Every Championship free agent so far as Coventry City scour the market

Coventry City have set out their summer transfer intentions to cast their net far and wide as Mark Robins looks to add to an impressive core of a squad ahead of next season.

The Sky Blues boss is keen to strengthen a number of positions and club owner Doug King is expected to back the manager with more funding to put quality on the pitch. City’s recruitment department, meanwhile, may well have an eye on the odd free agent.

And there are plenty of them about, including some excellent players. Coventry have already been strongly linked with interest in Preston North End skipper Alan Browne, who is out of contract at Deepdale and may well be looking for a fresh challenge after ten years at the club, albeit the 28-year-old has been offered a lucrative new deal to stay.

Retained lists are being confirmed up and down the division, with a host of familiar names running to the end of their contracts.

Sam McCallum is one of four first team regulars to leave Norwich City after their play-off semi-final defeat along with Ben Gibson, Danny Batth and Dimitris Giannoulis.

Blackburn Rovers have triggered extensions for Sam Gallagher and Tyrhys Dolan – and will sit down with the duo to discuss their long-term futures – while they are in talks with veterans and former Sky Blues Kyle McFadzean and John Fleck.

Another ex-City favourite, Liam Walsh, along with Przemyslaw Placheta are leaving Swansea but Kyle Naughton and Joe Allen are staying and Coventry-born City fan Jamie Paterson has been offered new terms.

Championship retained lists

Birmingham City

Released: Marc Roberts, Scott Hogan, Ivan Sunjic, Gary Gardner, Neil Etheridge

In talks: Lukas Jutkiewicz, John Ruddy

Blackburn Rovers

In talks: Kyle McFadzean, John Fleck

Extended: Sam Gallagher, Tyrhys Dolan

Bristol City

Released: Matty James, Andy King, Andreas Weimann, Ben Acey, Zac Bell, McIntosh Boyd, Marlee Francois, Callum Hutton, Duncan Idehen, Dylan Kadji, Harry Leeson, Harvey Wiles-Richards

In talks: Joe Williams, Romani Rowe

Coventry City

Released: Liam Kelly, Simon Moore, Dermi Lusala, Bradley Stretton

In talks: Callum O’Hare, Luke Bell

Huddersfield Town

Released: Yuta Nakayama, Jordan Rhodes, Brahima Diarra, Aaron Rowe, Connor Mahoney

In talks: Jonathan Hogg

Hull City

Released: Greg Docherty, Billy Sharp, Vaughn Covil, Aaron Connolly, Adama Traoré, Cyrus Christie, David Robson

Millwall

Released: Shaun Hutchinson, Bartosz Bialkowski

In talks: Karlan Grant, Tom Leahy, Chinwike Okoli, Kyle Smith, Sha’mar Lawson

Norwich City

Released: Ben Gibson, Dimitris Giannoulis, Sam McCallum, Danny Batth, Jon McCracken

In talks: Ken Aboh

Extended: Jacob Sorensen, Archie Mair

Preston North End

Released: Greg Cunningham, Ben Woodburn

In talks: Alan Browne, Lewis Leigh, Ched Evans

Rotherham United

Released: Cafu, Curtis Durose, Grant Hall, Joel Holvey, Lee Peltier, Nat Ford, Sam Clucas, Sean Morrison, Shane Ferguson, Tolaji Bola, Tyler Blackett

In talks: Jamie Lindsay

Sheffield Wednesday

Released: Lee Gregory, Tyreeq Bakinson, George Byers, Juan Delgado, Reece James

In talks: Barry Bannan, Di’Shon Bernard, Dominic Iorfa, Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks, Josh Windass

Extended: Marvin Johnson, Callum Patterson

Stoke City

Released: Tyrese Campbell, Ciaran Clark, Wesley

Extended: Enda Stevens, Jordan Thompson, Frank Fielding

Swansea City

Released: Liam Walsh, Przemyslaw Placheta

In talks: Jamie Paterson, Richard Faayke

Extended: Kyle Naughton, Joe Allen, Liam Cullen, Nathan Wood, Azeem Abdulai, Josh Thomas