Both Swansea City and Cardiff City are set for big overhauls of their squads this summer.
In SA1, head coach Russell Martin is overseeing a season of transition, moulding his team to the structure and vision he wants.
He has already carried out a fair bit of recruitment work at the Swansea.com Stadium, bringing in players who he feels fit his style of play.
But further change is coming, judging by his comments following the 4-0 thrashing at Sheffield United on Saturday.
"I think so," responded Martin when asked if a summer overhaul is likely.
"We've changed a lot, I probably would have liked to have changed a bit more.
"We want to play a certain way and it requires a certain character and physical profile.
"We have some excellent players here, some who are unbelievably well suited to it, some who are not ideally suited to it, but that doesn't make them bad players.
"We have what we have until the end of the season, and I'm happy with that, the guys we have got."
As for Steve Morison in the Welsh capital, the Bluebirds have 10 players out of contract this summer and a host of loan players returning to their parent clubs. It looks extremely likely that the reset button will be pushed at Cardiff City Stadium at the end of the campaign.
The manager has overseen an upturn in results since he took over from Mick McCarthy but until Morison is given the keys full time, recruitment matters will remain up in the air.
Both teams will be operating on a shoestring budget, and we recently brought you a selection of free agents the Welsh clubs could sign right now to boost their options.
Here, we bring you the full list of out-of-contract Championship player Swansea and Cardiff could pick up this summer.
Barnsley
Romal Palmer, 23 - defensive midfielder
Aapo Halme, 23 - centre-back (one-year option)
Blackpool
Keshi Anderson, 26 - winger (one-year option)
Cameron Antwi, 20 - central midfield (one-year option)
Josh Bowler, 22 - winger (one-year option)
Marvin Ekpiteta, 26 - centre-back
Richard Keogh, 35 - centre-back (one-year option)
Gary Madine, 31 - striker (one-year option)
Stuart Moore, 27 - goalkeeper (one-year option)
Jordan Thorniley, 25 - centre-back (one-year option)
Grant Ward, 27 - right midfield
Bournemouth
Jaidon Anthony, 22 - winger, (one-year option)
Robbie Brady, 30 - utility
Gary Cahill, 36 - centre-back
Zeno Ibsen Rossi, 21 - centre-back (one-year option)
Jordan Zemura, 22 - left-back (one-year option)
Birmingham City
Odin Bailey, 22 - attacking midfielder (one-year option)
Jeremie Bela, 28 - winger (one-year option)
Tate Campbell, 19 - defensive midfielder
Adan George, 19 - striker (one-year option)
Renedi Masampu, 22 - left back
Kristian Pedersen, 27 - left back
Ryan Stirk, 21 - central midfielder (one-year option)
Connal Trueman, 25 - goalkeeper
Blackburn Rovers
Ben Brereton Diaz, 22 - striker (one-year option)
Danny Butterworth, 22 - striker
Jacob Davenport, 23 - midfielder
Thomas Kaminski, 29 - goalkeeper (one-year option)
Bradley Johnson, 34 - midfielder
Darragh Lenihan, 27 - centre-back
Tyler Magloire, 23 - centre-back
Ryan Nyambe, 24 - right-back
Joe Rothwell, 27 - midfielder
Bristol City
Louis Britton, 20 - striker
Andy King, 33 - midfielder (one-year option)
Timm Klose, 33 - defender
Chris Martin, 33 - striker (one-year option)
Callum O’Dowda, 26 - winger (one-year option)
Danny Simpson, 34 - full-back
Cardiff City
Leandro Bacuna, 30 - midfielder
Ciaron Brown, 24 - defender
Aden Flint, 32 - defender
Sean Morrison, 31 - defender
Josh Murphy, 26 - winger
Marlon Pack, 30 - midfielder
Joe Ralls, 28 - midfielder
Alex Smithies, 31 - goalkeeper
Isaac Vassell, 28 - striker
Will Vaulks, 28 - midfielder
Coventry City
Jodi Jones, 24 - attacking midfielder
Josh Pask, 24 - centre-back
Kyle McFadzean, 34 - centre-back
Jordan Shipley, 24 - attacking midfielder (one-year option)
Derby County
Ryan Allsop, 29 - goalkeeper
Nathan Byrne, 29 - right-back
Lee Buchanan, 20 - left-back (one-year option)
Eiran Cashin, 20 - centre-back
Curtis Davies, 36 - centre-back
Festy Ebosele, 19 - wing-back/winger
Craig Forsyth, 32 - left-back
Colin Kazim-Richards, 35 - striker
Isaac Hutchinson, 21 - midfielder
Tom Lawrence, 28 - attacking midfielder
Ravel Morrison, 29 - forward
Kelle Roos, 29 - goalkeeper
Richard Stearman, 34 - centre-back
Liam Thompson, 19 - midfielder
Louie Watson, 20 - attacking midfielder
Fulham
Fabio Carvalho, 19 - attacking midfielder
Neekens Kebano, 29 - winger (one-year option)
Fabri, 34 - goalkeeper
Tyrese Francois, 21 - winger
Michael Hector, 29 - centre-back (one-year option)
Alfie Mawson, 28 - centre-back
Tim Ream, 34 - centre-back
Jean-Michael Seri, 30 - central midfielder (one-year option)
Huddersfield Town
Jamal Blackman, 28 - goalkeeper
Reece Brown, 25 - midfielder
Fraizer Campbell, 34 - striker
Carel Eiting, 24 - midfielder
Josh Koroma, 23 - winger (one-year option)
Naby Sarr, 28 - centre-back
Harry Toffolo, 26 - left-back (one-year option)
Alex Vallejo, 30 - midfielder
Hull City
Tom Eaves, 30 - striker (one-year option)
Callum Elder, 27 - left-back (one-year option)
Josh Emmanuel, 24 - right-back (one-year option)
George Honeyman, 27 - attacking midfielder (one-year option)
Tom Huddlestone, 35 - midfielder (one-year option)
Matt Ingram, 28 - goalkeeper (one-year option)
Richie Smallwood, 31 - defensive midfielder (one-year option)
Mallik Wilks, 23 - striker (one-year option)
Luton Town
Club doesn’t disclose contract lengths
Middlesbrough
Jonny Howson, 33 - midfielder
Sol Bamba, 37 - centre-back
Lee Peltier, 35 - centre-back/full-back
Neil Taylor, 33 - left-back
Millwall
Maikal Kieftenbeld, 31 - defensive midfielder
Connor Mahoney, 25 - winger
Alex Pearce, 33 - centre-back
Jed Wallace, 27 - winger
Murray Wallace, 29 - centre-back
Nottingham Forest
Gaetan Bong, 33 - left-back
Tobias Figueiredo, 28 - defender
Lewis Grabban, 34 - striker
Carl Jenkinson, 29 - right-back
Jordan Smith, 27 - goalkeeper
Peterborough United
Will Blackmore, 20 - goalkeeper
Harrison Burrows, 20 - left-midfielder
Jack Taylor, 23 - midfielder
Preston North End
Tom Barkhuizen, 28 - forward
Jack Baxter, 21 - midfielder
Izzy Brown, 25 - attacking midfielder (one-year option)
Mathew Hudson, 23 - goalkeeper
Paul Huntington, 34 - defender
Joe Rafferty, 28 - defender
Connor Ripley, 29 - goalkeeper
Scott Sinclair, 32 - forward
Jamie Thomas, 25 - attacking midfielder (one-year option)
Ethan Walker, 19 - forward
QPR
Albert Adomah, 34 - winger
Dominic Ball, 26 - central midfielder
Yoann Barbet, 28 - centre-back
David Marshall, 36 - goalkeeper
Moses Odubajo, 28 - right-back (one-year option)
Charlie Owens, 24 - defensive midfield (one-year option)
Lee Wallace, 34 - left-back
Reading
Felipe Araruna, 25 - midfielder
Femi Azeez, 20 - midfielder
Scott Dann, 34 - defender
Alen Halilovic, 25 - midfielder
Junior Hoilett, 31 - midfielder
Tom Holmes, 21 - defender
Josh Laurent, 26 - midfielder
Marc McNulty, 29 - striker
Michael Morrison, 33 - defender
Andy Rinomhota, 24 - midfielder
John Swift, 26 - midfielder
Andy Yiadom, 30 - defender
Sheffield United
Chris Basham, 33 - defender (one-year option)
Adam Davies, 29 - goalkeeper (one-year option)
Luke Freeman, 29 - midfielder (one-year option)
David McGoldrick, 34 - striker (one-year option)
Lys Mousset, 26 - striker (one-year option)
Ben Osborn, 27 - midfielder (one-year option)
Jack Robinson, 28 - defender (one-year option)
Billy Sharp, 36 - striker (one-year option)
Stoke City
Joe Allen, 31 - midfielder
James Chester, 33 – centre-back
Frankie Fielding, 33 - keeper
Steven Fletcher, 34 - striker
Phil Jagielka, 39 – centre-back
Nick Powell, 27 - midfielder (one-year option)
Tommy Smith, 29 – right-back
Mario Vrancic, 32 - midfielder (one-year option)
Swansea City
Yan Dhanda, 23 - attacker
Josh Gould, 24 - goalkeeper (one-year option)
Ben Hamer, 34 - goalkeeper (one-year option)
Kyle Naughton, 33 - defender
Korey Smith, 31 - midfielder
West Brom
David Button, 32 - goalkeeper
Sam Johnstone, 28 - goalkeeper
Romaine Sawyers, 30 - midfielder
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