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James Piercy

Championship and League One retained lists 2022: The free agents Bristol City can sign

The next two weeks represent an important and busy time for the football industry as it's the key gap in the calendar where plans need to be executed in terms of acquiring free agents.

That's not to say all players will make their decision but with holidays having been taken upon the conclusion of the 2021/22 campaign and personal matters to then be decided, most individuals will want their immediate futures sorted by the time early June is upon us, with pre-season then not too far away.

With Championship clubs once again dealing with limited transfer resources, the free agent market is a key arena to try and strengthen a squad with relatively minimal financial outlay in terms of fees, however the knock-on effect is often that in-demand players can then drive wage expectations up.

Bristol City are very much active and although Nigel Pearson has neglected to mention this year how many players he wishes to acquire, the Robins are expected to be make multiple additions, particularly in defensive areas.

Below you can read the retained lists of all the clubs in next season's Championship and League One to see who will be available over the next few weeks. We've also included promoted Bournemouth plus Norwich City and Watford who are returning from the Premier League.

It should be noted that Championship play-off finalists Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest are yet to publish their lists along with Fulham, Cardiff City, Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion.

Championship

Birmingham City

Released: Jeremie Bela, Renedi Masampu, Archie Matthews, Kristian Pedersen, Oriol Soldevila, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Connal Trueman, Yoane Zohore

Options triggered: Josh Andrews, Odin Bailey, Ryan Stirk

Blackburn Rovers

Released: Joe Rothwell, Bradley Johnson, Jacob Davenport, Harry Chapman, Luke Brennan, Connor McBride, Sam Durrant, Joe Nolan, Joe Ferguson, Brandon Lonsdale, Evan Cunningham

Options triggered: Ben Brereton Diaz, Dan Butterworth, Tyler Magloire, Jordan Eastham

In talks: Darragh Lenihan, Ryan Nyambe

Blackpool

Released: Cameron Antwi, Ryan Grant, Johnny Johnston, Matthew Liptrott, Charlie Monks, Ethan Robson, Sky Sinclair, Grant Ward

Options triggered: Richard Keogh, Keshi Anderson, Ewan Bange, Josh Bowler, Brad Holmes, Stuart Moore, Jordan Thorniley

Bournemouth

Released: Gary Cahill, Brennan Camp, Ryan Glover, Connor Kurran-Browne, Luke Nippard

In talks: Robbie Brady

Bristol City

Released: Callum O’Dowda, Khari Allen, Louis Britton, Barney Soady, Nathaniel Williams

In talks: Will Buse, Robbie Cundy, Andy King, Timm Klose

Cardiff City

Cardiff have declared their retained list but are yet to publish it

Released: Marlon Pack, Alex Smithies, Aden Flint

Out of contract: Sean Morrison, Joe Ralls, Will Vaulks, Leandro Bacuna, Ciaron Brown, Josh Murphy, Isaac Vassell

Coventry City

Released: Jodi Jones, Josh Pask, Jonny Ngandu, Aaron Evans-Harriott

Options triggered: Aidan Finnegan, Jay McGrath, Blaine Rowe

Hull City

Released: Tom Huddlestone, Richie Smallwood,Tom Eaves

Options triggered: Matt Ingram, Callum Elder, Josh Emmanuel, George Honeyman, Mallik Wilks

Luton Town

Options triggered: Luke Berry, Harry Isted, Cameron Jerome, Peter Kioso

In talks: Danny Hylton, Kal Naismith, Robert Snodgrass

Middlesbrough

Released: Sol Bamba, Lee Peltier, Neil Taylor

Offered new deal: Johnny Howson

Millwall

Released: Alex Pearce, Connor Mahoney

Contract offered: Jed Wallace

In talks: Maikel Kieftenbeld

Norwich City

Released: Lukas Rupp, Josip Drmić, Josh Giurgi, Aston Oxborough, Nelson Khumbeni, Reece McAlear, Solomon Alidor-Hamilton, Olatunde Okeowo

Preston North End

Released: Connor Ripley, Ethan Walker, Izzy Brown, Jack Baxter, Jacob Holland-Wilkinson, Jamie Thomas, Joe Rafferty, Joe Rodwell-Grant, Mathew Hudson, Oliver Lombard, Paul Huntington, Scott Sinclair, Tom Barkhuizen

Under contract, available for transfer: Josh Harrop, Matthew Olosunde, Tom Bayliss

In discussions: Bambo Diaby

QPR

Released: Charlie Austin, Dom Ball, Dillon Barnes, David Marshall, Lee Wallace, Kieren Westwood

Conversations continuing: Albert Adomah, Yoann Barbet, Moses Odubajo, Charlie Owens, Olamide Shodipo

Reading

Released: Terell Thomas, Brandon Barker, Orjan Nyland, Felipe Araruna, Alen Halilovic, Marc McNulty

In talks: Junior Hoilett, Michael Morrison, John Swift

Offered new deals: Tom Holmes, Josh Laurent, Andy Rinomhota, Femi Azeez, Andy Yiadom

Rotherham United

Released: Jake Cooper, Jacob Gratton, Freddie Ladapo, Angus MacDonald, Joe Mattock, Mickel Miller

In talks: Michael Smith, Michael Ihiekwe, Jamie Lindsay

Options triggered: Josh Chapman, Jake Hull, Viktor Johansson, Chiedozie Ogbene

Invited back to pre-season training to potentially earn a new deal: Jerome Greaves

Stoke City

Released: James Chester, Tommy Smith, Tom Ince, Steven Fletcher

Swansea City

Released: Korey Smith, Ben Hamer, Yan Dhanda, Jamie Searle, Nico Defreitas-Hansen, Josh Gould

Watford

Watford won't confirm their retained list until after the completion of the Premier League season

Released: Ben Foster, Juraj Kucka

West Brom

West Brom have declared their retained list but are yet to publish it

Released : Andy Carroll

League One

Accrington Stanley

Released: Stephen Sama, Lewis Mansell, Ben Pleavin, Luke Stowe, Kevin Spinelli

Options triggered: Ross Sykes, Colby Bishop, Sean McConville, Liam Coyle, Dylan Moonan, Dan Martin, Matty Carson, Rhys Fenlon, Oliver Patrick, Jack Nolan, Josh Woods

Offered new deal: Matt Butcher

Barnsley

Released: Aapo Halme, George Miller, Connor Hodgson, Daniel Jinadu, Tomas Kalinauskas

Contract offered: Romal Palmer

Bolton Wanderers

Released: Alex Baptiste, Andrew Tutte, Liam Gordon, Nathan Delfouneso, Liam Edwards, Matty Alexander, Jay Fitzmartin, Reiss Greenidge

Options triggered: Finlay Lockett, Luke Hutchinson.

Offered new deal: Adam Senior

Bristol Rovers

Released: Junior Brown, Leon Clarke, Cameron Hargreaves, Cian Harries, Ollie Hulbert, Ben Liddle, Pablo Martinez, Tom Mehew, Jon Nolan, Brett Pitman, Kieran Phillips, Lucas Tomlinson, Glenn Whelan

In talks: Antony Evans

Offered six-month contract: Sam Heal

Burton Albion

Released: Danny Rowe, Luke Redfern, Michael Bostwick, Oumar Niasse, Aaron Amadi-Holloway

Offered new deals: John Brayford, Joe Powell, Michael Mancienne, Callum Hawkins, Daniel Moore, Thierry Latty-Fairweather, Tom Hewlett, Ben Radcliffe, Jakub Niemczyk

Cambridge United

Released: Wes Hoolahan, Kai McKenzie-Lyle, Tom Dickens

Options triggered: Ben Worman

Offered new deal: Jack Iredale (rejected, joined Bolton),

Charlton Athletic

Released: Chris Gunter, Conor Washington, Adam Matthews, Ben Watson, Pape Souare, Stephen Henderson

Options triggered: Jake Forster-Caskey, Ryan Inniss, Josh Davison, Nathan Harness

In discussions: Ben Purrington

Cheltenham Town

Released: Charlie Colkett, Scott Flinders, Conor Thomas (joined Crewe), Andy Williams

Offered new deals : Dylan Barkers, Will Boyle (offer rejected), Ellis Chapman, Zac Guinan, Max Harris, Reece Hutchinson

Under contract, available for transfer: Owen Evans

Exeter City

Released: Nigel Atangana, Callum Rowe, Ben Seymour, Colin Daniel, Jordan Dyer, Jack Veale, James Dodd, Ellis Johnson

In talks: Jonathan Grounds

Fleetwood Town

Released: Harrison Biggins (joined Doncaster), Callum Camps, Kieran O’Hara, Anthony Pilkington

Contract accepted: Ellis Harrison, Toto Nsiala

Contract offered: Danny Andrew

Forest Green Rovers

Released: Taylor Allen, Jack Evans, Opi Edwards, Jake Young, Elliott Whitehouse, Vaughn Covil, Luke Hallett

Talks ongoing: Kane Wilson, Dan Sweeney, Ebou Adams (rejected, joining Cardiff), Nicky Cadden, Sadou Diallo

Ipswich Town

Released: James Norwood, Myles Kenlock, Tomas Holy, Tom Carroll

Out of contract: Tyreece Simpson, Bailey Clements, Brett McGavin, Tawanda Chirewa

Lincoln City

Released: John Marquis, Max Melbourne

In talks: Conor McGrandles, Liam Bridcutt

MK Dons

Released: Aden Baldwin, Jay Bird, Hiram Boateng, John Freeman, Brandon Mason, Connor Wickham

In talks: David Kasumu, Josh McEachran

Options triggered: Daniel Harvie, Tennai Watson.

Morecambe

Released: Rhys Bennett, Toumani Diagouraga, Greg Leigh, Jacob Mensah, Freddie Price

Option triggered: Andre Da Silva Mendes

Offered new deals: Arthur Gnahoua, Adam Smith, Aaron Wildig

Oxford United

Released: Sam Winnall, Jamie Hanson, Leon Chambers-Parillon, Michael Elechi, Joel Cooper

Options triggered: Elliott Moore, James Henry

Offered new deals: Alex Gorrin, Billy Bodin, Slavi Spasov

New signing: Sam Baldock

Peterborough United

Released: David Cornell, Serhat Tasdemir, Kyle Barker, Connor Peters, Ethan Bojang, Kobe Chong

Under contract, available for transfer: Christy Pym, Mark Beevers, Ryan Broom, Idris Kanu, Jorge Grant

Plymouth Argyle

Released: Ollie Tomlinson

Options triggered: Jordan Houghton, Panutche Camara, Brandon Pursall

Portsmouth

Options triggered: Jayden Reid, Marcus Harness, Louis Thompson, Jay Mingi

Shrewsbury Town

Released: Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Shaun Whalley, Aaron Pierre, Joshua Daniels, David Davis, Cameron Gregory

Option triggered: Harry Burgoyne

Offered and agreed new deals: Josh Vela, Elliott Bennett

Offered new deal: Jaden Bevan

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