With the end of the season fast approaching, teams will soon be turning their attention to the players that can they can bring in to their squads before the start of the next season.

As well as the multi-million pound deals, there will be a number of players whose contracts are up in June and will be available on a free transfer when the window opens.

Premier League players including Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva, Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Stoke’s Glen Johnson and Sunderland’s John O’Shea are just a handful of players coming towards the end of their current deals.

Out of this selection, it is fairly likely that Swedish superstar Ibrahimovic will be offered and sign a brand new deal that makes him the highest paid player at Old Trafford.

The others, however, are less likely to sign new deals with their current clubs and they will almost certainly be looking for a new club come the beginning of the 2017-18 campaign.
Here are five more Premier League stars that could be available on a free transfer during this summer…

 Jesus Navas

Pep Guardiola is likely to move Manchester City winger Jesus Navas on in the summer when his contract at the club comes to an end.

The Spaniard has struggled for game time this season, managing a mere 550 minutes of Premier League football since August and only two short top-flight appearances since the beginning of 2017.

Navas is one of a number of players that has been told by the Manchester City boss that they need to convince him of their worth for a new deal and, even if they manage to do so, these talks would not take place now until this current term has finished.

The 31-year-old has said that he is not worrying too much about his future at this stage of the season, but there must be some small part of him that is thinking about what the future holds in the summer.

One potential destination for the winger is La Liga side Sevilla, where he built his reputation before switching to the Etihad in the summer of 2013 for £15m.
Discussions were rumoured to have taken place during January, but he is yet to sign a pre-contract agreement.

Michael Carrick

Carrick’s Manchester United future is currently in limbo having not yet been offered a new deal by the club.

His current deal expires at the end of the season and the 35-year-old has openly said that retirement could possibly be an option should be not be offered an extension.

The England midfielder has had to fight his way into Jose Mourinho’s plans this year, but his form has been rather impressive to date. Of the 25 games the former Spurs player has been involved in, United have won 19, drawn five and lost just one.

Carrick has been awarded a testimonial after 11 years service at the club and his all-star team will meet a United 2008 side in June.
Whilst this would probably be the best stage he will get to mark the end of his career, a man with five Premier League titles, one Champions League and an FA Cup to his name is more than likely to receive a lot of offers should he not sign a new deal to remain at Old Trafford.

John Terry

According to reports, Antonio Conte will not be offering John Terry a new contract at the end of the season.

The 36-year-old has made just ten appearances for Chelsea since signing a one-year extension in the summer of 2016 and will be free to move away from the club come the end of May.

After coming through the youth set-up at West Ham United, Terry has spent his whole career at Stamford Bridge and looks set to lift another Premier League title in a few months time. The Blues captain is also set to be offered a coaching or ambassadorial role by the London outfit, but he could have a number of alternative offers come the end of the season.

A move to the US or China is looking more likely for the defender and interest in the player is bound to be high.
He has won the Premier League four times, the FA Cup five times, the League cup three times, plus the Champions League and Europa League, and would bring a wealth of experience to any club.

Yaya Toure

Having been frozen out of the team at the start of the season, few would have believed that Toure would remain at the club for the whole season and go on to make over 20 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions.

However, after issuing an apology following Guardiola’s warning that he may never play for the Manchester outfit again, the Ivorian international has forced himself back into the boss’ plans.

Whilst he is out of contract in the summer, the 33-year-old finds himself in a better position than he would of expected and his immediate priority will be to extend his seven-year stay at the Etihad.

However, should the Spanish manager decide not to renew Toure’s contract, the midfielder could be in line for a move to one of Manchester City’s domestic rivals after voicing his determination to stay in the Premier League next term.
Having rejected a lucrative move to China in January, there is no doubt that the former Barcelona man will be at one of the top football clubs in the world come the beginning of next season.

Pablo Zabaleta

Another one of the Manchester City players being made to wait until the end of the season for discussions about a new contract is right-back Zabaleta.

The Argentine is somewhat of a fan favourite having spent the last nine seasons at the Etihad and has proved that he still has lots to offer on the pitch.

He has played 26 times under Guardiola this season and is nearing 350 appearances for the club – scoring 11 goals and picking up 27 assists along the way.

Out of the players who have been told that they need to prove themselves, Zabaleta is probably the most likely to earn himself a new deal.

Should he not remain in Manchester next season though, Slaven Bilic’s West Ham are reportedly interested in signing the defender and would be happy to meet his demands of regular game time.

Whilst his future is in doubt, one thing that is for certain is that any team finding themselves able to pick Zabaleta up on a free can consider it a great piece of business indeed.