An astonishing 539 players throughout Europe's top five leagues are preparing to enter the final six months of their current contracts, meaning they will be eligible to secure free transfers abroad at the turn of the year.
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Juventus playmaker Paulo Dybala are just a few of the marquee names on that list - which would go down as the biggest in international football's long history - with all three players set to become free agents next summer.
In Serie A, a massive 114 players are out of contract in June 2022, including the likes of AC Milan ace Franck Kessie and Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne as well as Dybala.