The regular EFL season has come to a close - and attention is turning towards a summer of transfer dealings.
It is hardly a quiet time for football clubs during the off-season, as there are deals to be done to ensure targets can be met during the next campaign.
Clubs have already started publishing their retained lists, confirming which of their players will be seeking pastures new this summer.
There are still clubs competing in the play-offs but for those who know where they will be playing next season, plans can be drawn up. Club officials and fans alike will be scouring the retained lists that will continue to surface over the coming weeks, keen to see if there is any exciting talent to be picked up on a free transfer.
Here are 38 players from the 2025/26 season’s line-up of League One clubs who - as it stands - are due to become free agents this summer.

5. Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Blackpool only tied the former Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper down to a short-term deal when they signed him on a permanent basis in January. He is currently in talks over an extension. | Pete Norton/Getty Images
6. Victor Adeboyejo
Mansfield Town have released the 28-year-old former Barnsley forward. | Bruce Rollinson

7. Joel Bagan
Cardiff City have not yet confirmed a contract renewal for the 24-year-old left-back. | Bradley Collyer/PA Wire
8. Dru Yearwood
The midfielder was given a one-year deal by Rotherham United last summer, although there is an extension option. | Jonathan Gawthorpe


