Free agents: Sancho, Pogba & Dele Alli among available players after window shuts

The summer transfer window might be shut, but a host of free agents once worth a combined value of £1.15bn are still available to sign.

Jadon Sancho, Paul Pogba and Dele Alli are among some of the big names on the free agency market, so could your club give them the opportunity to rediscover their once world-class level?

Here, Sky Sports presents a free agent squad packed with World Cup winners, Champions League veterans and domestic league champions…

Values below reflect players' historic peak market value according to transfermarkt.

Starting XI

After his year-long loan with Arsenal from Bournemouth ended in 2025, Neto joined Botafogo but decided to terminate his contract by mutual consent in June. His disappointing stint in Brazil was summed up in his final game for the club, receiving a red card for time-wasting and swearing at the referee.

Arguably one of the best right-backs of his generation, Carvajal left Real Madrid after 23 years this summer. During his time at the Spanish giants, he made 450 appearances, and leaves as one of the most decorated players in history with 27 titles, including six Champions League titles.

Another Real Madrid icon finds himself on the free agent list. Ramos joined Los Blancos in 2005 and spent 16 years at the club, scoring 101 goals in 671 appearances, winning 23 trophies along the way. He's since played for PSG, Sevilla and most recently Mexican side Monterrey, and despite not having had a club since January 2026, the Spanish icon is yet to announce his retirement from football.

Former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid defender Alaba is on the free agent market after Real decided not to renew the 34-year-old's contract this summer. An illustrious career consisting of 35 trophies, including 12 league titles and four Champions Leagues, the Austrian could be an asset to any club looking to bolster their defensive unit.

Four-time Premier League winner Zinchenko is without a club since his injury-ridden spell at Ajax reduced the Ukrainian to just 20 minutes on the pitch. He was previously on loan at Nottingham Forest from Arsenal for the 2025/26 season, but Forest decided to cut it short in January after limited game time.

The 2018 World Cup-winning midfielder signed for Ligue 1 side Monaco on a two-year deal last summer after serving an 18-month football suspension for a doping offence. However, the contract was terminated this summer by mutual consent.

The once wonderkid - who produced an 18-goal 2016/17 Premier League campaign for Spurs and helped England reach the 2018 World Cup semi-finals - has struggled in recent years with injuries and form. Alli has been without a club since his contract was terminated at Como in 2025 by mutual consent but has yet to officially retire.

Former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder Coutinho has been a free agent since he left his boyhood club Vasco da Gama in February. The Brazilian struggled to reach the levels he showed at Liverpool since signing for Barcelona in a mega-money move in 2018.

Having been released by Feyenoord after just three months, Sterling has been through a difficult period on-and-off the pitch. Last month he was charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide and is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court for a hearing on September 15. Football-wise, he hasn't scored since September 2024, when he bagged Arsenal's fourth in a 5-1 victory over Bolton in the Carabao Cup.

It's been five years since Sancho's £73m move to Man Utd from Borussia Dortmund, and according to Sky in Germany, talks have taken place with his former club after indicating a willingness to join. The winger most recently featured in Aston Villa's Europa League-winning squad.

The 2022 Ballon d'Or winner has spent the last three years in Saudi Arabia, spending two-and-a-half years with Al Ittihad before moving to Al Hilal on a one-and-a-half-year deal, which was terminated by mutual agreement this summer.

Substitutes

Riyad Mahrez (£51.5m), Georginio Wijnaldum (£43m), Wilfried Zaha (£47.2m), James Rodriguez (£68.7m), Yves Bissouma (£30m), Tyrell Malacia (£18.9m), Jamie Vardy (£17.2m), Anthony Martial (£55.8m), Chris Smalling (£17.2m).