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.
17. Manchester United
Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Jadon Sancho, Sonny Aljofree, James Bailey, Malachi Sharpe. | Getty Images
18. Newcastle United
Joe Brayson, Adam Harrison, Alfie Harrison, Emil Kraft, Charlie McArthur, Darren Palmer, John Ruddy, Matt Targett, James Taylor, Ciaran Thompson, Max Thompson, Kieran Trippier, Will Anderson, Tom Bryant, Jude Cogdon, Kayden Lucas, Alex O'Donovan, Matthews Taylor, Ezra Tika-Lemba, Mohammed Waddani, | Getty Images
19. Nottingham Forest
Stefan Ortega, Angus Gunn, Willy Bolly, Evan Boulter, Taeneal Brandy, Jonathan Whiteley, Scott Hamilton, Zac Smith, Will Thompson. | Getty Images
20. Sunderland
Dennis Cirkin, Niall Huggins, Dan Neil, Bertrand Traoré, Oliver Bainbridge, Marshall Burke, Tom Lavery, Elias Lenz, Ethan Moore, Adam Richardson, Rhys Walsh, Jake Waters,Ivan Struk, George Bell. | Getty Images