Things are slowly falling into place at Leeds United as confirmation that the club's takeover has been agreed last Friday was followed up by the appointment of Nick Hammond as an interim football advisor on Thursday, as focus shifts to the transfer window.
Once Leeds finally appoint their new head coach, the club can really begin their summer wheeling and dealing, with busy couple of months expected. Relegation means that high-profile players will inevitably leave, while there are several gaps in the squad that need filling before the unrelenting Championship season begins.
Leeds, therefore, will have a lengthy shopping list and following the publication of the Premier League's retained and released list, there may be one or two that catch the club's eye.
The Premier League quantify that some of those players signified as a “free transfer” or released by a club on the expiry of their contract on 30 June could still remain in situ for the upcoming season; fresh terms can be agreed, after all.
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They say their list should not be seen as “definitive” for departing players and add a player’s status may have changed since the lists were submitted. That aside, here is the list of every player released by Premier League clubs.
Released players from 2022/23
Bournemouth: Matthew Burgess, Christopher Francis, Brooklyn Genesini, Tarik Gidaree, Jefferson Lerma, Joshua Popoola, Jack Stacey, Junior Stanislas.
Arsenal: Joel Ideho, George Igaba-Ishimwe, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Matthew Smith, Thomas Smith.
Aston Villa: Declan Frith, Hayden Lindley, Arjan Raikhy, Ruben Shakpoke, Myles Sohna, Jed Steer, Ashley Young, Bradley Young.
Brentford: J’Neil Bennett, Lachlan Brook, Tariqe Fosu, Saman Ghoddos, Pontus Jansson, Nico Jones, Roco Rees, Roy Syla, Joel Valencia, Lucias Vine.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Toby Bull, Billie Clark, Matthew Everitt, Teddy Jenks, Todd Miller, Samuel Packham, Haydon Roberts, Casey Shann, Jack Spong, Fynn Talley, Lorent Tolaj, Antef Tsoungui, Ben Wilson.
Chelsea: Derrick Abu, Prince Adegoke, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Nathan Baxter, Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo, Bryan Fiabema, Joe Haigh, Henry Lawrence, Sam McClelland, Dujon Sterling, Amari Otieno Thomas Silko, Ethan Wady, Jayden Wareham.
Crystal Palace: Joshua Addae, David Akrobor-Boateng, Ryan Bartley, Jack Butland, Maliq Cadogan, Reece Hannam, James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic, David Omilabu, Daniel Quick.
Everton: Einar Iversen, Yerry Mina, Andros Townsend.
Fulham: Thorsteinn Antonsson, Joseph Bryan, Shane Duffy, Paulo Gazzaniga, Sonny Hilton, Sylvester Jasper, Ziyad Larkeche, Jonathon Page, Steven Sessegnon, Jean-Pierre Tiehi.
Leeds United: William Brook, Adam Forshaw, Stuart McKinstry, Joel Robles.
Leicester City: Daniel Amartey, Ryan Bertrand, Tete, Kelechi Chibueze, Jonathan Evans, Khanya Leshabela, Nampalys Mendy, Ronny Nelson, Joshua Eppiah, Terell Pennant, Ayoze Perez, Caglar Soyuncu, Bayli Spencer-Adams, Thanawat Suengchitthawon, Youri Tielemans.
Liverpool: Roberto Firmino, Jack Bearne, Liam Hughes, Naby Keita, Oscar Kelly, James Milner, Fidel O'Rourke, Oludare Olufunwa, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Manchester City: Terrell Agyemang, Ilkay Gundogan, Rowan McDonald, Benjamin Mendy.
Manchester United: Di’Shon Bernard, David de Gea, Ethan Galbraith, Phil Jones, Axel Tuanzebe, Charlie Wellens.
Newcastle United: Niall Brookwell, Ciaran Clark, Daniel Langley, Matthew Longstaff, Joshua Stewart, Isaac Westendorf.
Nottingham Forest: Andre Ayew, Jack Colback, Billy Fewster, Alex Gibson-Hammond, Ryan Hammond, Nicky Hogarth, Adnan Kanuric, Jesse Lingard, Cafu, Lewis Salmon, Jordan Smith, Lyle Taylor.
Southampton: Goran Babic, Samuel Bellis, Willy Caballero, Mohamed El Younossi, Matthew Hall, Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo, Leon Pambou, Fedel Ross-Lang, Jak Stewart, William Tizzard, Jack Turner, Theo Walcott, Caleb Watts.
Tottenham Hotspur: Jamie Bowden, Kallum Cesay, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Marques Muir, Lucas Moura.
West Ham United: Brian Kinnear, Manuel Lanzini, Mipo Odubeko, Armstrong Oko-Flex.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Michael Agboola, Diego Costa, Jack Hodnett, Joao Moutinho, Luke Matheson, Lee McLaughlin, Taylor Perry, Jack Scott, Adama Traore.
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