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Contracts running out in 2027

2004 players are into the last year of their deal. A club with a year left on an asset either sells or loses them, which is the cheapest leverage in any transfer window.

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Best players in their final year

Ranked by current ability. These are not free agents — every one is still under contract — but a selling club knows the clock is running, and that shows up in what they will accept.

PlayerAgePositionClubLeagueRatingPotentialContract endsValue
H. Kane33ForwardFC Bayern MünchenBundesliga90902027£5.3m
Bruno Fernandes32MidfielderManchester UnitedPremier League89892027£5.3m
Vini Jr.26ForwardReal MadridLa Liga89922027£12m
W. Saliba25DefenderArsenalPremier League88892027£8.6m
V. van Dijk35DefenderLiverpoolPremier League88902027£3.6m
B. Saka25ForwardArsenalPremier League87902027£7.2m
Alisson33GoalkeeperLiverpoolPremier League87892027£3.3m
N. Schlotterbeck26DefenderBorussia DortmundBundesliga87882027£6.7m
F. Dimarco28DefenderInterSerie A86862027£4.8m
Fabián Ruiz30MidfielderParis Saint-GermainLigue 186862027£5.0m
Diogo Costa26GoalkeeperFC PortoPrimeira Liga86892027£5.4m
J. Pickford32GoalkeeperEvertonPremier League85852027£1.3m
Marcos Llorente31DefenderAtlético MadridLa Liga85852027£3.3m
H. Çalhanoğlu32MidfielderInterSerie A85862027£2.1m
K. De Bruyne35MidfielderNapoliSerie A85872027£2.2m
M. Svilar27GoalkeeperRomaSerie A85862027£4.1m
K. Laimer29DefenderFC Bayern MünchenBundesliga85852027£2.3m
D. Undav30ForwardVfB StuttgartBundesliga85852027£2.3m
P. Foden26MidfielderManchester CityPremier League84882027£5.0m
G. Mancini30DefenderRomaSerie A84842027£3.0m
Cristiano Ronaldo41ForwardAl NassrSaudi Pro League84852027£1.9m
J. McGinn31MidfielderAston VillaPremier League83832027£2.6m
Isco34MidfielderReal Betis BalompiéLa Liga83842027£2.0m
C. Pulisic27MidfielderAC MilanSerie A83842027£3.4m
S. Lobotka31MidfielderNapoliSerie A83832027£2.9m
A. Rrahmani32DefenderNapoliSerie A83832027£1.4m
W. Orban33DefenderRB LeipzigBundesliga83842027£2.0m
D. Raum28DefenderRB LeipzigBundesliga83832027£2.9m
M. Ginter32DefenderSC FreiburgBundesliga83832027£1.3m
João Félix26MidfielderAl NassrSaudi Pro League83832027£3.0m
Ibañez27DefenderAl Ahli SFCSaudi Pro League83842027£3.0m
L. Martínez28DefenderManchester UnitedPremier League82822027£2.6m
A. Budimir35ForwardCA OsasunaLa Liga82822027£1.6m
A. Zambo Anguissa30MidfielderNapoliSerie A82822027£2.5m
Éderson27MidfielderAtalantaSerie A82852027£3.3m
R. Orsolini29MidfielderBolognaSerie A82822027£1.8m
J. Burkardt26ForwardEintracht FrankfurtBundesliga82852027£3.5m
C. Tolisso32MidfielderOlympique LyonnaisLigue 182822027£1.5m
Pedro Gonçalves28MidfielderSporting CPPrimeira Liga82832027£3.0m
K. Casteels34GoalkeeperAl Qadsiah FCSaudi Pro League82822027£833k
M. Kovačić32MidfielderManchester CityPremier League81832027£1.3m
K. Mainoo21MidfielderManchester UnitedPremier League81852027£3.4m
M. Cash29DefenderAston VillaPremier League81812027£1.3m
S. Botman26DefenderNewcastle UnitedPremier League81852027£2.5m
M. Sels34GoalkeeperNottingham ForestPremier League81832027£758k
C. Wood34ForwardNottingham ForestPremier League81822027£1.4m
J. Mateta29ForwardCrystal PalacePremier League81822027£1.6m
K. Mitoma29MidfielderBrighton & Hove AlbionPremier League81822027£1.6m
Brahim27MidfielderReal MadridLa Liga81832027£2.6m
W. Szczęsny36GoalkeeperFC BarcelonaLa Liga81842027£265k

Common questions

Are these players free agents?

No, and the difference matters. Every player here is still contracted to a club until 2027. What a short contract changes is the price — a club facing the loss of an asset for nothing is a more willing seller.

Is it better to wait until the contract expires?

Sometimes, but you are betting nobody else moves first and that the player does not simply re-sign. Buying in the last year usually costs a fraction of the same player two seasons earlier.

How many players are in this position?

2004 across all 28 leagues. The table shows the 50 highest-rated.

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