaid Belkalem
Rene Gilmartin
Sean Murray
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Saido Berahino
Chris Brunt
Darren Fletcher
Craig Gardner
Cristian Gamboa
Rickie Lambert
Gareth McAuley
Jonas Olsson
Sebastien Pocognoli
Jack Rose
Claudio Yacob
WEST HAM UNITED
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