Some of the world’s top players are into the final year of their contracts, meaning they could leave at the end of the season, in the summer of 2020.
Many will be looking around lower league sides in the hope of a deal, but there are also some stars who are now up for grabs for free.
Here are the top 10 free agents in 2020, by
Transfermarkt.
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Modric's deal runs out in 2020 and the 33-year-old could decide it is time to leave the club. The Croatia international continues to be linked with a move away from Real Madrid. The Spanish club are looking to add Modric in the swap deal for Tottenham star Christian Eriksen but remains to be seen whether Modric would be willing to go.
Last year, Modric had been linked with a move to Inter Milan. The club’s chief football officer Zvonimir Boban has confirmed the interest, however, Modric decided to remain at Santiago Bernabeu.
AC Milan are also interested in the player.
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Edinson Cavani (PSG)
Cavani, 32, will be considering his next move due to competition with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. MLS could be on the great destination with David Beckham’s Inter Miami are keen.
Cavani has emerged as a target for Manchester United during the summer transfer window.
Inter Milan, Juventus and Napoli are keen on to sign the player.
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Dries Mertens (Napoli)
Mertens' plays for Napoli from 2014, however, his only trophies so far remain the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana. There have been suggestions that Mertens’ could leave Napoli in the summer transfer window, however, he remained at Inter.
Inter Milan, AC Milan and Bayern Munich are keen on to sign the 32-year-old.
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Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund)
Gotze had failed a move to Bayern Munich and had been linked with a move to Liverpool, however, he still plays for the German club.
The 27-year-old’s contract expires next summer but according to reports, the German side are in talks over an extension. Liverpool and AC Milan are suggested to be interested in the World Cup winner.
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Willian (Chelsea)
Chelsea winger Willian, 31, is on his final year at Stamford Bridge and will be free to discuss his future with foreign clubs during the January transfer window.
Willian has revealed he will only depart the club if the Blues want him to go. Chelsea and Frank Lampard have the chance to keep him at the club, but the Blues’ manager could also be looking to sell him to continue to freshen the squad.
Willian is hoping for a fresh two-year deal but Chelsea have not been keen to offer that over-30 in recent years.
Barcelona have been linked with Willian and the Blues could decide to sell him during January, rather than losing him free.
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Christian Eriksen (Tottenham)
Eriksen made it clear he wanted to leave the club in the summer and has refused to sign a new contract. He was linked with Real Madrid and Manchester United.
The Dane will be a free agent next summer and Tottenham may decide to sell him in the January transfer window rather than keep him.
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Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)
Vertonghen is on a one-year extension at the Spurs but it’s likely the player will leave Spurs at the end of the current season.
However, the player himself insists he still has “ a couple of good years” left at the highest level and hinted he could yet sign a new contract. But his future will remain unclear and Jose Mourinho will decide, will he remain or go. Manchester United are in the list of interested clubs for the player.
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Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham)
Like Vertonghen, another Spurs star Toby Alderweireld is also on a one-year extension at the club.
During the summer transfer window, Alderweireld had been linked with Manchester United. Besides the English side, Juventus and Bayern Munich are also keen on the player.
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Nemanja Matic (Manchester United)
Nemanja Matic did not leave the club for Italy this summer because Manchester United were needing more money. Matic had been linked with Inter Milan and AC Milan, however, after Jose Mourinho's appointment, Tottenham are also a possible destination for the player.
Matic could be on his way out of the club in the next summer when his contract expires.
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David Silva (Manchester City)
David Silva is set to leave the club at the end of the season, as he confirmed before the start of the season that the 2019/20 campaign will be his last with the Premier League champions. Silva will end a nine-year spell in England.
Now aged 33, Silva is captain at City. He has won the Premier League and League Cup four times as well as two FA Cups and Community Shields.
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