Leeds United's relegation from the Premier league means the Whites will be fishing in a different pond when it goes to the transfer window this summer. Back in the Championship and with salaries and budgets cut, the club have to be careful on what they spend despite having the benefit of a parachute payment.
Leeds are by no means shopping in the bargain bin, but they do need to be more frugal and picking up a free transfer here and there to strengthen the squad depth further or to offer a back-up option would make good business sense.
With that in mind, we have calculated all the players released in the Championship at the end of the season who are now available on a free. Here's where all Leeds' new rivals stand and the players who are out there looking for clubs.
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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
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
Blackburn
Released: Bradley Dack, Ben Brereton Diaz, Daniel Ayala and Dan Butterworth
Bristol City
Released: Nathan Baker, Jay Dasilva, Taylor Moore, James Morton
Offered new contracts: Tomas Kalas, Andy King, Han-Noah Massengo
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
Middlesbrough
Released: Luke Daniels, Darnell Fisher, Grant Hall, Joe Lumley, Isiah Cornet, Joe Ridley, Oliver Swan, and Alfie Doherty
Offered new contracts: Jeremy Sivi and 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
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
Swansea City
Released: Ryan Manning, Joel Latibeaudiere and Kyle Naughton
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
West Brom
Released: Jake Livermore, Tom Rogic and Kean Bryan
Offered new contracts: Erik Pieters
Options exercised: Ted Cann
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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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