A host of elite stars look set to become available for nothing in the summer transfer window.
It comes after a number of contracts prepare to expire at the end of the season with some big players on the way out.
And they include the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum and Sergio Aguero, two Premier League champions from the past couple of seasons.
While further afield, they do not come much bigger than Lionel Messi - whose contract situation at Barcelona is still yet to be settled.
After the appointment of Joan Laporta as president of the club, he made it his sole ambition to make sure the six-time Ballon d'Or winner would remain in Catalonia.
But the fact remains that Messi could leave his boyhood team with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain interested in the Argentine forward.
And in defence, there are some of the biggest and best centre-backs who will become available for nothing.
Sergio Ramos heads the list after failing to come to an agreement with Real Madrid over a new deal while he will have plenty of time on his hands after being dropped from the Spain 2020 squad.
Jerome Boateng is also on the lookout for a new club, calling time on his 10-year stint at Bayern Munich where he has cemented himself as a legend.
And he is not the only defender leaving Bavaria with David Alaba exiting too after spending his entire professional career with the Bundesliga giants.
Real Madrid appear ready to snap up the Austria international, where he appears set to fill the immediate void Ramos will leave behind.
And the Bernabeu will likely see another servant depart with Lucas Vazquez, who has been with Real his entire career, searching for another club.
Arsenal and Everton have been linked with the Spain international, who can lay across the right flank.
AC Milan could lose their stalwart, too, with Gianluigi Donnarumma yet to agree terms over a new contract with Juventus desperate for his signature.
His agent, Mino Raiola, has close ties with the Serie A outfit after pulling off a number of deals with them in the past including Paul Pogba, Matthijs de Ligt and Luca Pellegrini.
So, how could a free agent XI end up looking? And where could these 11 stars end up by the time the new season begins?
