| Free Agent Market 09:57 - Sep 2 with 3875 views | ThatMuhrenCross |
Do we think we'll dip into it? Can't help but think we could still use an experienced central defender in there. If it were a free agent, I wouldn't have an issue them being in their mid-30s if they came with the necessary top flight experience.
What options are there? I saw David Alaba was floating about - would that be too ambitious? Oleksandr Zinchenko? Adam Webster? |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 10:02 - Sep 2 with 3416 views | berkstractorboy |
Wouldn't that mean another squad space to work out who we don't register? Read somewhere we already need to work out which 2 senior players don't make 25 man squad. |  | | |
| Free Agent Market on 10:06 - Sep 2 with 3367 views | Bellevue_Blue |
You just aren't going to de-register a senior player at this stage unless you had to. Would be awful for morale and really unnecessary.
The January transfer window opens in 17 weeks. | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 10:25 - Sep 2 with 3222 views | ITFCSG |
Zinchenko would be superb to rotate with Davis | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 10:28 - Sep 2 with 3196 views | WeWereZombies |
| Free Agent Market on 10:02 - Sep 2 by berkstractorboy |
Wouldn't that mean another squad space to work out who we don't register? Read somewhere we already need to work out which 2 senior players don't make 25 man squad. |
Ogbene and Humphreys going out on loan yesterday has brought us down to the 25 (plus two underage players in Walle Egeli and Outtara.) |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 10:43 - Sep 2 with 3037 views | ThatMuhrenCross |
| Free Agent Market on 10:06 - Sep 2 by Bellevue_Blue |
You just aren't going to de-register a senior player at this stage unless you had to. Would be awful for morale and really unnecessary.
The January transfer window opens in 17 weeks. |
It makes me incredibly nervous knowing that our only LCB options are Greaves and Kipre at this level... | |
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| Free Agent Market on 10:45 - Sep 2 with 3018 views | jayessess |
To make use of it we'd have to have left a squad space open at close of business. With 25 senior players we definitely won't have done.
(If it were a possibility though, I'd be asking Pala if he had Mauro Icardi's phone number!) |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 10:46 - Sep 2 with 3010 views | Bellevue_Blue |
| Free Agent Market on 10:43 - Sep 2 by ThatMuhrenCross |
It makes me incredibly nervous knowing that our only LCB options are Greaves and Kipre at this level... |
O'Shea can slide across to play with Diop, Furlong or Outtara to RB. There are options. | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 10:50 - Sep 2 with 2950 views | baxterbasics |
With the squad limit maxed out it's only likely to happen if someone picks up a long term injury. |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 10:53 - Sep 2 with 2928 views | DarkBrandon |
| Free Agent Market on 10:50 - Sep 2 by baxterbasics |
With the squad limit maxed out it's only likely to happen if someone picks up a long term injury. |
I don’t think it can happen at all.
I can’t see how you can deregister someone in the 25 to bring someone else in, outside a window. Otherwise you’d be able to shuffle a squad of 30 senior players in and out of your playing squad at will. |  | | |
| Free Agent Market on 10:57 - Sep 2 with 2860 views | surreyblue |
| Free Agent Market on 10:53 - Sep 2 by DarkBrandon |
I don’t think it can happen at all.
I can’t see how you can deregister someone in the 25 to bring someone else in, outside a window. Otherwise you’d be able to shuffle a squad of 30 senior players in and out of your playing squad at will. |
I think the only way you could do it is to bring them in effectively on an extended trial with a view to register them in January. | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 10:59 - Sep 2 with 2839 views | IPSWICHFANITFC |
O'Shea could play LCB if we needed him to play there. Greaves is not a problem in that position, he is good enough despite some of the unfair criticism he receives.
The only problem that could occur but might not be as big as we think, is if Greaves or Davis pick up an injury (more so Davis).
I have said O'Shea could cover Greaves, but Ouattara is not a LB, despite whether he could play there or not, it would be his weakest position of the roles he could play.
But as mentioned, we have a squad at the limit, and I would be very surprised if we did bring someone in and de-register someone. Morally that wouldn't sit right with me. |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 11:02 - Sep 2 with 2809 views | jayessess |
| Free Agent Market on 10:53 - Sep 2 by DarkBrandon |
I don’t think it can happen at all.
I can’t see how you can deregister someone in the 25 to bring someone else in, outside a window. Otherwise you’d be able to shuffle a squad of 30 senior players in and out of your playing squad at will. |
You can't. You submit your squad list at the end of the window and everyone on it is registered with you until 1st January.
Only exception is if you have registered fewer than 25 players and you find a player you want who was already a free agent when the window closed. | |
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| Free Agent Market on 11:29 - Sep 2 with 2631 views | Daninthecampo |
| Free Agent Market on 10:53 - Sep 2 by DarkBrandon |
I don’t think it can happen at all.
I can’t see how you can deregister someone in the 25 to bring someone else in, outside a window. Otherwise you’d be able to shuffle a squad of 30 senior players in and out of your playing squad at will. |
We don't have to submit our final 25 until around the 12th, so we could do it before then if someone suitable is available | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 11:42 - Sep 2 with 2531 views | BrayBlue |
Tyrell Malacia - only 27 and would be good cover for Leif Davis at LB 👍
Cheers,
JK | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 11:44 - Sep 2 with 2510 views | TheGentlemanViking |
| Free Agent Market on 10:25 - Sep 2 by ITFCSG |
Zinchenko would be superb to rotate with Davis |
He did his ACL at the back end of Feb, so he's unlikely to be Prem ready this calendar year. I think his days of being a top level player are probably done now, couldn't get a game at Arsenal, or Forest, and then ends up with a long term injury and no club. Tough break for the guy. |  | | |
| Free Agent Market on 11:55 - Sep 2 with 2415 views | berkstractorboy |
| Free Agent Market on 11:02 - Sep 2 by jayessess |
You can't. You submit your squad list at the end of the window and everyone on it is registered with you until 1st January.
Only exception is if you have registered fewer than 25 players and you find a player you want who was already a free agent when the window closed. |
Think you can get a special exception if you have an injury crisis in a specialist position such as GK but I don't think you can an outfield player. | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 12:46 - Sep 2 with 2177 views | Guthrum |
| Free Agent Market on 11:55 - Sep 2 by berkstractorboy |
Think you can get a special exception if you have an injury crisis in a specialist position such as GK but I don't think you can an outfield player. |
Players can be added to or rmeoved from the squad list between windows only after formal application and with subsequent written permission of the Premier League Board. Fairly tight criteria for acceptance, mostly recalled loans, preference given to using the club's own U21 instead, if at all possible.
Premier League Handbook 2026-27 sections A.1.283, U.4, U.5 and U.6.2 (see also V.4.2), Appendix 17 section 12.
https://resources.premierleagu |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 16:32 - Sep 2 with 1754 views | monty_radio |
Dani Carvajal (34) is a free agent currently training with Real Madrid. Quite a good RB if an injury were to occur across the defence. | |
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| Free Agent Market on 16:37 - Sep 2 with 1723 views | Radlett_blue |
One thing I do like is that we have no loan players in our squad. Shows we have been aiming higher than taking other Premier League clubs' rejects. |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 17:00 - Sep 2 with 1600 views | Zx1988 |
| Free Agent Market on 11:29 - Sep 2 by Daninthecampo |
We don't have to submit our final 25 until around the 12th, so we could do it before then if someone suitable is available |
If we've got our sights set on a specific player from the Free Agent pool, I can see the possibility that Mehmeti doesn't get registered - decent cover in his position, and he turned down a move. Maybe not the popular option, but a pragmatic decision for sure.
Alternatively perhaps Taylor could miss the cut - we're well stocked for CMs now, and he'll still need a little time to come back from his injury. | |
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| Free Agent Market on 17:10 - Sep 2 with 1570 views | Libero |
Adam Webster is available on a free?! Absolute no brainer to pick him up as a bit of experience and cover for left sided centre back. |  | | |
| Free Agent Market on 17:40 - Sep 2 with 1462 views | ITFCSG |
| Free Agent Market on 16:37 - Sep 2 by Radlett_blue |
One thing I do like is that we have no loan players in our squad. Shows we have been aiming higher than taking other Premier League clubs' rejects. |
We did try to loan players. Abraham and also the defender at Wolves.
Problem is, none of them wanted to come in the end. | | | |
| Free Agent Market on 17:46 - Sep 2 with 1432 views | MK1 |
The summer transfer window is closed but there are still a host of talented players without a club and therefore available to sign for free.
BBC Sport takes a look at some of the biggest stars who are currently out of contract and up for grabs.
Paul Pogba, 33 (Last club: Monaco)
Former Manchester United midfielder Pogba has played very little football since his 18 month doping ban ended in March 2025. The Frenchman made just six appearances for Monaco after joining them last summer and, after a series of injuries, the French club terminated his contract last month - one year before it was due to end.
Karim Benzema, 38 (Last club: Al Hilal)
French striker Benzema has been plying his trade in Saudi Arabia since leaving Real Madrid in 2023, spending three years with Al Ittihad. But just six months after joining Al-Hilal the Ballon d'Or winner has terminated his contract. The arrival of attacking trio Crysencio Summerville, Ollie Watkins and Gabriel Martinelli has perhaps pushed Benzema out and, despite already making three appearances for Al-Hilal this season, his contract was terminated on 31 August.
Riyad Mahrez, 35 (Last club: Al Ahli)
Another player to have had their contract terminated in the Saudi Pro League is five-time Premier League winner Mahrez. The Algeria winger joined Al Ahli from Manchester City in 2023, scoring 37 goals in 122 appearances in all competitions. Reports suggest he will stay in the Saudi league and is close to joining Al-Shabab.
Raheem Sterling, 31 (Last club: Feyenoord)
Sterling was released by Feyenoord after just three months and eight games and is set to appear in court next month to face charges of dangerous driving after crashing his car into motorway barriers in May. Sources told BBC Sport the former Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea winger had faced "an extremely tough couple of years".
Philippe Coutinho, 34 (Last club: Vasco da Gama)
Former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder Coutinho left his boyhood club Vasco de Gama in February, saying he was "tired mentally". The Brazilian has not officially announced his retirement and has previously been linked with a move to the MLS.
Jadon Sancho, 26 (Last club: Manchester United)
It has been a turbulent few years for Sancho since joining United from Borussia Dortmund for £73m in 2021 and he has spent the last two and-a-half years playing elsewhere on loan, most recently at Aston Villa following a lacklustre period at Chelsea. Sancho made just 30 Premier League appearances for United but has reportedly agreed a move to Brazilian club Palmeiras.
Dani Carvajal, 34 (Last club: Real Madrid)
Widely regarded as one of the best right-backs of his generation, Carvajal has been a free agent since his contract with Real Madrid ended in June. Carvajal made 451 appearances across all competitions for Real in 13 years and has not been linked with a new club. He has reportedly been training at the Spanish Football Federation's facilities over the summer with compatriot and fellow free agent Joselu.
Jamie Vardy, 39 (Last club: Cremonese)
Vardy spent last season with Cremonese after 13 years with Leicester City but relegation to Serie B prompted the Italian side to let the striker go. He has been heavily linked with a move back to the English Football League with Wrexham, Sheffield Wednesday and West Ham all reportedly interested.
David Alaba, 34 (Last club: Real Madrid)
Experienced full-back Alaba left Real Madrid in May after five years with the club and, for a spell this summer, Manchester United were the bookies' favourite to sign the Austrian. The former Bayern Munich star has had a storied club career that has yielded 12 league titles and four Champions Leagues. Despite speculation of interest from a number of clubs as his Real contract came to an end, so far, Alaba has not signed for anyone.
Sergio Ramos, 40 (Last club: Monterrey)
Legendary Spanish defender Ramos has been without a club since December 2025 after leaving Mexican side Monterrey. Although aged 40, he has not announced his retirement while some reports suggest he still feels fit enough to compete at a high level. Earlier this year he spearheaded a consortium who attempted to acquire a controlling stake in his former club Sevilla but the bid failed. |  |
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| Free Agent Market on 18:03 - Sep 2 with 1352 views | Radlett_blue |
| Free Agent Market on 17:40 - Sep 2 by ITFCSG |
We did try to loan players. Abraham and also the defender at Wolves.
Problem is, none of them wanted to come in the end. |
Fair comment about Abraham. He may have proven better than Flemming (& almost certainly better than Akpom) but it seemed he didn't really want to come here. I was thinking more about the young, promising players from the PL big boys, many of whom aren't up to the job physically. | |
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| Free Agent Market on 18:23 - Sep 2 with 1267 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Free Agent Market on 11:29 - Sep 2 by Daninthecampo |
We don't have to submit our final 25 until around the 12th, so we could do it before then if someone suitable is available |
People often make this mistake, and confuse when the club has to fix their squad of 25, when it's sent to the PL and and when the Premier League officially announce it.
The Premier League publish the official lists 10-14 days after the window opens. This is just when the squads have to be come public knowledge (although many clubs announce it themselves earlier)
The transfer window has a special status during the initial period of the season opening, because players have to be registered to play, but no squad list has been fixed - from the first fixture of the season, to the closing of the transfer window, a club is allowed unrestricted changes to players registrations (which of course makes perfect sense, as players are moving around constantly during the window, either as loans or permanent).
However, once the transfer window shuts, that flexibility stops. Therefore any player that a club is considering as not being part of the squad will already have to have been deregistered before today - and that's pretty final for that player, as it means they have no chance of a club and playing until the next transfer window.
I don't think we would do this to any player and, even if we would, I think it would fall foul of the new anti-bomb squad rules. It also runs the very high risk of us ending up with a squad less than 25, as if we miss out on a target free agent, we can't than re-register that player(s) we excluded.
So, bottom line is, accept the 25(+2) we have, as it's noty going to change. | | | |
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