Arsenal have confirmed their released list, revealing 20 players leaving the club and three in ongoing contract negotiations.
Arsenal have published an official list of players out of contract at the end of the month, including 20 players who won’t be extending their stays.
From the men’s team, the list includes Jorginho, Neto, Raheem Sterling, and Kieran Tierney. Neto and Sterling are leaving due to their loan deals expiring.
From the academy, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Reece Clairmont, Khayon Edwards, Jakai Fisher, Romari Forde, Jimi Gower, Jack Henry-Francis, Max Kuczynski, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand, Ismail Oulad M’Hand, Brian Okonkwo, Elian Quesada-Thorn, and Zacariah Shuaib are all leaving.
And from the women’s team, Teyah Goldie, Lina Hurtig, and Amanda Ilestedt are set to depart.
That leaves three more players whose contracts expire on June 30th, but who remain in contract talks over a possible extension.
Those three are Thomas Partey, Michal Rosiak, and Chloe Kelly. Arsenal write that discussions are ongoing and they will communicate in due course once matters are finalised between all parties.
As it stands, the suggestion is clearly that none of the three have formally signed extensions, but all of them might yet do so.
There are few surprises on the list overall, though there are quite a few long-serving players departing.
It’s a shame the likes of Edwards, Gower, Oulad M’Hand, and Henry-Francis didn’t get their first-team debuts, having spent a lot of time in and around the senior squad. They’ll now look to find new clubs as free agents this summer.