League One free agents: 102 Birmingham City players can sign on the cheap this summer

Birmingham City are still finalizing talks with the eight senior players who are out of contract this summer, but free agents are already hitting the market.

The vast majority of League One clubs have already confirmed their retained and published lists after the end of the 2023/24 season. The Championship season finished a week later than League One, so it’s understandable that the Blues and their rivals need a little more time.

The transfer window won’t fully activate until next month, when it officially opens. The summer transfer window runs from June 14 to August 30 this year.

The Blues are expected to have a healthy budget in League One and could be eyeing top-quality players, but a few on this list could be to their liking. For example, Jonson Clarke-Harris top scored in League One on two separate occasions for Peterborough United and was allowed to leave London Road. Former Blues striker Lyle Taylor is also available after a 14-game spell at Cambridge United which saw him score three times. Another former Blue, defender Curtis Davies, is also available after leaving Cheltenham Town following their relegation to League Two.

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Blackpool: Shayne Lavery, Marvin Ekpiteta and Callum Connolly.

Bristol Rovers: Sam Finley, John Marquis, Josh Grant, Lewis Gordon, James Gibbons, Harvey Greenslade and Ryan Jones.

Cambridge: Harrison Dunk, Ryan Bennett, Lyle Taylor, Brandon Haunstrup, James Holden, Saikou Janneh and Fejiri Okenabirhie.

Carlisle: Paul Huntington, Tomas Holy, Josh Emmanuel, Corey Whelan, Jordan Gibson, Sean Maguire, Max Kilsby and Kai Nugent.

Charlton: Richard Chin, Michael Hector, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Jack Payne, Terell Thomas, Lewis Ward, Connor Wickham and Kazenga Lua Lua.

Cheltenham: Curtis Davies, Jamie Pardington, Ben Williams, James Olayinka, Josh Harrop, Adulai Sambu and Greg Sloggett.

Exeter: Kyle Taylor, Alex Hartridge, Harry Kite, Gary Woods, Joe O’Connor, Harrison King, James Scott.

Leyton Orient: Rob Hunt, Adam Thompson, Harrison Sodje, Emmanuel Harvest, Jephte Tanga and Ethan Light.

Lincoln: TJ Eyoma and Hakeeb Adelakun.

Northampton: Liam Moore, Peter Abimbola, Dominic Gape, Ryan Haynes and Danny Hylton.

Peterborough: Jonson Clarke-Harris, Jeando Fuchs, Fynn Talley, Vontae Daley-Campbell.

Portsmouth: Sean Raggett, Joe Rafferty, Matt Macey, Lee Evans, Josh Martin, Ryan Schofield, Haji Mnoga, Harry Jewitt-White, Liam Vincent and Josh Dockerill.

Port Vale: James Wilson, Jayson Leutwiler and Gavin Massey.

Reading: Clinton Mola, Sam Hutchinson, Nesta Guinness-Walker and Matty Carson.

Shrewsbury: Ryan Bowman, Tunmise Sobowale, Tom Bayliss, Rayhaan Tulloch, Aiden O’Brien, Elliott Bennett, Harry Burgoyne and Tom Flanagan.

Stevenage: Harry Anderson and Theo Alexandrou.

Wigan: Josh Magennis, Ben Amos, Tom Pearce, Stephen Humphrys and Charlie Wyke.

Wycombe: Max Stryjek, Kane Vincent-Young, Joe Jacobson, D’Mani Mellor, Nathan Shepperd and Jack Wakely.

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