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Every Championship clubs has now confirmed their released and retained lists following the conclusion of the campaign.
Birmingham City released Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner, Ivan Sunjic and Scott Hogan. While Blues will be in League One next season following relegation, some players released by Championship clubs will certainly be of interest to the club’s recruitment team.
Andre Dozzell has been made available, although Blues' interest in the midfielder was driven by Tony Mowbray who won't be returning to his managerial post. Queens Park Rangers opted not to extend Dozzell’s contract following his Blues loan spell. It is worth noting that Sheffield Wednesday have released midfielder George Byers, who has already been linked with a switch to Blues this month.
There are players who haven’t officially been released but are available on free transfers. Preston North End captain Alan Browne hasn’t yet signed a new contract at Deepdale and can be acquired from July 1.
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Greg Cunningham and Ben Woodburn have been released by Preston. Fans might remember Woodburn bursting onto the scene with a well-taken goal for Liverpool against Leeds United back in 2016, when he was just 17-years-old.
Sheffield United, who have dropped down from the Premier League, have released a number of experienced promotion winners. Stoke City, meanwhile, have released Tyrese Campbell – a 24-year-old forward who scored 36 goals in 164 appearances for the Potters - and one-time Aston Villa record signing Wesley Moraes. Brazil cap Wesley cost Villa £22million in 2019 but he failed to score in 22 appearances for Stoke.
Former Blues loanees Liam Walsh and Przemyslaw Placheta have been released by Swansea City. Matt Phillips and Nathaniel Chalobah are among those released by West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion.
Leeds United have released Ian Poveda, who was a target for Blues during the January window. Steve Seddon, who rose through the ranks at Blues, has been released by Oxford United following their promotion to the second tier.
Confirmed Championship free agents
Bristol City: Matty James, Andreas Weimann
Blackburn: Kyle McFadzean, John Fleck
Burnley: Jack Cork, Johann Berg Gudmundsson
Cardiff: Romaine Sawyers, Sheyi Ojo, Ollie Denham
Coventry City: Simon Moore, Liam Kelly
Derby: Korey Smith, Dwight Gayle, Martyn Waghorn, Scott Loach, Joe Wildsmith
Hull City: Greg Docherty, Billy Sharp, Vaughn Covil, Aaron Connolly, Adama Traoré, Cyrus Christie, David Robson
Leeds United: Ian Poveda, Lewis Bate
Luton: Dan Potts, Luke Berry, Fred Onyedinma, Elliot Thorpe, Admiral Muskwe
Middlesbrough: Paddy McNair
Millwall: Shaun Hutchinson, Bartosz Bialkowski
Norwich City: Ben Gibson, Dimitris Giannoulis, Sam McCallum, Danny Batth, Jon McCracken
Oxford United: James Henry, Marcus Browne, Billy Bodin and Steve Seddon
Plymouth: Callum Burton, Oscar Halls, Jack Endacott
Portsmouth: Matt Macey, Lee Evans, Josh Martin, Ryan Schofield, Haji Mnoga, Harry Jewitt-White, Liam Vincent, Josh Dockerill
Preston: Greg Cunningham, Ben Woodburn
QPR: Andre Dozzell, Aaron Drewe, Ossie Kakay, Albert Adomah
Sheffield United: Chris Basham, Oliver Norwood, Wes Foderingham, Max Lowe
Sheffield Wednesday: Tyreeq Bakinson, George Byers, Juan Delgado, and Reece James
Stoke: Wesley, Tyrese Campbell, Ciaran Clark
Sunderland: Bradley Dack, Corry Evans
Swansea: Liam Walsh, Przemyslaw Placheta, Nathanael Ogbeta
Watford: Ben Hamer, Jake Livermore, Ashley Fletcher
West Brom: Matt Phillips, Adam Reach, Nathaniel Chalobah, Erik Pieters, Yann M’Vila, Martin Kelly, Jovan Malcolm
