Every Premier League star confirmed for launch as far as switch window heats up
The World Cup might be just days away, but that hasn’t stopped the daily goings on for Premier League clubs from taking place. And for most, that basically means signing, selling or releasing players ahead of the official transfer window start day on June 15.
And while any players being made available for free at the end of their contracts will still be hanging around until June 30 (officially), that hasn’t stopped them being declared available for hire before then.
The list so far isn’t huge, but there are some big names – including Premier League winners and fan favourites – as well as youngsters hoping to become the next big thing.
Premier League champions Arsenal have made the biggest cuts so far, confirming that eight players will leave.
Sam Chapman, Harrison Dudziak, Seb Ferdinand, Cam’ron Ismail, Will Lannin-Sweet, Josh Nichols, Samuel Onyekachukwu and Alexei Rojas-Federushchenko will all bid farewell to the club.
Manchester City confirmed several weeks ago that club legends Bernardo Silva will leave alongside John Stone – both of whom will be playing at the world cup for their respective nations of Portugal and England.
Manchester United are making Tyrell Malacia and Casemiro available to walk out the doors of Old Trafford at the end of their contracts, with the Dutch left-back leaving just four years after joining from Feyernoord for £13m and making only 28 club appearances.
Elsewhere, the news of Liverpool losing three top stars for free has been somewhat cushioned by the signing of a new manager this week, but replacing Mohammed Salah, Ibrahima Konate and arguably the club’s greatest ever left back in Andy Robertson will not be an easy task.
Konate’s departure was announced earlier this week, with the club stating: “The centre-back will depart Anfield at the end of June, bringing his five-year spell with the Reds to a conclusion.
“Konate will depart with our gratitude and appreciation for the contribution he made and everyone at the club wishes him the best for the future.”
Lower down the table, at Brentford, only one player is being released – Ryan Trevitt, who only ever made one appearance for the club.
Newcastle United have confirmed that ex-England star Kieran Trippier, Swedish international and club favourite Emil Krafth, substitute goalkeeper John Ruddy, Max Thompson and Matt Targett will all leave.
Krafth said last month when it was confirmed: “I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to represent this incredible football club for the past seven years. It’s been a huge part of my life, I’ve made some amazing memories here and Newcastle is somewhere I’ve been really proud to call home.
More will be announced in the coming weeks, especially as the Premier League make the official announcements for all clubs on June 30.
