Bundesliga's Bosman list: Ballack, Barnetta, Pizarro & all the players available for free in Germany this summer

May 26, 2012 9:00:00 AM

All of the clubs in the German top flight will be releasing first-team footballers imminently. Goal.com takes a closer look at who is available at a bargain price

The summer sales are on. With the 2011-12 Bundesliga season concluded, it's now time to think about the coming campaign and possible reinforcements for the next edition of Germany's top flight. And that means transfers.

The DFL recently struck a deal that will see television proceeds increase by more than 50 per cent. However, that will not take effect until 2013-14, meaning that for now, many clubs will have to search for inexpensive options. To their fortune, many bargains with expiring contracts are available on the market.

Below, Goal.com takes a definitive look at the Bundesliga players available on Bosman transfers this summer.

AUGSBURG
Axel Bellinghausen*	17 May 1983	Midfielder
Daniel Brinkmann	29 Jan 1986	Midfielder
Jonas de Roeck **	20 Dec 1979	Defender
Edmond Kapllani **	31 Jul 1982	Striker
Marcel Ndjeng	6 May 1982	Midfielder
Moritz Nebel	25 Sep 1991	Midfielder
Nando Rafael	10 Jan 1984	Striker
Andrew Sinkala **	18 Jun 1979	Midfielder

* Bellinghausen will join Fortuna Dusseldorf in July
** De Roeck, Kapllani and Sinkala will leave Augsburg in July

BAYER LEVERKUSEN
Rene Adler *	15 Jan 1985	Goalkeeper
Michael Ballack **	26 Sep 1976	Midfielder
Tranquillo Barnetta **	22 May 1985	Midfielder

* Adler will join Hamburg in July
** Ballack and Barnetta will leave Leverkusen in July

BAYERN MUNICH
Breno *	13 Oct 1989	Defender
Hans-Jorg Butt **	28 May 1974	Goalkeeper
Ivica Olic ***	14 Sep 1979	Striker
Danijel Pranjic *	2 Dec 1981	Midfielder
Rouven Sattelmaier*	7 Aug 1987	Goalkeeper

* Breno, Pranjic and Sattelmaier will leave Bayern for unknown destinations in July.
** Butt will retire in July
*** Olic will join Wolfsburg in July

DORTMUND
Antonio da Silva	13 Jun 1978	Midfielder
Johannes Focher	20 Jan 1990	Goalkeeper
Florian Kringe	18 Aug 1982	Midfielder
Patrick Owomoyela	5 Nov 1979	Defender

EINTRACHT FRANKFURT
Aykut Ozer	1 Jan 1993	Goalkeeper
Habib Bellaid	28 Mar 1986	Defender
Caio	29 May 1986	Midfielder
Anthony Jung	3 Nov 1991	Defender
Umit Korkmaz	17 Sep 1985	Midfielder
Dominik Schmidt	1 Jul 1987	Defender
Elia Soriano	26 Jun 1989	Striker
Marcel Titsch-Rivero	2 Nov 1989	Midfielder

FORTUNA DUSSELDORF
Thomas Broker	22 Jan 1985	Striker
Sascha Dum	3 Jul 1986	Midfielder
Ranisav Jovanovic	5 Nov 1980	Striker
Markus Krauss	16 Sep 1987	Goalkeeper
Assani Lukimya *	25 Jan 1986	Defender
Michael Ratajczak	16 Apr 1982	Goalkeeper
Sascha Rosler	28 Oct 1977	Striker

* Lukimya will join Bremen in July

FREIBURG
Oliver Barth *	6 Oct 1979	Defender
Simon Brandstetter	2 May 1990	Striker
Andreas Hinkel *	26 Mar 1982	Defender

* Hinkel and Barth will leave Freiburg in July

GREUTHER FURTH
Fabian Baumgartel	7 Jul 1989	Defender
Christian Dorda	6 Dec 1988	Midfielder
Franco Fluckiger	1 Mar 1991	Goalkeeper
Christian Rahn	15 Jun 1979	Defender
Dani Schahin	9 Jul 1989	Striker
Stephan Schrock	21 Aug 1986	Midfielder

HAMBURG
Hanno Behrens	26 Mar 1990	Midfielder
Romeo Castelen	3 May 1983	Midfielder
David Jarolim	17 May 1979	Midfielder
Mladen Petric *	1 Jan 1981	Striker
Miroslav Stepanek	15 Jan 1990	Defender
Mikael Tavares	25 Oct 1982	Midfielder

* Petric will leave Hamburg in July

HANNOVER
Carlitos	6 Sep 1982	Midfielder
Altin Lala *	18 Nov 1975	Midfielder

* Lala will join Bayern II in July

HOFFENHEIM
Daniel Haas *	1 Aug 1983	Goalkeeper
Andreas Ibertsberger **	27 Jul 1982	Defender

* Haas will join Union Berlin in July
** Ibertsberger will leave Hoffenheim in July

MAINZ
Eugen Gopko	5 Jan 1991	Defender
Mohamed Zidan *	11 Dec 1981	Striker

* Zidan's contract includes an option to extend until 2014

MONCHENGLADBACH
Roman Neustadter *	18 Feb 1988	Midfielder

* Will join Schalke in July

NURNBERG
Christian Eigler *	1 Jan 1984	Striker
Juri Judt	24 Jul 1986	Defender
Dominic Maroh	4 Mar 1987	Defender

* Eigler will join Ingolstadt in July
** Judt and Maroh will leave Nurnberg in July

SCHALKE
Levan Kenia	18 Oct 1990	Midfielder
Raul *	27 Jun 1977	Striker
Hans Sarpei **	28 Jun 1976	Defender
Matthias Schober ***	8 Apr 1976	Goalkeeper

* Raul will join Al-Sadd in July
** Sarpei will leave Schalke in July. He has yet to decide whether to retire or continue his career
*** Schober will retire in July and work as a director for Schalke's youth team

STUTTGART
Arthur Boka	2 Apr 1983	Defender
Khalid Boulahrouz *	28 Dec 1981	Defender
Stefano Celozzi **	2 Nov 1988	Defender
Matthieu Delpierre **	26 Apr 1981	Defender

* Boulahrouz will leave Stuttgart in July
** Celozzi will join Frankfurt, and Delpierre will join Hoffenheim in July

WERDER BREMEN
Onur Ayik	28 Jan 1990	Striker
Leon Balogun *	28 Jun 1988	Defender
Sebastian Boenisch	1 Feb 1987	Defender
Tim Borowski	2 May 1980	Midfielder
Claudio Pizarro *	3 Oct 1978	Striker
Clemens Schoppenhauer	23 Feb 1992	Defender
Mikael Silvestre	9 Aug 1977	Defender
Lennart Thy *	25 Feb 1992	Striker
Christian Vander	24 Oct 1980	Goalkeeper
Tim Wiese **	17 Dec 1981	Goalkeeper

* Balogun, Pizarro, Thy will leave Bremen in July
** Wiese will join Hoffenheim in July

WOLFSBURG
Chris *	25 Aug 1978	Defender
Thomas Hitzlsperger *	5 Apr 1982	Midfielder
Andre Lenz **	19 Nov 1973	Goalkeeper
Hasan Salihamidzic *	1 Jan 1977	Midfielder

* Chris, Hitzlsperger and Salihamidzic will leave Wolfsburg in July
** Lenz will retire in July and work as team manager at Wolfsburg

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