Everyone likes a bargain - even in footballing circles.
It's the time of year when clubs in the Championship and below release their retained lists for the 2023/24 season, which will see Cardiff City and Swansea City battle it out against the likes of Leeds United, Leicester City and Southampton for the ultimate prize of a place back in the Premier League.
The Bluebirds and Swans have published their own lists - you can read who is going and who is staying here and here.
Cardiff will be shopping in the free agent market this summer due to their partial transfer embargo, while Swansea will be operating on a budget.
Therefore we have collated the lists of teams in the second tier - including those who have just been promoted from League One, relegated from the Championship and those who have gone up and down from the Premier League - who have named the players who are now leaving their clubs.
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Where known, options exercised and contracts offered to players have been included.
Birmingham City
Released: Maxime Colin, Harlee Dean, Troy Deeney, George Friend, Jordan Graham, Kevin Long
Options exercised: Oliver Basey, Rico Browne, Tate Campbell, Tommy Fogarty, Nico Gordon, Marcel Oakley, Kieran Wakefield
Blackburn Rovers
Released: Bradley Dack, Ben Brereton Diaz, Daniel Ayala, Dan Butterworth, Dan Pike, Sam Burns, Aidan Dowling
Options exercised: Jared Harlock, Lenni Cirino, Alex Baker
Blackpool
Released: Liam Bridcutt, Luke Garbutt, Harvey Hughes, Beryly Lubala, Gary Madine, Chris Maxwell, Kevin Stewart, Joe Strawn, Keshi Anderson, Stuart Moore, Curtis Nelson, Jordan Thorniley
Options exercised: Callum Connolly, Kenny Dougall, CJ Hamilton, James Husband, Shayne Lavery, Luke Mariette, Will Squires, Tayt Trusty, Matty Virtue
Bristol City
Released: Nathan Baker, Jay Dasilva, Taylor Moore, James Morton
Offered new contracts: Tomas Kalas, Andy King, Han-Noah Massengo
Burnley
Released: Lukas Jensen, Will Norris, Ashley Barnes (joined Norwich City), Matt Lowton
Cardiff City
Released: Dillon Phillips, Tom Sang, Gavin Whyte, Connor Wickham
Offered new contracts: Mark Harris, Joel Bagan, Eli King
Coventry City
Released: Fankaty Dabo, Julien Dacosta, Todd Kane, Sean Maguire, Michael Rose, Martyn Waghorn, Tyler Walker
Offered new contracts: Liam Kelly
Huddersfield Town
Released: Josh Ruffels, Tomáš Vaclík, Florian Kamberi, Rolando Aarons, Ryan Schofield, Matty Daly, Romoney Crichlow, Danny Grant, Joseph Johnson, Ernaldo Krasniqi, Josh Mazfari, Donay O’Brien-Brady, Michael Parker, Michael Roxburgh, Hakeem Sandah, Tyree Sanusi, Sam Taylor, Ajay Weston, Sonny Whittingham
Offered new contracts: Danny Ward, Josh Koroma, Luke Daley
Options exercised: Charles Ondo, Ben Midgley, Michael Stone
Hull City
Released: Tyler Smith, Billy Chadwick, Callum Elder
Offered new contracts: David Robson
Ipswich Town
Released: Joel Coleman, Richard Keogh, Matt Penney, Kane Vincent-Young
Offered new contracts: Sone Aluko, Massimo Luongo, Tawanda Chirewa
Leeds United
Released: Laurens De Bock, Josh Galloway, Alfie Hughes, Bobby Kamwa
Leicester City
Released: Youri Tielemans, Caglar Soyuncu, Papy Mendy, Daniel Amartey, Tete, Ryan Bertrand, Ayoze Perez
Offered new contracts: Jonny Evans
Luton Town
Released: Sonny Bradley, Henri Lansbury, Harry Isted
Middlesbrough
Released: Luke Daniels, Darnell Fisher, Grant Hall, Joe Lumley, Isiah Cornet, Joe Ridley, Oliver Swan, Alfie Doherty
Offered new contracts: Jeremy Sivi, Isaac Fletcher
Millwall
Released: Scott Malone, Mason Bennett
Offered new contracts: Ryan Leonard, Connal Trueman
Norwich City
Released:Sam Byram, Kieran Dowell, Michael McGovern, Josh Martin, Danel Sinani, Teemu Pukki
Plymouth Argyle
Released: James Bolton, Conor Grant, Danny Mayor, Luke Jephcott, Adam Parkes, Ryan Law, Finley Craske, Brandon Pursall
Offered new contracts: Jack Endacott, Zak Baker, Jordan Houghton, James Wilson, Dan Scarr, Ryan Hardie, Niall Ennis
Options exercised: Brendan Galloway, Oscar Halls
Preston North End
Released: Aaron Bennett, Dana Amaral, Harry Nevin, Lewis Coulton, Matthew Olosunde
Offered new contracts: Greg Cunningham, Josh Onomah, Robbie Brady, Daniel Johnson
Queens Park Rangers
Released: Luke Amos, Leon Balogun, Olamide Shodipo, Conor Masterson (signed for Gillingham), Charlie Owens, Ody Alfa
Offered new contracts: Chris Martin, Jordan Archer, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Aaron Drewe, Stephen Duke-McKenna
Options exercised: Chris Willock, Joe Gubbins, Charlie Kelman
Reading
Released: Scott Dann, Luke Southwood, Shane Long, Liam Moore, Lucas Joao, Dejan Tetek
Offered new contracts: Yakou Meite, Junior Hoilett
Options exercised: Nesta Guinness-Walker, Amadou Mbengue
Rotherham
Released: Wes Harding, Robbie Hemfrey, Mackenzie Warne, Richard Wood.
Offered new contracts: Tyler Blackett, Sean Morrison, Chiedozie Ogbene, Lee Peltier, Josh Vickers.
Options exercised: Ben Wiles, Shane Ferguson
Sheffield United
Released: Billy Sharp, Jack O'Connell, Enda Stevens, Kyron Gordon
Offered new contracts: Zak Brunt, John Fleck, Ben Osborn, Jack Robinson
Options exercised: Ismaila Coulibaly, Wes Foderingham, Oliver McBurnie, Oliver Norwood
Sheffield Wednesday
Released: Jack Hunt, David Stockdale, Dennis Adeniran, Jaden Brown, Sam Durrant, Ryan Galvin, Ben Heneghan
Offered new contracts: Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Marvin Johnson, Callum Paterson
Options exercised: Barry Bannan, George Byers, Lee Gregory, Dominic Iorfa, Liam Palmer, Josh Windass
Southampton
Not yet released
Stoke City
Released: Sam Clucas, Demeaco Duhaney, Aden Flint, Morgan Fox, Phil Jagielka, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Nick Powell
Offered new contract: Frank Fielding
Options exercised: Jack Bonham, Blondy Nna Noukeu
Swansea City
Released: Ryan Manning, Joel Latibeaudiere, Andreas Sondergaard, Tivonge Rushesha, Daniel Williams
Sunderland
Released: Harrison Bond, Jacob Carney, Cameron Jessup, Ethan Kachosa, Nathan Newall, Owen Robinson, Thomas Scott, Harrison Sohna, Carl Winchester
Offered new contract: Harry Gardiner, Michael Spellman
West Bromwich Albion
Released: Jake Livermore, Tom Rogic, Kean Bryan
Offered new contract: Erik Pieters
Options exercised: Ted Cann
Wigan Athletic
Released: Joe Bennett, Steven Caulker, Jordan Cousins, Tendayi Darikwa, Gwion Edwards, Ryan Nyambe
Offered new contract: Jamie Jones, Max Power
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