Many players, whose contracts end next June, are now free to sign wherever they want from this Wednesday, January 1, 2025. And this concerns a lot of people.
If they want, they can already announce their future club. From this Wednesday, January 1, 2025, players at the end of their contract on June 30 are now free to negotiate with the club of their choice to commit to it at the end of their lease.
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Salah, De Bruyne, van Dijk, Son… The majority of files and Premier League
This year, several stars are concerned, starting with Mohamed Salah. The 32-year-old Egyptian international, who arrived at Liverpool in 2017, has still not extended his contract with the Reds. The striker, who sparkled on Boxing Day against West Ham (5-0 victory), can still extend his contract and has not yet confirmed his departure. If he decides to take on a new challenge, PSG, Barça and even Saudi Arabia are among the candidates regularly cited to welcome him.
In addition to Salah, Liverpool will also have to manage the file of Trent Alexander-Arnold and of Virgil van Dijkalso at the end of their contract in six months. The England international (26 years old), trained with the Reds, is followed very closely by Real Madrid. Against West Ham, his celebration, where he invited people to be quiet, also caused a lot of talk. For van Dijk, the trend is towards an extension.
Other Premier League faces are also at a crossroads in their careers. This is the case of Kevin De Bruynein full collective slump at Manchester City, or Heung-min Son (Tottenham). Still in England, Harry Maguire et Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Thomas Partey et Jorginho (Arsenal) or Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) are also free at the end of the season.
Like Liverpool, the next few weeks promise to be hot in the offices of Bayern Munich. The Bavarian club must manage the end of the contract Joshua Kimmich, Alphonso Davies et Leroy Sané. In recent months, Kimmich's name has regularly been associated with PSG, which notably reactivated this track in July. For Davies, his future is already sealed, the Canadian already having an agreement with Real Madrid, according to the Spanish press. Bayer Leverkusen, another Bundesliga leader, will have to look into the case of the central defender Jonathan Tah (28 years old), executive of the reigning German champion and pillar of the club since 2015.
Towards a reconstitution of the Messi-Neymar duo?
Abroad, two of football's biggest stars are also free to have a change of scenery this summer: Lionel Messi (37 years old) and Neymar (32 years old). The Argentinian, who arrived at Inter Miami in July 2023, has not yet announced a decision on his future, even if the trend is to see him return to Florida. The Brazilian striker could be tempted to join him at the end of his contract with Al-Hilal. Recently, Sky Sports assured that the Messi-Neymar duo could be reconstituted at Inter Miami.
As for French players playing abroad, Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) and Florian Thauvinback in form with Udinese (Serie A), are among the players who can discuss with another club from January 1. This is also the case for the two French world champions from Los Angeles FC, Olivier Giroud (38 years old) and Hugo Lloris (38 years old). Note that Paul Pogba, released by Juventus a few weeks ago, is also available on the market.
Ligue 1 could lose David and Lacazette
And Ligue 1, in all this? Jonathan David et Alexandre LacazettThey are the two biggest names who could leave the French championship for free in the coming months. Top scorer in the elite this season (11 goals), the Lille striker has not yet made a decision for his future. “The ball is in his court,” assured Olivier Létang, its president, on November 20 on RMC. For Lacazette, his departure from OL, subject to a sanction from the DNCG, is almost already confirmed. In November, after the victory against Saint-Étienne, the Lyon striker indicated that he had “probably played his last derby at Groupama Stadium”.
In Ligue 1, Remy Cabella et Angel GomesDavid's teammates at Lille, are also at the end of their contract, just like Kenny Lala et Jordan Amavi (Brest), Crepin Diatta (Monaco), Florent Mollet (Nantes), Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) or Pablo Rosario (Nice).
