L1 Retained Lists

Wrexham

Released

The following players, who are out of contract, will not be offered new deals. They are released with the Club’s sincere thanks for their efforts and contributions during their time at the Football Club.

Steven FLETCHER

- Mark HOWARD

- Josh ADAM

- Jordan DAVIES

- Harry DEAN

- Brad FOSTER

- Liam HALL

Sam DALBY was offered a new contract in January but turned this down, and so will also be leaving the Football Club with our thanks for his efforts during his time here.

Offers

Callum EDWARDS will be offered a new contract.

Automatic Extension

The Club has exercised the option to extend Aaron JAMES’ contract for another season.

Decision Pending

James RAINBIRD will remain under contract while he recovers from his current injury.

Young Players

Offers have been made to the following players to become first-year professionals at the Club:

Tom KELLY

- Alex MOORE

- Rio OWEN

- Max PURVIS

An offer was also made to ELLIOT JONES, but he has elected for a career change for which we wish him all the very best.

The following young players will be released:

Keane HAZELDINE

- Reagan NICHOLAS

- Bryn OWEN

- Harri ROBERTS

- Anton TIERNEY

Reading

The club have activated one-year options to the following players’ contracts, meaning they will be signed on with the Royals for a further season:

First Team

Mamadi Camara
Under 21's

Joseph Barough
Boyd Beacroft
Tom Norcott
Mathew Rowley

The following players are currently in talks regarding new contracts with the club that will see them extend their stays in RG2.

First Team

Michael Craig
Jeriel Dorsett
Kelvin Ehibatiomhan
Abraham Kanu
Amadou Mbengue
Joel Pereira
Tivonge Rushesha
Michael Stickland
Basil Tuma
Jayden Wareham
Andy Yiadom
Under 21's

Jacob Borgnis
John Clarke
Jeremiah Okine-Peters
John Ryan
Shay Spencer
Under 18's

Ashqar Ahmed
Carter Bowdery
Philip Duah
Sam Harrison
Luke Howard
Josh Welland

RELEASED

The following players will depart the club upon the expiration of their contracts this summer. We would like to formally communicate our sincere thanks to all players for their commitment during their time with us

First Team

Adrian Akande
Coniah Boyce-Clarke
David Button
Tom Carroll
Harlee Dean
Louie Holzman
Under 21's

Jack Senga-Ngoyi
Charlie Wellens
Under 18's

Verrell George
James Sharlott
Kai Source

END OF LOAN

Tyler Bindon
Billy Bodin
Chem Campbell

Great work pip.

I've a feeling the retained lists won't mean too much as quite a few of those retained will also be moving on. I hear Barnsley are aiming to sell at least 5 of theirs with 1M+ expected for each one.

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Reading

The club have activated one-year options to the following players’ contracts, meaning they will be signed on with the Royals for a further season:

First Team

Mamadi Camara
Under 21's

Joseph Barough
Boyd Beacroft
Tom Norcott
Mathew Rowley

The following players are currently in talks regarding new contracts with the club that will see them extend their stays in RG2.

First Team

Michael Craig
Jeriel Dorsett
Kelvin Ehibatiomhan
Abraham Kanu
Amadou Mbengue
Joel Pereira
Tivonge Rushesha
Michael Stickland
Basil Tuma
Jayden Wareham
Andy Yiadom
Under 21's

Jacob Borgnis
John Clarke
Jeremiah Okine-Peters
John Ryan
Shay Spencer
Under 18's

Ashqar Ahmed
Carter Bowdery
Philip Duah
Sam Harrison
Luke Howard
Josh Welland

RELEASED

The following players will depart the club upon the expiration of their contracts this summer. We would like to formally communicate our sincere thanks to all players for their commitment during their time with us

First Team

Adrian Akande
Coniah Boyce-Clarke
David Button
Tom Carroll
Harlee Dean
Louie Holzman
Under 21's

Jack Senga-Ngoyi
Charlie Wellens
Under 18's

Verrell George
James Sharlott
Kai Source

END OF LOAN

Tyler Bindon
Billy Bodin
Chem Campbell

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Was wondering what was happening with Lewis Wing but I see from the BBC he is on their retained list.

The players currently under contract in Noel Hunt's squad are Kelvin Abrefa, Ben Elliott, Harvey Knibbs, Charlie Savage and Lewis Wing, while Reading have activated a one-year extension option for Mamadi Camara.

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Was wondering what was happening with Lewis Wing but I see from the BBC he is on their retained list.

The players currently under contract in Noel Hunt's squad are Kelvin Abrefa, Ben Elliott, Harvey Knibbs, Charlie Savage and Lewis Wing, while Reading have activated a one-year extension option for Mamadi Camara.

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Thought Charlie Savage wasn't a patch on his old man when he played at ours last season.

Got to admit that Lewis Wing has been their star player this season

Stevenage

Under contract for the 2025/26 season:

Louis App?r?
Taye Ashby-Hammond
Ellis Bates
Daniel Butler
Lewis Freestone
Charlie Goode
Luther James-Wildin
Daniel Kemp
Rylee Mitchell
Daniel Phillips
Carl Piergianni
Aaron Pressley
Jamie Reid
Jordan Roberts
Tyreece Simpson
Daniel Sweeney
Louis Thompson
Harvey White
Jake Young
Club remains in discussions with:

Nick Freeman
Elliott List
Released:

Kyle Edwards
Jake Forster-Caskey
David Hicks
Kane Smith
Loan players returning to parent clubs:

Murphy Cooper
Brandon Hanlan
Eli King

Stockport County

The following players remain under contract for the 25/26 season:

Ben Hinchliffe
Corey Addai
Andrew Wogan
Ryan Rydel
Sam Hughes
Ethan Pye
Jay Mingi
Callum Connolly
Odin Bailey
Lewis Bate
Lewis Fiorini
Ollie Norwood
Owen Moxon
Nick Powell
Ashton Mee
Kyle Wootton
Tanto Olaofe
Jayden Fevrier
Jack Diamond
Che Gardner
Benon? Breki Andr?sson

Goalkeeper Max Metcalfe has signed a new one-year deal at Edgeley Park, whilst the Club have triggered a one-year extension in the contract of defender Jid Okeke.

The following players will be leaving the Club following the expiration of their contract this Summer:

Cody Johnson
Kyle Knoyle

The following players will return to their parent clubs following the conclusion of their loan spells at Edgeley Park:

Micah Hamilton
Sam Cosgrove
Brad Hills

The following out-of-contract players remain in dialogue with the Club regarding future terms:

Macauley Southam-Hales
Will Collar

The following out-of-contract players have been offered new deals for the 25/26 season:

Ibou Touray
Fraser Horsfall
Callum Camps

Following a season that saw the Club achieve its highest league finish since 2002, and set a new club-record points tally in the third tier, we would like to thank each departing player for their contributions over the course of the campaign.

We extend special thanks to Kyle Knoyle for his ***** role in our League Two title success during the 23/24 season – our first EFL title in 57 years. Kyle made 81 appearances over two-and-a-half years at Edgeley Park, after joining from Doncaster Rovers for an undisclosed fee. We wish him and Cody all the best in the next chapter of their careers.

At this stage, the Club remain in talks with several first-team players whose contacts expire this Summer, and we will update supporters on those situations in the coming weeks.

Wycombe Wanderers

New contracts offered:
Fin Back
Jahiem Dotse
Joe Low
Jack Matton
Laurie Shala

Leaving the club:
Taylor Clark
Brandon Hanlan
Beryly Lubala
Franco Ravizzoli
Adam Reach
Kieran Sadlier
Sam Vokes
Christie Ward
Luca Woodhouse
Jack Young

Under contract:
Tyreeq Bakinson
Jaiden Bartolo
James Berry
Matt Butcher
Ryan Cole
Shamal George
Jack Grimmer
Anders Hagelskjaer
Alex Hartridge
Dan Harvie
Richard Kone
Luke Leahy
Alex Lowry
Garath McCleary
Will Norris
Fred Onyedinma
Jasper Pattenden
Jonny Pettitt
Brody Peart
Josh Scowen
Declan Skura
Ryan Tafazolli
Dan Udoh
Magnus Westergaard

Returning to parent clubs at end of loan spells:
Sonny Bradley
Cameron Humphreys
Gideon Kodua
Xavier Simons
Caleb Taylor

Birmingham City

Grant Hanley and Lee Myung-Jae – who both joined the Club in January - have been released following the expiration of their contracts, while Luke Harris, Kieran Dowell and Ben Davies have returned to their parent clubs following respective loan spells.
Meanwhile, long-serving striker Lukas Jutkiewicz has retired from football following nine years and 358 appearances for the Club.
As previously communicated, Phil Neumann will officially join Blues on July 1 after signing a pre-contract agreement in January, while the Club has also completed the permanent signing of Alfons Sampsted following his season-long loan from FC Twente.
Youngster Zaid Betteka has signed his first professional contract, while the Club has also offered first-year professional contracts to nine other second-year scholars, details of which will be confirmed during the close season.
Ten young professionals have been released. Ben Beresford, Junior Dixon, Taylor Dodd, Laiith Fairnie, Harley Hamilton, Josh Home, Femi Olofinjana, Sahid Kamara, Stoyan Pergelov and Oliver Sayer will all leave Birmingham City following the expiration of their contracts.
Options in the Club's favour have been exercised for Will O’Sullivan, Zach Willis, Alvaro Ruiz Rente, Daniel Isichei and O’Shea Ellis, while Kurtis Havenhand has been offered a one-month contract.
The Club thanks each player for their efforts during their time at Blues and wishes them every success in their future careers.
The following players all remain under contract:
Ryan Allsop, Keshi Anderson, Zaid Betteka, Krystian Bielik, Godfred Boakye, Lee Buchanan, Alfie Chang, Alex Cochrane, Romelle Donovan, Lyndon Dykes, O’Shea Ellis, Tommy Fogarty, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, George Hall, Emil Hansson, Daniel Isichei, Tomoki Iwata, Brandon Khela, Christoph Klarer, Ethan Laird, Marc Leonard, Emmanuel Longelo, Alfie May, Brad Mayo, Menzi Mazwi, Phil Neumann, Will O’Sullivan, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Byron Pendleton, Cody Pennington, Paik Seung-Ho, Tyler Roberts, Alvaro Ruiz Rente, Alfons Sampsted, Dion Sanderson, Jay Stansfield, Frank Tattum, Zachary Willis, Willum Willumsson, Ben Wodskou, Scott Wright, Ayumu Yokoyama