Every summer it delivers its share in the transfer hype, but in the low season of 2025 a few departing Premier League icons has also seen on their match days.
A few respected veterans mentioned for a distinguished careers for time, with the most moving to coaching rolls with their previous clubs.
Here is a look at some big names that have mentioned this year on their play career.
Jonny Evans
The Veteran Center -Back is formally retired on 30 May 2025, at the age of 37, which completes a 19 -year career and more than 600 professional performances.
His last season in Manchester United only saw seven Premier League performances in 2024/25, but he started the campaign after he had just lifted the FA Cup in May 2024.
In particular, he scored his first goal since he returned to United in December 2024 during an exciting 4-3 EFL Cup Quarterfinal loss against Tottenham.
Evans' club career included a first climb in Old Trafford, followed by two loan spells in Sunderland and successful Stints in West Brom and Leicester, including the captain of the last to Fa Cup Glory in 2021.
He made 241 performances for United and won three Premier League titles, the Champions League, Club World Cup, FA Cup and two competition cups with the club.
He earned 107 international caps from 2006 to 2024, scored six goals and captain his country 15 times.
After retiring, United installed him as head of loans and paths, UEFA in progress, and praised him as an ideal role model to guide emerging talent.
Adam Lallana
Adam Lallana called time on his gaming career in June 2025, 37 years old, and immediately joined Southampton as the first team coach among New Manager – a player -assistant role he started in April at the end of their relegation season.
The last season of Lallana included a symbolic return to Boyhood Club Southampton (he had registered 283 performances in two spells), Bridging League One promotion to the Premier League for their relegation in 2025.
Between those spells with the saints, he was signed by Liverpool in 2014 for £ 25 million. He made more than 178 Premier League performances for the club and won the Champions League in 2019, the Premier League in 2020, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
Lallana then joined Brighton for a successful spell before returning to St. Mary's.
He also earned 34 caps and scored three goals for England, with his nation in the World Cup 2014 and 2016 euros.
In total, the club career of Lallana 571 performances included, which resulted in 86 goals and 73 assists in all competitions.
James Tomkins
James Tomkins officially retired in March 2025, at the age of 35, after eight seasons with Crystal Palace and more than a decade in West Ham.
A product from the West Ham Academy from the age of eight, he made 243 first team performances for the Hammers before he came to Palace in 2016 for around £ 10 million.
During his nine years in Selhurst Park, he played in 125 games and scored 10 league goals.
His 2018/19 campaign was a highlight of the career, which contributed to one of the best Premier League Point-Totals from Palace, and is part of their historical FA Cup-winning campaign in his last year.
Tomkins also represented England at youth level and played for Team GB at the Olympic Games in London 2012.
Although it was never covered at senior level, his steady presence respected him as an impressive, respected Premier League center back.
Wayne Hennessey
Wayne Hennessey announced his retirement in July at the age of 38, with which he ended his career as the third most covered player of Wales (109 caps) and Neville Southall and surpasses the most covered keeper of his country of all time.
At club level he made more than 100 league matches for both Wolverhampton Wanderers, making him debut with Wolves in 2006, and Crystal Palace, especially in the lead role in their FA Cup FA Cup -Run.
Although registered in Nottingham Forest during the 2024/25 season, he did not appear any appearance.
Internationally he was part of the Wales team that reached the semi-final of the euros in 2016 and also appeared in the World Cup 2022.
He last played for Wales in November 2023 in a friendly against Gibraltar, and he produced many determining moments, including important rescues during the Run from Wales to the Euro 2016 Semi -Final and praise earning for nine crucial rescues in the play -off over Okraïne over Okraïne over Okraïne -Years waiting time to wait for global cup qualification.
Since then he has announced his new role as a coach at Nottingham Forest.