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Mathew Davies

Every Championship player released so far who Cardiff City and Swansea City could sign for free

Everyone likes a bargain - even in footballing circles.

It's the time of year when clubs in the Championship and below release their retained lists for the 2023/24 season, which will see Cardiff City and Swansea City battle it out against the likes of Leeds United, Leicester City and Southampton for the ultimate prize of a place back in the Premier League.

The Bluebirds and Swans have published their own lists - you can read who is going and who is staying here and here.

Cardiff will be shopping in the free agent market this summer due to their partial transfer embargo, while Swansea will be operating on a budget.

Therefore we have collated the lists of teams in the second tier - including those who have just been promoted from League One, relegated from the Championship and those who have gone up and down from the Premier League - who have named the players who are now leaving their clubs.

READ MORE: Cardiff City announce retained list with four stars leaving and three others offered new deals

Where known, options exercised and contracts offered to players have been included.

Birmingham City

Released: Maxime Colin, Harlee Dean, Troy Deeney, George Friend, Jordan Graham, Kevin Long

Options exercised: Oliver Basey, Rico Browne, Tate Campbell, Tommy Fogarty, Nico Gordon, Marcel Oakley, Kieran Wakefield

Blackburn Rovers

Released: Bradley Dack, Ben Brereton Diaz, Daniel Ayala, Dan Butterworth, Dan Pike, Sam Burns, Aidan Dowling

Options exercised: Jared Harlock, Lenni Cirino, Alex Baker

Blackpool

Released: Liam Bridcutt, Luke Garbutt, Harvey Hughes, Beryly Lubala, Gary Madine, Chris Maxwell, Kevin Stewart, Joe Strawn, Keshi Anderson, Stuart Moore, Curtis Nelson, Jordan Thorniley

Options exercised: Callum Connolly, Kenny Dougall, CJ Hamilton, James Husband, Shayne Lavery, Luke Mariette, Will Squires, Tayt Trusty, Matty Virtue

Bristol City

Released: Nathan Baker, Jay Dasilva, Taylor Moore, James Morton

Offered new contracts: Tomas Kalas, Andy King, Han-Noah Massengo

Burnley

Released: Lukas Jensen, Will Norris, Ashley Barnes (joined Norwich City), Matt Lowton

Cardiff City

Released: Dillon Phillips, Tom Sang, Gavin Whyte, Connor Wickham

Offered new contracts: Mark Harris, Joel Bagan, Eli King

Coventry City

Released: Fankaty Dabo, Julien Dacosta, Todd Kane, Sean Maguire, Michael Rose, Martyn Waghorn, Tyler Walker

Offered new contracts: Liam Kelly

Huddersfield Town

Released: Josh Ruffels, Tomáš Vaclík, Florian Kamberi, Rolando Aarons, Ryan Schofield, Matty Daly, Romoney Crichlow, Danny Grant, Joseph Johnson, Ernaldo Krasniqi, Josh Mazfari, Donay O’Brien-Brady, Michael Parker, Michael Roxburgh, Hakeem Sandah, Tyree Sanusi, Sam Taylor, Ajay Weston, Sonny Whittingham

Offered new contracts: Danny Ward, Josh Koroma, Luke Daley

Options exercised: Charles Ondo, Ben Midgley, Michael Stone

Hull City

Released: Tyler Smith, Billy Chadwick, Callum Elder

Offered new contracts: David Robson

Ipswich Town

Released: Joel Coleman, Richard Keogh, Matt Penney, Kane Vincent-Young

Offered new contracts: Sone Aluko, Massimo Luongo, Tawanda Chirewa

Leeds United

Released: Laurens De Bock, Josh Galloway, Alfie Hughes, Bobby Kamwa

Leicester City

Released: Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu, Papy Mendy, Daniel Amartey, Tete, Ryan Bertrand, Ayoze Perez

Offered new contracts: Jonny Evans

Luton Town

Released: Sonny Bradley, Henri Lansbury, Harry Isted

Middlesbrough

Released: Luke Daniels, Darnell Fisher, Grant Hall, Joe Lumley, Isiah Cornet, Joe Ridley, Oliver Swan, Alfie Doherty

Offered new contracts: Jeremy Sivi, Isaac Fletcher

Millwall

Released: Scott Malone, Mason Bennett

Offered new contracts: Ryan Leonard, Connal Trueman

Norwich City

Released:Sam Byram, Kieran Dowell, Michael McGovern, Josh Martin, Danel Sinani, Teemu Pukki

Plymouth Argyle

Released: James Bolton, Conor Grant, Danny Mayor, Luke Jephcott, Adam Parkes, Ryan Law, Finley Craske, Brandon Pursall

Offered new contracts: Jack Endacott, Zak Baker, Jordan Houghton, James Wilson, Dan Scarr, Ryan Hardie, Niall Ennis

Options exercised: Brendan Galloway, Oscar Halls

Preston North End

Released: Aaron Bennett, Dana Amaral, Harry Nevin, Lewis Coulton, Matthew Olosunde

Offered new contracts: Greg Cunningham, Josh Onomah, Robbie Brady, Daniel Johnson

Queens Park Rangers

Released: Luke Amos, Leon Balogun, Olamide Shodipo, Conor Masterson (signed for Gillingham), Charlie Owens, Ody Alfa

Offered new contracts: Chris Martin, Jordan Archer, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Aaron Drewe, Stephen Duke-McKenna

Options exercised: Chris Willock, Joe Gubbins, Charlie Kelman

Reading

Released: Scott Dann, Luke Southwood, Shane Long, Liam Moore, Lucas Joao, Dejan Tetek

Offered new contracts: Yakou Meite, Junior Hoilett

Options exercised: Nesta Guinness-Walker, Amadou Mbengue

Rotherham

Released: Wes Harding, Robbie Hemfrey, Mackenzie Warne, Richard Wood.

Offered new contracts: Tyler Blackett, Sean Morrison, Chiedozie Ogbene, Lee Peltier, Josh Vickers.

Options exercised: Ben Wiles, Shane Ferguson

Sheffield United

Released: Billy Sharp, Jack O'Connell, Enda Stevens, Kyron Gordon

Offered new contracts: Zak Brunt, John Fleck, Ben Osborn, Jack Robinson

Options exercised: Ismaila Coulibaly, Wes Foderingham, Oliver McBurnie, Oliver Norwood

Sheffield Wednesday

Released: Jack Hunt, David Stockdale, Dennis Adeniran, Jaden Brown, Sam Durrant, Ryan Galvin, Ben Heneghan

Offered new contracts: Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Marvin Johnson, Callum Paterson

Options exercised: Barry Bannan, George Byers, Lee Gregory, Dominic Iorfa, Liam Palmer, Josh Windass

Southampton

Not yet released

Stoke City

Released: Sam Clucas, Demeaco Duhaney, Aden Flint, Morgan Fox, Phil Jagielka, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Nick Powell

Offered new contract: Frank Fielding

Options exercised: Jack Bonham, Blondy Nna Noukeu

Swansea City

Released: Ryan Manning, Joel Latibeaudiere, Andreas Sondergaard, Tivonge Rushesha, Daniel Williams

Sunderland

Released: Harrison Bond, Jacob Carney, Cameron Jessup, Ethan Kachosa, Nathan Newall, Owen Robinson, Thomas Scott, Harrison Sohna, Carl Winchester

Offered new contract: Harry Gardiner, Michael Spellman

West Bromwich Albion

Released: Jake Livermore, Tom Rogic, Kean Bryan

Offered new contract: Erik Pieters

Options exercised: Ted Cann

Wigan Athletic

Released: Joe Bennett, Steven Caulker, Jordan Cousins, Tendayi Darikwa, Gwion Edwards, Ryan Nyambe

Offered new contract: Jamie Jones, Max Power

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