Hundreds of professional footballers will be on the lookout for new sides this summer.
And it’s no different at the highest level of the game, with the Premier League today publishing the retained lists of those operating at the top of the English game.
Yes, the likes of Mo Salah and John Stones may stretch the playing budget at Fratton Park, but there are certainly players who will be within the reach of Pompey as they look to progress at Championship level.
So we’ve pulled together all of those players who are out of contract and looking for new employers in the weeks and months ahead.
5. Brentford
Gregory Asemokhai, Maxwell McKnight, Michael McSorley, Kyrie Pierre, Marley Tavaziva, Ryan Trevitt, Michael Bowen, Yerime Ouattara | Getty Images
6. Brighton
Adam Webster, Solly March, Noel Atom, Joe Belmont, Matthew Hayden, Sebastian Jensen, Harry Mills, Yussif Owusu, Charlie Penman, Jacob Slater and Zane Albarus Billy Cullinane William Rutter Finley Taylor | Getty Images
7. Chelsea
Brodi Hughes, Richard Olise, Sam Rak-Sakyi, Jimi Tauriainen, James Hillson | AFP via Getty Images
8. Coventry
Jamie Allen, Brad Collins, Conrad Ambursley, Charlie Finney, Jack James, Greg Sandiford Junior, Kai Yearn | Getty Images