🤔 Would they fit your team? Check out players set to be free agents in 2026 | OneFootball

🤔 Would they fit your team? Check out players set to be free agents in 2026 | OneFootball

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·2 January 2026

🤔 Would they fit your team? Check out players set to be free agents in 2026

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With the beginning of 2026, players who participated in the Brasileirão have had their contracts ended and are looking for a new destination.

Without transfer costs, these athletes emerge as market opportunities.


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Check out the names compiled by the site ge, and tell us in the comments if any fit your team!

🛡️ Defense and Fullbacks

  • Santiago Arias (RB, 33 years old): The Colombian, formerly of Bahia and Atlético de Madrid, remains on his national team's radar and is one of the options for the right-back position.
  • Saravia (RB, 32 years old): After three seasons at Atlético-MG, the Argentine fullback has ended his cycle at Galo and is available.
  • Manoel (CB, 35 years old): The experienced defender left Fluminense after five years. He was an important part of the Tricolor's squad composition.

⚙️ Midfield

  • Luiz Gustavo (DM, 38 years old): The former Bayern Munich player did not renew with São Paulo. Despite a 2025 marked by health issues, he ended the year playing and wants to remain active.
  • Fernando (DM, 38 years old): The "Octopus" is trying to resume his career after a severe knee injury that kept him away from Inter. There are talks for a possible return to Colorado, but he remains without a contract.
  • Eduardo (AM, 36 years old): After stints with Botafogo and Cruzeiro, the midfielder is free. Mirassol appears as the main interested party in having his football for 2026.
  • Óscar Romero (AM, 33 years old): The Paraguayan twin did not perform as expected at Internacional and starts the year in search of a new challenge.

⚽ Attack

  • Ángel Romero (FW, 33 years old): After a successful spell at Corinthians, the Paraguayan did not succeed in his return and leaves Parque São Jorge having lost the title of top scorer at the Arena to Yuri Alberto.
  • Alan Kardec (FW, 36 years old): Scored 9 goals for Athletico-PR in the last Série B, but did not have his contract renewed by Furacão.
  • Marinho (FW, 35 years old): The "King of America" of 2020 left Fortaleza on a low note after the relegation of the Ceará club in 2025.
  • Bolasie (FW, 36 years old): The Congolese did not replicate at Cruzeiro the success he had at Criciúma and was released by Raposa.
  • Romarinho (FW, 35 years old): After a frustrating return to Brazil with only 5 games for Vitória, the forward prematurely terminated his contract and is on the market.

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