The January window has come and gone, and many teams have boosted their ranks with new additions to push for their season aims. Teams may feel they have added a sufficient amount of players but they can still take a dip into the free agent market.
Lots of EFL clubs use the free agent market post-January, but today we’re going to be focusing on five free agents your League Two club could still sign.
Cheye Alexander
We’re kicking off this piece with the former Gillingham right-back, who was released from the club on the 29th of January, 2024.
The 29-year-old full-back was let go by Gillingham towards the end of the January window, following the signing of Remeao Hutton from League Two rivals Swindon Town.
The Saint Lucia international notched up two assists across 22 appearances for the League Two side this season and is most recognised for being a solid defensive full-back.
Alexander is well-versed in the EFL, where he has racked up 59 League Two appearances and 50 League One appearances. Furthermore, he has made 212 National League appearances and has become a very experienced defender.
I believe this would be a great pick-up for many League Two teams who require a consistently solid full-back who brings along valuable experience with him.
Ben Garratt
Next up is another very experienced EFL player in the name of Ben Garratt. The former Burton Albion keeper has surprisingly been without a club since last summer following his release from The Brewers.
Garratt, who stands at 6’2, was released from Burton after four years at the club. During his time with the League One side, he made 88 appearances, and prior to that, made 223 appearances for Crewe Alexandra in his six years with the Railwaymen.
The Shropshire-born keeper began his career in the youth ranks of Crewe where he made his EFL debut on the 27th of April 2013. He has become an established EFL goalkeeper making 347 career appearances. Garratt is a loyal player, to say the least, having spent significant parts of his career with two clubs.
Garratt would be a well-experienced goalkeeper for any League Two club, and most definitely a player I’d suggest they look at.
Josh Eppiah
The next player on this list is Belgian forward, Josh Eppiah. The Leicester City academy product was released by The Foxes last summer and has been unable to find a club ever since.
The 25-year-old forward can play through the centre of attack, as well as on either flank. He has spent a lot of his career playing in the PL2, making 34 appearances for Leicester, where he scored three goals and assisted seven times.
He joined OH Leuven where he made 11 appearances, only scoring one goal for the Belgian side. He also went on loan to Northampton twice. His first loan spell for The Cobblers was in the 21/22 season and he returned a season later in the 22/23 season. During both spells with the club, he only managed to score twice in 17 games.
Eppiah is an exciting forward who I believe League Two clubs should take a look at. His creativity could benefit a lot of teams who lack firepower at the moment.
Matthew Olosunde
Olosunde has been without a club since his release from Preston North End last summer, and his career so far has been majorly impacted by injuries.
The right-sided player began his career in America with the New York Red Bulls academy, before moving over to England where he joined the Manchester United youth set-up in March of 2016.
Following his release from the Red Devils in 2019, Olosunde joined Rotherham where in his first season with the club they gained promotion to the championship. However, the following season The Millers were relegated back to League One.
Upon this, he joined Preston where his injury problems really began. Due to several long-term injuries, he only went on to make two appearances in two seasons and departed the club.
Olosunde is an experienced player, racking up 34 Championship appearances and 32 League One appearances. However, due to his injuries, he may drop down to League Two in order to recapture his form and put a smile back on his face when playing football. I’m also sure he wouldn’t be short of interest.
Matty Longstaff
To round up this list I’ve gone with former Newcastle United midfielder, Matty Longstaff.
The 23-year-old’s Newcastle United contract expired last summer, having come through their youth academy like his brother, Sean Longstaff. However, his childhood club allowed him to continue his rehabilitation, helping Longstaff recover from his injury and kickstart his career.
Matty made 14 first team appearances for Newcastle where he scored two goals for The Magpies. Since then, he has had several loan spells, one of which was in Scotland with Aberdeen and the other two with League Two clubs Mansfield Town and Colchester United where he contributed six goals and two assists in 23 appearances.
Matty should have recovered from injury by now, and I think League Two clubs should be looking at the midfielder.
Would you take any of these free agents at your League Two club, and if so who would you take and why?