Revealed: The full list of 82 Premier League stars who can talk to new clubs TODAY – headed up by Liverpool trio Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold

A new year is the time for new opportunities, new resolutions and the chance to reflect on what has happened before and do things better next time.

But in the world of football, it’s the time to get your agent on the phone, put yourself in the shop window and get a shiny new contract with a brand new club.

As many as 82 of the Premier League’s biggest stars will see their current deals expire this summer and for these free agents, today truly marks a new dawn as they can now talk to foreign parties about a potential move.

It’s all thanks to the infamous Bosman ruling, which was passed by the European Court of Justice in 1995 and allowed players within the EU to move to another team for free at the end of their contracts.

While these stars will have to wait until June to negotiate with domestic teams, January offers the chance to talk to clubs abroad and sort out their future in advance.

Of course, they could still turn around and put pen to paper on a new contract with their current club, but nevertheless the turn of the year is a worrying time for Premier League sides, many of whom are faced with the loss of some of their best assets for the club . zero.

Liverpool will be the most tense team in the league in January after negotiations with Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk all collapsed, leaving them free to talk to the giants of European football about a potential move .

Salah confirmed that ‘nothing actually [has] moved on to a new deal after shocking fans in November when he claimed he had not been contacted about a new contract.

The Egyptian has had another fine season for the Reds, scoring 20 goals and providing 17 assists in 26 games as Arne Slot’s men climbed to the top in both the Premier League and Champions League.

But Liverpool face the very real prospect of Salah taking his goal-scoring prowess to another team next campaign, with his contract expiring on June 30.

Alexander-Arnold, meanwhile, appears to be heading for an exit after reports in Spain suggested a ‘move to Real Madrid is close to completion’ and it also emerged that the right-back has not listened to contract offers from the Reds.

He is likely to complete a deal with Los Blancos this month but will wait until the summer to move to the Bernabeu out of respect for his boyhood side.

Van Dijk is a slightly less certain case, with the Dutchman being offered a new contract earlier this month, but there was reportedly no breakthrough in negotiations with the 33-year-old.

Manchester United appear to be preparing for defeat under new boss Ruben Amorim, with the team stranded in fourteenth place after a miserable first half of the season.

Amad Diallo has been a rare bright spot for the Red Devils this season, scoring a sensational winner in the Manchester derby against City, and the Old Trafford outfit will be keen to activate the Ivorian’s one-year extension option.

Tom Heaton, Victor Lindelof, Christian Eriksen and Jonny Evans all look set to leave, but United could consider exercising their one-year option on Harry Maguire given the wealth of experience he possesses.

Tottenham are faced with losing talisman Heung-Min Son and will not get a single cent back this summer as his contract expires in June.

Ange Postecoglou will be grateful to have a 12-month extension clause included in his contract but will look to tie the South Korean, who has scored 169 goals in 430 appearances for Spurs, to a longer contract.

Manchester City’s woes this season have been well documented, with Pep Guardiola’s men having dropped to sixth place and at one point going seven games without a win.

Things could get worse in the summer, with club legend Kevin de Bruyne now free to talk to foreign clubs and Ilkay Gundogan set to leave the Etihad for a second time unless the team is given a one-year option on his contract activates.

Arsenal, meanwhile, are facing an exodus in midfield with Thomas Partey, who has been a mainstay this season, and Jorginho both out of contract in June.

Relegation-battling Everton are among the worst-hit clubs in the league, with the Toffees owning eight stars whose contracts expire in the summer.

They have an option to extend Abdoulaye Doucoure’s contract, but the likes of veteran Seamus Coleman, Idrissa Gueye, Michael Keane and star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin can all talk to clubs abroad from today.

Likewise, Newcastle have eight players hanging perilously close to the exit, including Swiss defender Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson, who has an extension clause.

Jamie Vardy has been at Leicester since 2012 and won the Premier League with the Foxes in 2016, but his spell at the King Power Stadium could be about to end when his contract expires in June.

Surprise package Nottingham Forest have rocketed to second place midway through the table and, however the rest of the season goes, will face a battle to keep the star men at the heart of their phenomenal run.

What is worrying for Nuno Espirito Santo is that Ola Aina and Chris Wood could both go out this summer and are now both free to talk to foreign parties.

Michail Antonio’s contract at West Ham expires in June but he is likely to get a new deal after a shocking car crash sidelined him for the season.

Wolves appear to be reviving under new manager Vitor Pereira, but will be desperate to keep hold of reliable right-back Nelson Semedo, as well as Mario Lemina, who captained the club at the start of the season before handing the armband to his Portuguese teammate.

Chelsea and Bournemouth are two sides that could ease this period, with only Lucas Bergstrom nearing the end of his Blues deal and no Bournemouth player whose contracts expire this summer.