Jadon Sancho and Paul Pogba are among the former Manchester United players who are without a club after the summer transfer window closed.
The Red Devils concluded their business well ahead of deadline day on Tuesday and Michael Carrick saw major reinforcements to Manchester United’s midfield area.
Ineos splashed United’s cash across June and July and the Red Devils saw the arrivals of midfielders Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos and Carlos Baleba.
Outside of Man Utd’s transfer activity, United In Focus has taken a deep dive into several former Red Devils players who are free agents in world football right now.
Tyrell Malacia left Old Trafford in the summer after the 27-year-old former Manchester United left-back’s contract with the Premier League club expired.
The former Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven player has been unable to find a new club after his Red Devils exit in late June and is still a free agent in football.
Anthony Martial, who left the Red Devils in 2024, went on to play for Greek side AEK Athens and Liga MX club Monterrey after his move away from Old Trafford.
The 30-year-old French striker saw his contract with Mexican side Monterrey expire in the summer and Martial has been linked with a return to the Premier League.
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Former Man Utd winger Wilfried Zaha spent time on loan at French side Lyon and MLS club Charlotte FC during his spell with Turkish outfit Galatasaray.
The 33-year-old Ivory Coast international, who left Old Trafford in 2015, has been without a club since July after his contract with Galatasaray expired.
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Man Utd’s club-record signing to date, Paul Pogba now finds himself in the football wilderness after his disappointing comeback at French side Monaco.
The 33-year-old former Juventus and France midfielder had his contract with Monaco terminated in August after spending only one season at the Ligue 1 club.
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Jadon Sancho spent the 2025-26 Premier League season at Aston Villa after the former Manchester United winger’s permanent move to Chelsea collapsed in 2025.
The 26-year-old ex-Borussia Dortmund star had his Old Trafford contract expire in June and Jadon Sancho has remained a free agent over the course of the summer.
Defender Brandon Williams, a former United youth academy product, has been a free agent much longer than the summer transfer window.
The 25-year-old former Norwich City and Ipswich Town player’s last club was Hull City and he left the Tigers by mutual consent back in February.
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Matteo Darmian left Man Utd in 2019 and returned to Italy to play for Serie A sides Parma and Inter Milan, but the 36-year-old Italian defender is now a free agent.
The former Italy international ended his run at Inter Milan by lifting the Serie A title and Coppa Italia at the end of the 2025-26 campaign before his contract expired.
