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Out of contract in 2024: Football's best free agents at the end of the season

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It's hardly a modern phenomenon thanks to Jean-Marc Bosman's tireless efforts, but more and more high-level players are seemingly allowing their contract s to run down in order to become free agents . For clubs, acquiring players for nothing (wages notwithstanding) is a hugely enticing prospect given the financial situation for the vast majority of European clubs in the wake of the Covid pandemic. While the situation is bound to change in the coming months, there's currently an abundance of stellar talent who could be free agents at the end of the 2023/24 season. Here's the 20 most eye-catching players currently available for nothing come summer 2024... 1. Kylian Mbappe Will Mbappe finally get his move to Real Madrid? / Jonathan Moscrop/GettyImages Current club: PSG Age: 24 Position: Forward Will it happen this time? Kylian Mbappe has more than flirted with the idea of leaving PSG on several occasions, but after yet another transfer saga involving the French superstar f...

Kyrie Irving trade rumors: Nets star 'prepared' to sit out rest of season if he's not moved at deadline

Ever since returning from his early- season suspension, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving had been in the headlines for all the right reasons: impressive individual performances, another All-Star Game selection and, before Kevin Durant was injured, helping lead a 12- Game winning streak that is still the longest by any team this season .  All of that changed in recent days ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline, as Irving demanded a trade from the Nets due to disagreements about a potential contract extension. Per Chris Haynes, the relationship between the two parties is now so broken that Irving would not accept a max deal from the Nets at this point, and the team will keep him sidelined until the front office can figure out a deal. Irving sat out Saturday night's game against the Wizards with "calf soreness." But what if the Nets can't find a move? The potential issue for both Irving and the N...