PREMIER LEAGUE RELEASED PLAYERS – FULL LIST OF AVAILABLE STARS AS HIGUAIN LEAVES CHELSEA

CHELSEA have allowed Gonzalo Higuain to return to parent club Juventus, but the Argentine is not the only star to leave the Premier League today.
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The Blues decided against taking up a permanent option on Higuain, with the veteran striker instead returning to Juventus after his six-month loan.

Higuain was one of five Chelsea players shown the door at Stamford Bridge today as several contracts expired at the turn of the month.

Gary Cahill was given a warm send-off by his team-mates at the end of the season and is now being targeted by several Premier League rivals who could snap up the ex-England international for free.

Reserve goalkeeper Rob Green has retired while fellow stopper Eduardo and youngster Kyle Scott joined the seven youth players who had been released by the Blues earlier this summer.

Meanwhile, hundreds of other top-flight players have now become available after the expiration of their contracts and several high-profile stars are sure to secure a new club soon.

Danny Welbeck has been plagued by injuries but is still just 28-years-old and has plenty to offer despite failing to earn a new deal at Arsenal.

Club legend Phil Jagielka has left Everton after 12 seasons while Liverpool frontman Daniel Sturridge is without a club after departing Liverpool.

Tottenham have let Fernando Llorente depart while Ander Herrera, Vincent Kompany and Aaron Ramsey have all now officially left - but who has been released by your club after their contract expired?



The Argentine scored just three times during his six-month loan spell.

PREMIER LEAGUE RELEASED PLAYERS

ASTON VILLA : 

Albert Adomah, Mark Bunn, Ritchie De Laet, Tommy Elphick (joined Huddersfield Town), Alan Hutton, Mile Jedinak, Micah Richards, Glenn Whelan

ARSENAL : 

Cohen Bramall, Petr Cech (retired), Charlie Gilmour, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Julio Pleguezuelo (joined FC Twente), Aaaron Ramsey (joined Juventus), Danny Welbeck

BOURNEMOUTH : 

James Boote, Jordan Holmes, Marc Pugh

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION :

 Jordan Araujo, Ben Barclay, Julien Carre, William Collar (joined Hamilton), Billy Collings (joined Lewes FC), Ben Hall, Stefan Ljubicic, James Moore, Owen Moore, Bruno (joined coaching staff), Joe Tomlinson, Richard Towell (joined Salford City)

BURNLEY : 

Marley Blair, Adam Bruce (joined Buxton), Tinashe Chakwana, James Clarke, Edward Cook, Peter Crouch, Mark Howarth, Andres Lindegaard, Ntumba Massanka, Conor Ntumba, Aiden Stone (joined Mansfield Town), Jon Walters (retired), Stephen Ward (joined Stoke)


Danny Welbeck is a free agent after his contract at Arsenal expired.

CHELSEA : 

Gary Cahill, Bradley Collins (joined Barnsley), Fankaty Dabo (joined Coventry), Eduardo Carvalho (joined SC Braga), Rob Green (retired), Gonzalo Higuain (returned to Juventus) Todd Kane, Josimar Quintero, Ruben Sammut, Kyle Scott, Martell Taylor-Crossdale, Jared Thompson

CRYSTAL PALACE :

 Tyler Brown, Joseph Hungbo, Oliver O’Dwyer (signed for Aldershot), Jason Puncheon, Bakary Sako, Pape Souare, Julian Speroni

EVERTON : 

Daniel Bramall, Henry Charsley, Mateusz Hewelt, Joseph Hilton, Phil Jagielka, Jack Kiersey, Shayne Lavery (joined Linfield), Boris Mathis (joined Rodez AF), Chris Renshaw, Ashley Williams

LEICESTER CITY : 

Max Bramley, Kairo Edwards-John, Davide Lorenzo, Habib Makanjuola, Alassane Meite, Shinji Okazaki, Louis Ramsay, Lamine Sherif, Danny Simpson

LIVERPOOL : 

Adam Bogdan, Juanma Garcia, Conor Masterson, Glen McAuley, Alberto Moreno (joined Villareal), Connor Randall, Daniel Sturridge, Corey Whelan

Daniel Sturridge signed off his Liverpool career with a Champions League winner's medal (Image: GETTY)


NEWCASTLE UNITED : 

Tyrique Bartlett, Jesus Nunez Cumbreras, Mo Diame, Otto Huuhtanen, Stefan O’Connor, Callum Roberts, Josef Yarney

NORWICH : 

Ivo Pinto (joined Dinamo Zagreb) Matt Jarvis, Yanic Wildschut, Steven Naismith

MANCHESTER UNITED : 

Ander Herrera, Antonio Valencia (joined LDU Quito) Matthew Olosunde, James Wilson, Regan Poole (joined MK Dons)

MANCHESTER CITY : 

Vincent Kompany (joined Anderlecht as manager) Cameron Humphreys-Grant, Charlie Oliver, Aaron Nemane, Tom Dele-Bashiru

SHEFFIELD UNITED :

 Paul Coutts, Conor Washington (joined Hearts), Martin Cranie (joined Luton), Jake Wright

Ander Herrera is expected to join Paris Saint-Germain this summer (Image: GETTY)

SOUTHAMPTON :

 Jonathan Afolabi, Jamie Bradley-Green, Steven Davis (joined Rangers), Jake Flannigan, Siph Mdlalose, Ben Rowthorn

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : 

Dylan Duncan (joined QPR), Charlie Freeman, Thomas Glover, Fernando Llorente, Connor Ogilvie, Jamie Reynolds, Michel Vorm

WATFORD : 

Miguel Britos, Ashley Charles, Andre Eleftheriou, Heurlho Gomes, Thomas Hoban, Sam Howes, Tom Leighton

WEST HAM UNITED : 

Andy Carroll, Moses Makasi, Toni Martinez, Samir Nasri, Vashon Neufville, Josh Pask (joined Coventry), Adrian, Noha Sylvestre (joined Neuchâtel Xamax)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS : 

Ben Goodliffe, Aaron Hayden, Carlos Heredia, Diego Lattie, Enzo Sauvage, Michal Zyro

Tottenham have allowed Fernando Llorente to leave (Image: GETTY)