<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>freeagents on Birmingham Daily</title><link>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/freeagents/</link><description>Recent content in freeagents on Birmingham Daily</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/freeagents/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>19 Championship Players Released as Birmingham City Finalise Retained List</title><link>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/19-championship-players-released-as-birmingham-city-finalise-retained-list/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/19-championship-players-released-as-birmingham-city-finalise-retained-list/</guid><description>As the Championship season wraps up, clubs are finalising their retained lists, and Birmingham City is no exception. The Blues must notify out-of-contract players about their futures by Saturday, May 16. Notably, Jonathan Panzo is the only senior player at Birmingham City whose contract is expiring this summer.
Several other Championship clubs have already confirmed their released players. Charlton Athletic have let go of midfielders Luke Berry and Terry Taylor. Berry, 33, was instrumental in Charlton’s promotion to the Championship in the 2024/25 season and has previously worked with manager Nathan Jones at two clubs.</description></item><item><title>Six Free Agents Birmingham City and Championship Rivals Will Compete For</title><link>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/six-free-agents-birmingham-city-and-championship-rivals-will-compete-for/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/six-free-agents-birmingham-city-and-championship-rivals-will-compete-for/</guid><description>Every summer, Championship clubs eye a handful of standout free agents, and in 2026, midfielder Dan Neil is rapidly becoming the prime target. Neil will leave Sunderland at the end of his contract in June, having spent the latter half of the season on loan at promotion hopeful Ipswich Town.
Ipswich’s potential Premier League promotion could take Neil to the top flight, but if he remains in the Championship, Birmingham City should pursue him aggressively.</description></item></channel></rss>