Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Players whose contracts expire in 2021 include Lionel Messi at Barcelona, Sergio Ramos, David Alaba, plus Wijnaldum at Liverpool and Aguero at Man City

November 10, 2020 - Tags : fixtures , Football - news , IFTTT , pictures , scores , transfers

Spending large amounts of money on signings is par for the course for most elite clubs, however, there are cash saving drives others are keen on.

The most effective way to avoid shelling out large sums of fees is by signing players whose contracts expire – Juventus are particularly good at this – and next summer will be rare in the amount of top quality free agents available.

Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos are just some of the stars who will be free agents next summer

Where better to start than Lionel Messi, one of the game’s greatest ever players.

He is currently in his final year at Barcelona after performing a stunning U-turn in the summer despite being so determined for a move away.

It will be interesting to see if he is still keen to leave in 2021.

Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil will also be available for nothing as will be Manchester United star Juan Mata.

Football agent Kia Joorabchian says there's no winners in the Arsenal and Ozil saga and stresses the German needs to leave and play football

Mata’s teammate Jesse Lingard is also in his final year at Old Trafford, while West Ham forward Michail Antonio could also be on his way out of the club for nothing at the end of June.

But there are a number of other top players who at present will not cost any interested clubs a penny after June 30, 2021.

talkSPORT.com has picked out EIGHT stars who are set to be available on a free next summer.