Second tier clubs released a host of players at the conclusion of last season with a number of those still without a club as teams return for pre-season.
For some clubs, free agents can prove an attractive proposition as it takes away negations with another club and focuses only on agreeing terms with a player.
We have scoured the market to see the best free agent defenders available who have been released by second-tier clubs.
Every available player has then been ranked by their market value, according to transfermarkt.co.uk data.
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We have scoured the market to see the best free agent defenders available who have been released by second-tier clubs.