Every one of these players can also sign a pre-contract with any team come January, before the season ends, so while they might be staying at their current clubs for one more go, many might be locked up come January elsewhere.

Here is the best starting XI pending free agents that will hit the market unofficially come January and officially in 2022. Here are the best free agents in each position in European soccer.

Hugo Lloris – Goalkeeper

The French World Cup winner Hugo Lloris will be available at the end of the 2021/22 season on a free transfer. Lloris has yet to sit down and negotiate a new deal at Spurs, Lloris has stated he’d fancy a move to MLS if it were on the table.

Noussair Mazraoui – Right back

Noussair Mazraoui could be a steal in the summer as the Ajax standout is on the radar of Arsenal and Leeds United. Mazraoui is a very good defender and will be on the shortlist of many, but it’s the Gunners and Leeds who have put their names out there so far.

Antonio Rudiger – Defender

One of the biggest names on the transfer market come summertime is Antonio Rudiger, subject to big moves basically in all of the top teams in the world the German will not be lacking in suitors.

Niklas Sule – Defender

One hand washes the other as Bayern Munich have Antonio Rudiger on their radar, they could lose Niklas Sule. Sule has turned down various contract extensions and could be moving on in the summer.

Marcelo – Left Back

At 33 Marcelo still has a lot to offer any team in the world. A born winner and very exciting left back Marcelo could still get a chance to play in a top club or lend his experience in an MLS side as a DP. Marcelo will have offers.

Marcelo Brozovic – Defensive Midfielder

Marcelo Brozovic is on the radar of Manchester United but look for other clubs to pounce on the Inter Milan defensive midfielder.

Paul Pogba – Midfielder

One of the transfer sagas of the last two years, Paul Pogba is an extraordinary soccer player who may have done all he could for a subpar Manchester United side. Real Madrid, Juventus and PSG are just three of the major clubs who want the world champion.

Franck Kessie – Midfielder

AC Milan midfield ace Franck Kessie is said to be wanted by PSG and Manchester United, with the AC Milan project still getting off the ground Kessie may find it hard to say no to teams who will want to win now.

Paulo Dybala – Forward

Paulo Dybala is a talented soccer player who may have never lived up to his hype but has very impressive numbers. Dybala like many at Juventus will have to think twice about staying for a club that could be in Serie B come next year if found guilty of their financial wrongdoings. Dybala is a star at Juve but will he turn down a chance to play in the Premier League as rumors have stated some clubs are interested in him.

Kylian Mbappe – Forward

Two words, Kylian Mbappe, he’s basically Real Madrid’s to lose at this point. Mbappe is said to have been house hunting and flirting with Real Madrid for two years now. Other than a shock resigning at PSG, which looks doubtful, Mbappe is Madrid bound.

Luis Suarez – Forward

He may have lost a step or two, but Luis Suarez is still a lethal finisher in front of goal. It’s doubtful that major clubs will want to take a chance on Suarez at the tail end of his career, and even Atlético Madrid should be thinking about a replacement, still there are second tier teams that would take Suarez in a heartbeat and there is also that long standing rumor of his arrival to the Seattle Sounders of MLS.

Kessie was thrown into the spotlight as he entered the final year of his contract at San Siro and stalled talks for a renewal. PSG were one of the first teams to be linked with him, but it seems like his future could be in the Premier League or La Liga instead.

Barca are struggling with a financial crisis that prevents them from making big-time signings, so they’ll focus on tracking potential free transfers, and Kessie is a perfect target. But the Reds don’t want to miss out on this opportunity either, and that’s why they’d offer €15 million more than the Cules.

Liverpool reportedly willing to offer €15m more than Barca to Frank Kessie

Kessieis a wanted man as he could leave Milan for nothing at the end of the season, a possibility that looks stronger each day as he refuses to sign a new contract. Therefore, various clubs are already thinking about swooping for him.

Barcelona and Liverpool would be leading the race but, according to El Nacional,the Reds would be having the edge as they’d offer a €30 million signing bonus to Kessie, while Barca wouldn’t go higher than €15 million.

While his contract continues to expire on June 2022, Kessie won’t be lacking in offers and he’ll have time to decide where he wants to move. But it seems like the Culeswill run from behind if he prioritizes to make more money.

Tottenham Hotspur have gone through an exhausting summer with all the Harry Kane saga but they seem to have left that drama far behind them. According to reports, Spurs may be turning their attention to a coveted player whose deal runs out next summer.

They wouldn’t be alone in thispursuit as Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool werelinked to him, while the likes of PSG and Atletico Madrid are also understood to be in the queue. But Tottenham may have already madea contract proposal.

Tottenham join battle for potentialfree agent in 2022

Over the last few days, AC Milan‘s Franck Kessie has been all over the news as he attracted interest of European giants. The Ivory Coast international has entered the final year of his contract with the Serie A giants and his future is up in the air.

Renewal negotiations seem to have stalled as bothparties are struggling to reach an agreement. Milan wouldn be unable to satisfy Kessie’s demands,leavingthe door open for any other interested side.

According to Calciomercato, Tottenham have offered a contract worth €8 million per season to Kessie. The Italians, on the other hand, have reportedly triedto renew him with a €5m salarywhich, with bonuses,could go as high as €6.5 million, an unsatisfying option for Kessie.

Milan still have time to reopen talksbefore January, when the holding midfielder will be able to talk abouta pre-contract agreement with any other club if he hasn’t renewed with Milan by then.

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At Milan, Kessie has played 143 matches and scored 29 goals up until the end of the 2020/21 season. Kessie’s electric play with the Rossoneri was supposed to lead to a new contract but those talks have stalled according to 90min. Kessie is said to want €7m-€8m in wages annually, it is something AC Milan may not be able to afford.

Enter two Premier League clubs and the team of the moment and Kessie is now a hot commodity, here are the three giants that want AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie.

PSG

PSG wants everyone, where does he fit at PSG? Franck Kessie may not even care as who can pass up playing alongside Neymar and Messi? Kessie would be a great utility midfielder at PSG and is a viable scoring threat.

Chelsea

Chelsea is stacked in midfield and while Kessie is a very good talent it does not look reasonable to see him go to Chelsea where he would have significant competition and limited playing time.

Liverpool

Liverpool and Franck Kessie fit like a glove, it is said Liverpool is willing to do a player swap for Thiago Alcántara to get Kessie before his contract is up and that may push the deal to the finish line as AC Milan may not want to lose Kessie on a free transfer.

For the 2021-2022 season, the La Liga reigning champions haven’t stayed quiet. They landed Argentine star and Copa America winning Rodrigo De Paul, sent Saul to Chelsea on loan, brought Antoine Griezmann back from Barcelona, and acquired Matheus Cunha.

But that wouldn’t prevent Diego Simeone from seizing on an opportunity to keep on boosting his squad. Atleti will face a challenging season and they could strenghten themselves during the winter transfer window.

Atletico Madrid reportedly plan €18 million-plus-player offer to land Milan star

Over the last few days, PSG stole the headlines again for being linked with another potential move for a free agent next season. Defensive midfield Franck Kessie has become a coveted player as his Milan deal, which expires in June 2022,might not be extended.

While Liverpool were also linked to the Ivory Coast international, now Mundo Deportivo reports that Atletico Madrid would be interested in signing him. The Serie A giants would be unwilling to satisfy Kessie’s demands but they don’t want to see how history repeats itself and watch him leave for free.

In the last transfer window, they lostboth Gianluigi Donnarumma, who joinedParis Saint-Germain,and Hakan Calhanoglu, who signed for lifelong rivals Inter, for nothing. Therefore, Milan would be open to sellingKessie in January if he doesn’t renew his contract before then.

Atletico would try to land himfor €18 million plus Mexican star Hector Herrera, who has struggled with injuries last season. Kessie’s price tag would be around €30m, so it wouldn’t be far from Milan’s expectations. But it remains to be seen if they’re interested in Herrera.

Although there’s still a long way to go before the winter transfer market, what we know is that theFranck Kessie saga is just getting started. Unless he pens a new contract with Milan soon, he will continue to be linked with other European clubs.

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Having done a great job by landing players who ran out of contract, either by offering them a pre-contract agreement or pursuing them once they were without aclub, Paris would want to repeat the same formula next summer.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, PSG would be monitoring the situation of an AC Milan star who has entered the final year of his contract with the Serie A side.

PSG target potential free agent from AC Milan who wants €8 million salary

Since they received a financial boost in 2011, PSG have become one of the world’s wealthiest teams and got used to splashing the cash every transfer window. But this year they found out they might not need to continue doing so to land the biggest names on the market.

The experience of signing Messi and more superstars for free has seemingly led Paris Saint-Germain to continue targeting potential free agents for next season. This time, they would have AC Milan’sFranck Kessie on their radar.

The Ivory Coast international runs out of contract with the Rossoneri at the end of the 2021-2022 season. Despite Milan’s intentions of tying himto a new deal, they would be unable to satisfy the player’s demands.

Kessie would be asking for an €8 million salary per season plus €2 million in bonuses, while the Italian giants wouldn’t go higher than €6.5 million, according to Calcio Mercato. Needless to say, PSG would be more than capable of fulfilling Kessie’s requests. Will they take another Milan player for free?

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