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Premier League Bosman List - Didier Drogba and all the players currently available for free in England next summer
A host of big-name stars could leave their clubs for nothing come the end of the season, and here Goal.com gives you the full list of players who might be up for grabs
Jan 3, 2012 6:45:00 AM
By Danny Hart
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With the January transfer window now open, Premier League clubs are having to decide whether to cash in on some of their star players or risk losing them for free next summer.
Andre Villas-Boas has already overseen the first blood-letting of the Chelsea ‘old guard’, allowing Nicolas Anelka to depart for Shanghai Shenhua and granting Brazilian defender Alex’s transfer request. With Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda and Jose Bosingwa among five other first team players out of contract at the end of the season, more big names could follow.
Bolton appears certain to grant defender Gary Cahill a move to one of the country’s top clubs as it looks to bolster a relegation-threatened squad, while fellow strugglers Blackburn will do well to keep talented young winger Junior Hoilett from the clutches of a host of potential suitors. Arsenal’s Andrei Arshavin and Fulham’s Andy Johnson could also depart if they cannot agree new deals with their respective clubs soon.
With a number of players in the Premier League out of contract in the summer, Goal.com runs through a club-by-club guide of who could be moving on in the coming months…
* Sir Alex Ferguson has said the club will activate a clause to renew Berbatov's contract, but until that has officially taken place, he remains scheduled to be out of contract at the end of the season.
Andre Villas-Boas has already overseen the first blood-letting of the Chelsea ‘old guard’, allowing Nicolas Anelka to depart for Shanghai Shenhua and granting Brazilian defender Alex’s transfer request. With Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda and Jose Bosingwa among five other first team players out of contract at the end of the season, more big names could follow.
Bolton appears certain to grant defender Gary Cahill a move to one of the country’s top clubs as it looks to bolster a relegation-threatened squad, while fellow strugglers Blackburn will do well to keep talented young winger Junior Hoilett from the clutches of a host of potential suitors. Arsenal’s Andrei Arshavin and Fulham’s Andy Johnson could also depart if they cannot agree new deals with their respective clubs soon.
With a number of players in the Premier League out of contract in the summer, Goal.com runs through a club-by-club guide of who could be moving on in the coming months…
 ARSENAL |
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| Manuel Almunia | 19 May 1977 | Goalkeeper |
| Lukasz Fabianski |
18 Apr 1985 | Goalkeeper |
| Vito Mannone | 2 Mar 1988 | Goalkeeper |
| Tomas Rosicky | 4 Oct 1980 |
Midfielder |
| Andrei Arshavin | 29 May 1981 | Midfielder |
 ASTON VILLA |
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| Brad Guzan | 9 Sep 1984 |
Goalkeeper |
| Andy Marshall | 14 Apr 1975 | Goalkeeper |
| Habib Beye |
19 Oct 1977 |
Defender |
| Carlos Cuellar |
23 Aug 1981 |
Defender |
| Shane Lowry | 12 Jun 1989 | Defender |
| Emile Heskey |
11 Jan 1978 |
Striker |
 BLACKBURN |
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| Michel Salgado |
22 Oct 1975 |
Defender |
| David Dunn |
27 Dec 1979 |
Midfielder |
| Herold Goulon |
12 Jun 1988 |
Midfielder |
| Vince Grella | 5 Oct 1979 |
Midfielder |
| Josh Morris |
30 Sep 1991 |
Midfielder |
| Keith Andrews | 13 Sep 1980 | Midfielder |
| Nick Blackman |
11 Nov 1989 |
Striker |
| Junior Hoilett |
5 Jun 1990 |
Striker |
| Jason Roberts | 25 Jan 1978 | Striker |
 BOLTON |
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| Jussi Jaaskelainen |
19 Apr 1975 |
Goalkeeper |
| Gary Cahill |
19 Dec 1985 |
Defender |
| Ricardo Gardner |
25 Sep 1978 | Defender |
| Zat Knight |
2 May 1980 |
Defender |
| Sam Ricketts |
11 Oct 1981 | Defender |
| Paul Robinson | 14 Dec 1978 |
Defender |
| Gretar Steinsson | 9 Jan 1982 |
Defender |
| Sean Davis | 20 Sep 1979 |
Midfielder |
| Martin Petrov | 15 Jan 1979 |
Midfielder |
| Robbie Blake |
4 Mar 1976 |
Striker |
| Kevin Davies |
26 Mar 1977 |
Striker |
| Ivan Klasnic |
29 Jan 1980 |
Striker |
| Tope Obadeyi |
29 Oct 1989 |
Striker |
 CHELSEA |
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| Henrique Hilario | 21 Oct 1975 | Goalkeeper |
| Jose Bosingwa |
24 Aug 1982 |
Defender |
| Florent Malouda | 13 Jun 1980 | Midfielder |
| Didier Drogba |
11 Mar 1978 |
Striker |
| Salomon Kalou | 5 Aug 1985 |
Striker |
 EVERTON |
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| Tim Howard | 6 Mar 1979 | Goalkeeper |
| Marcus Hahnemann |
15 Jun 1972 |
Goalkeeper |
| Sylvain Distin |
16 Dec 1977 |
Defender |
| James McFadden |
14 Apr 1983 |
Striker |
| Louis Saha |
8 Aug 1978 |
Striker |
 FULHAM |
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| Mark Schwarzer |
6 Oct 1972 |
Goalkeeper |
| Csaba Somogyi |
7 Apr 1985 |
Goalkeeper |
| Zdenek Grygera |
14 May 1980 |
Defender |
| Stephen Kelly | 6 Sep 1983 |
Defender |
| Danny Murphy |
18 Mar 1977 |
Midfielder |
| Alexander Kacaniklic | 13 Aug 1991 | Midfielder |
| Andy Johnson |
10 Feb 1981 |
Striker |
 LIVERPOOL |
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| Fabio Aurelio |
24 Sep 1979 | Defender |
 MAN CITY |
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| Stuart Taylor | 28 Nov 1980 |
Goalkeeper |
| Owen Hargreaves |
20 Jan 1981 |
Midfielder |
 MAN UNITED |
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| Tomasz Kuszczak |
20 Mar 1982 | Goalkeeper |
| Darron Gibson |
25 Oct 1987 | Midfielder |
| Ryan Giggs |
29 Nov 1973 |
Midfielder |
| Dimitar Berbatov * |
30 Jan 1981 |
Striker |
| Michael Owen |
14 Dec 1979 |
Striker |
* Sir Alex Ferguson has said the club will activate a clause to renew Berbatov's contract, but until that has officially taken place, he remains scheduled to be out of contract at the end of the season.
 NEWCASTLE |
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| Steve Harper | 14 Mar 1975 | Goalkeeper |
| Tamas Kadar |
14 Mar 1990 |
Defender |
| Danny Guthrie | 18 Apr 1987 |
Midfielder |
| Alan Smith | 28 Oct 1980 |
Midfielder |
| Peter Lovenkrands | 29 Jan 1980 |
Striker |
 NORWICH |
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| Declan Rudd | 16 Jan 1991 |
Goalkeeper |
| Adam Drury | 29 Aug 1978 |
Defender |
| Zak Whitbread | 4 Mar 1984 |
Defender |
| Simeon Jackson |
28 Mar 1987 |
Striker |
| Aaron Wilbraham | 21 Oct 1979 |
Striker |
 QPR |
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| Radek Cerny |
18 Feb 1974 |
Goalkeeper |
| Danny Gabbidon |
8 Aug 1979 |
Defender |
| Fitz Hall |
20 Dec 1980 |
Defender |
| Clint Hill | 19 Oct 1978 |
Defender |
| Bruno Perone |
6 July 1987 |
Defender |
| Danny Shittu |
2 Sep 1980 |
Defender |
| Akos Buzsaky |
7 May 1982 |
Midfielder |
| Lee Cook |
3 Aug 1982 |
Midfielder |
| Kieron Dyer |
29 Dec 1978 | Midfielder |
| Hogan Ephraim |
31 Mar 1988 |
Midfielder |
| Patrick Agyemang |
20 Sep 1980 |
Striker |
| Alessandro Pellicori | 22 Jul 1971 | Striker |
| Angelo Balanta | 1 Jul 1990 | Striker |
 STOKE |
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| Carlo Nash |
13 Sep 1973 |
Goalkeeper |
| Jonathan Woodgate | 22 Jan 1980 |
Defender |
| Danny Collins | 6 Aug 1980 | Defender |
| Salif Diao |
10 Feb 1977 |
Midfielder |
| Matthew Lund |
21 Nov 1990 |
Midfielder |
| Tom Soares |
10 Jul 1986 |
Midfielder |
| Michael Tonge |
7 Apr 1983 |
Midfielder |
| Rory Delap | 6 Jul 1976 | Midfielder |
| Danny Pugh | 19 Oct 1982 | Midfielder |
| Ricardo Fuller |
31 Oct 1979 |
Striker |
| Mamady Sidibe |
18 Dec 1979 |
Striker |
 SUNDERLAND |
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| Craig Gordon | 31 Dec 1982 | Goalkeeper |
| Nyron Nosworthy | 11 Oct 1980 | Defender |
| Jack Colback | 24 Oct 1989 | Midfielder |
| Jordan Cook | 20 Mar 1990 | Striker |
| Ryan Noble | 11 Jun 1991 | Striker |
 SWANSEA |
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| Vangelis Moras |
26 Aug 1981 |
Defender |
| Ashley Richards |
12 Apr 1991 |
Defender |
| Kemy Agustien |
20 Aug 1986 |
Midfielder |
| Ferrie Bodde |
5 May 1982 |
Midfielder |
| Thomas Butler |
25 Apr 1981 |
Midfielder |
| David Cotterill |
4 Dec 1987 | Midfielder |
| Mark Gower |
5 Oct 1978 |
Midfielder |
 TOTTENHAM |
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| Carlo Cudicini |
6 Sep 1973 |
Goalkeeper |
| Heurelho Gomes |
15 Feb 1981 |
Goalkeeper |
| Ledley King |
12 Oct 1980 |
Defender |
 WEST BROM |
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| Luke Daniels |
5 Jan 1988 |
Goalkeeper |
| Marton Fulop | 3 May 1983 |
Goalkeeper |
| Nicky Shorey |
19 Feb 1981 |
Defender |
| Joe Mattock | 15 May 1990 | Defender |
| Steven Reid | 10 Mar 1981 | Midfielder |
| Paul Scharner |
11 Mar 1980 |
Midfielder |
| Somen Tchoyi |
29 Mar 1983 |
Midfielder |
| Jerome Thomas |
23 Mar 1983 | Midfielder |
| Roman Bednar |
26 Mar 1983 |
Striker |
| Marc-Antoine Fortune |
2 Jul 1981 |
Striker |
 WIGAN |
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| Mike Pollitt | 29 Feb 1972 | Goalkeeper |
| Chris Kirkland | 2 May 1981 | Goalkeeper |
| Maynor Figueroa |
2 May 1983 |
Defender |
| Mohamed Diame |
14 Jun 1987 | Midfielder |
| Jordi Gomez |
24 May 1985 |
Midfielder |
| David Jones |
4 Nov 1984 |
Midfielder |
| Hendry Thomas | 23 Feb 1985 |
Midfielder |
| Hugo Rodallega |
25 Jul 1985 |
Striker |
 WOLVES |
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| Jody Craddock | 25 Jul 1975 | Defender |
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