Retained lists are starting to be announced across the Championship to open a floodgate of free agents into the summer transfer market.
Nottingham Forest still have one game to be played as they take on Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final on Sunday (May 24), knowing that the Reds will be in the Premier League for the first time in more than 20 years if they are victorious at Wembley Stadium.
That means that Steve Cooper's recruitment team at the City Ground will have to prepare for two different scenarios: promotion to the Premier League, as well as another season in England's second tier.
Some of the division's star performers are looking for a new club in the next few weeks, including Blackburn Rovers midfielder Joe Rothwell, who is likely to attract Premier League interest. West Bromwich Albion have not been able to agree a new deal with keeper Sam Johnstone while Andy Carroll and Stoke City loanee Romaine Sawyers are also departing the Hawthorns.
Bournemouth are saying goodbye to veteran centre-back Gary Cahill, Hull have released Tom Huddlestone and Tom Eaves, Birmingham are letting Kristian Pedersen and Jeremie Bela go, Callum O'Dowda is leaving Bristol City, fans' favourite Jodi Jones will exit Coventry after injury problems.
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Sol Bamba and Neil Taylor are leaving Middlesbrough, Alex Pearce is being released by MIllwall, Charlie Austin by QPR, Tom Barkhuizen, Scott Sinclair and Izzy Brown by Preston, David McGoldrick, Lys Mousset and Luke Freeman by Sheffield United and Ben Hamer, Korey Smith and Yan Dhanda by Swansea.
Blackpool have released eight players and extended the contracts for players including Josh Bowler and former Stoke youth Richard Keogh.
Millwall have offered contracts to Jed Wallace and Maikel Kieftenbeld, Blackburn to Darragh Lenihan and Ryan Nyambe, Luton to Danny Hulton, Kal Naismith and Robert Snodgrass, Middlesbrough to Jonny Howson, QPR to Yoann Barbet, Reading to Josh Laurent and Andy Yiadom and newly-promoted Rotherham to Michael Smith.
Dozens of youth players have also been released across the country.
Nottingham Forest have yet to announce their retained list due to the continuation in their league campaign, but Lewis Grabban, Tobias Figuieredo and Gaetan Bong all have contracts which are up for renewal this summer.
Barnsley
Released: Aapo Halme, George Miller, Connor Hodgson, Daniel Jinadu, Tomas Kalinauskas
Scholars released: Archie Brown, Blake Goucher, Ben Hall, Jack Sherlock, Lloyd Smith
Birmingham City
Released: Jeremie Bela, Renedi Masampu, Archie Matthews, Kristian Pedersen, Oriol Soldevila, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Connal Trueman, Yoane Zohore
Contract options exercised: Josh Andrews, Odin Bailey,, Ryan Stirk
Blackburn Rovers
Released: Bradley Johnson, Jacob Davenport, Harry Chapman, Luke Brennan, Connor McBride, Sam Durrant, Joe Nolan, Joe Rothwell
Scholars released: Joe Ferguson, Brandon Lonsdale, Evan Cunningham
Contract options exercised: Ben Brereton Diaz, Dan Butterworth, Tyler Magloire, Jordan Eastham
Offered new contracts: Darragh Lenihan, Ryan Nyambe
Blackpool
Released: Cameron Antwi, Ryan Grant, Johnny Johnston, Matthew Liptrott, Charlie Monks, Ethan Robson, Sky Sinclair, Grant Ward
Contract options exercised: Keshi Anderson, Ewan Bange, Josh Bowler, Brad Holmes, Richard Keogh, Stuart Moore, Jordan Thorniley
Bournemouth
Released: Gary Cahill, Brennan Camp, Ryan Glover, Connor Kurran-Brown, Luke Nippard.
Contract options exercised: Brooklyn Genesini, Jack Scrimshaw, Sam Sherring.
Scholars released: Owen Palmer, Aaron Roberts, Jack Seddon.
Offered new contracts: Cameron Plain, Owen Bevan, Matthew Burgess, Tarik Gidaree, Euan Pollock, Billy Terrell, Jack Wadham.
Scholar extensions: Noa Boutin, Marcus Daws, Ferdinand Okoh.
Bristol City
Released: Callum O’Dowda
Players under-24 released: Khari Allen, Louis Britton, Barney Soady, Nathaniel Williams
Offered new contracts: Will Buse, Robbie Cundy, Andy King, Timm Klose
Coventry
Released: Jodi Jones, Josh Pask
Contract options exercised: Jordan Shipley (bid accepted from Shrewsbury Town)
Under-23s released: Jonny Ngandu, Aaron Evans-Harriott
Hull City
Released: Tom Huddlestone, Richie Smallwood, Tom Eaves
Contract options exercised: Matt Ingram, Callum Elder, Josh Emmanuel, George Honeyman, Mallik Wilks
Under-23s and scholars released: Louis Beckett, Ahmed Salam, Sam Deacon, Henry Curtis, Billy Leach, Rio Dyer
Luton Town
Released: Elliot Lee
Contract options exercised: Luke Berry, Harry Isted, Cameron Jerome, Peter Kioso
Offered new contracts: Danny Hylton, Kal Naismith, Robert Snodgrass
Under-23s and scholars released: TQ Addy, Sam Beckwith, Corey Panter, Jake Peck, Eddie Corbit, Adam Wedd, Matt Moloney, Ben Stevens
Middlesbrough
Released: Sol Bamba, Lee Peltier, Neil Taylor
Offered new contract: Jonny Howson
Millwall
Released: Alex Pearce, Connor Mahoney
Offered new contract: Jed Wallace, Maikel Kieftenbeld
Under-23s and scholars released: Sean O’Brien, Junior Tiensia, Kai Garande, Dan Moss, Jayden Davis, Ryan Hammond, Ramez Hefzalla, Bobby Dailly
Peterborough
Released: Dai Cornell, Serhat Tasdemir, Kyle Barker
Available for transfer: Christy Pem, Mark Beevers, Idris Kanu, Jorge Grant and Ryan Broom
Queens Park Rangers
Released: Charlie Austin, Dom Ball, Dillon Barnes, David Marshall, Lee Wallace, Kieren Westwood
Offered new contracts: Albert Adomah, Yoann Barbet, Moses Odubajo, Charlie Owens, Olamide Shodipo
Preston North End
Released: Connor Ripley, Oliver Lombard, Mathew Hudson, Paul Huntington, Joe Rafferty, Jack Baxter, Jamie Thomas, Tom Barkhuizen, Scott Sinclair, Izzy Brown, Ethan Walker, Joe Rodwell-Grant, Jacob Holland-Wilkinson
Offered new contract: Bambo Diaby
Second-year scholars to earn contracts : Harry Nevin, Dana Amaral, Lewis Leigh, Aaron Bennett and Mikey O'Neill
First-year scholars to earn contracts : Josh Seary, Noah Mawene
Second-year scholars released : Declyn Duggan, Teddy Mfuni, Joe Blanchard, Levi Lewis, Vaughn Green
Reading
Released: Terell Thomas, Brandon Barker, Orjan Nyland, Felipe Araruna, Alen Halilovic, Marc McNulty
Offered new contracts: Tom Holmes, Josh Laurent, Andy Rinomhota, Femi Azeez, Andy Yiadom
'In dialogue': John Swift, Junior Hoilett, Michael Morrison
Rotherham (promoted from League One)
Released: Jake Cooper, Jacob Gratton, Freddie Ladapo, Angus MacDonald, Joe Mattock, Mickel Miller
Offered new contracts: Michael Smith, Michael Ihiekwe, Jamie Lindsay
Contract options exercised: Josh Chapman, Jake Hull, Viktor Johansson, Chiedozie Ogbene
Sheffield United
Released: David McGoldrick, Lys Mousset, Luke Freeman, Filip Uremovic
Under-23s and scholars released: Angelo Cappello, Harvey Cullinan, Beau Anderson, Tyrese Bailey-Green, Ethan Slater
Stoke City
Released: James Chester, Steven Fletcher, Tom Ince, Tommy Smith
Under-23s and scholars released: Adam Porter, Conor Robson, Ryanjay Malbon
Swansea City
Released: Ben Hamer, Korey Smith, Yan Dhanda, Jamie Searle, Nico Defreitas-Hansen, Josh Gould
Under-23s and scholars released: Scott Butler, Rio Campbell, Ben Erickson, Cameron Evans, Jaden Forrester, Jacob Jones, Dylan Morgan, Ryan Bassett, Joshua Edwards, Aaron Hillier, Dylan Perkins, Tyler Evans
Offered new contracts: Josh Thomas, Kai Ludvigsen, Kian Jenkins, Ruben Davies
West Bromwich Albion
Released: Sam Johnstone, Andy Carroll, Romaine Sawyers
Under-23s and scholars released: Jamie Soule, Owen Windsor, Aurio Teixeira, Kevin Joshua, Zak Delaney, Mark Chidi, MacKenzie Lamb, Leon MacHisa and Daniel Ngoma
Offered new contracts: Ted Cann, Josh Shaw, Reece Hall, Reyes Cleary, Samuel Okoka.
