Tag: release

19 May 2025 Off

Anfernee Dijksteel: Middlesbrough release Suriname full-back

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough have released full-back Anfernee Dijksteel after six seasons with the club.

The 28-year-old Suriname defender joined from Charlton in August 2019 and made 167 appearances.

Meanwhile, the club have said that discussions will take place with out-of-contract captain Jonny Howson “in due course”.

The 36-year-old midfielder has played 341 games for the Teessiders since joining from Norwich in July 2017.

Michael Carrick’s side finished 10th in the Championship this

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17 May 2025 Off

Oxford United: U’s to release McEachran and Bennett while Placheta stays

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Oxford United have announced that Josh McEachran and Joe Bennett will leave the club this summer following the expiration of their contracts.

They have also triggered an extension to winger Przemysław Płacheta’s deal for a further year.

Placheta has been a key member of Gary Rowett’s side this season, making 32 appearances with six goal contributions in the Championship.

Defender Bennett, 35, started in the U’s League One play-off final

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15 May 2025 Off

Jeremie Frimpong: Liverpool ready to trigger Bayer Leverkusen star’s release clause

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Liverpool are ready to trigger the release clause of Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong as they close in on their first summer signing.

The 24-year-old, who can play across the right-hand side, is wanted by fellow Dutchman Arne Slot for next season’s campaign and talks towards a deal have progressed in recent days.

Frimpong’s release clause is understood to be in the region of 35m euros (£29.5m), with Liverpool expected to

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15 May 2025 Off

Portsmouth FC: Blues release Kusini Yengi, keep Zak Swanson & Andre Dozzell

By Total Football News

BBC Radio Solent’s Portsmouth commentator Andrew Moon:

Compared to previous seasons there were not too many decisions for Portsmouth’s hierarchy to make at the end of this campaign regarding out-of-contract players.

The most notable is the decision to let Kusini Yengi depart on a free transfer. The Australian had an impressive debut season in England but failed to score a single goal in the Championship in an injury-hit campaign.

The

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5 May 2025 Off

Stoke City release Jordan Thompson and extend Lewis Baker deal

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Meanwhile, the club exercised an option to extend midfielder Lewis Baker’s contract for another season.

Baker, who has been with Stoke since January 2022, spent the first half of this season on loan with Blackburn before returning to the Potteries at the start of the year.

Stoke sporting director Jonathan Walters said, external Baker, “has been an integral part of our side since he returned to the club in

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10 April 2025 Off

Liam Delap’s £30m relegation release clause: Who wants to sign Ipswich Town striker?

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Ipswich striker Liam Delap will be available for £30m this summer because of a relegation release clause, which will be triggered when his club inevitably returns to the Championship.

The 22-year-old is likely to move on, with interest from several Premier League sides after netting 12 goals in 33 games in all competitions in his first full season in the top flight.

Previously, multiple sources told BBC Sport that Delap

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19 February 2025 Off

Arnor Sigurdsson: Blackburn Rovers release Iceland international after injury-hit spell

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Blackburn Rovers have reached an agreement to release Iceland midfielder Arnor Sigurdsson from his contract in order to join another club.

The 25-year-old joined the club from CSKA Moscow during the summer 2023 transfer window on an initial loan deal before joining on a permanent basis.

He scored on his Blackburn debut against Ipswich Town in September of that year and found the net on a total of eight occasions

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12 January 2025 Off

Blackburn Rovers sign Adam Forshaw after Plymouth Argyle release

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Blackburn Rovers have signed former Leeds United midfielder Adam Forshaw until the end of the season.

The move comes after the 33-year-old’s contract at Plymouth Argyle was terminated early.

Rovers sit seventh in the Championship table, a point outside the play-off places, with a game in hand to come against struggling Portsmouth.

Forshaw becomes the second new signing at Ewood Park in 24 hours after defender Dion Sanderson arrived on

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18 May 2024 0

Greg Docherty to leave as Hull City release seven players

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Greg Docherty is to leave Hull City once his contract expires next month as the club release seven players from their first-team squad.

Midfielder Docherty, 27, has spent four seasons with the Tigers, making 142 appearances, and was an important member of their 2020/21 League One title-winning side.

Former Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp will leave after his move from MLS side LA Galaxy last winter, along with fellow forwards

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18 May 2024 0

Sunderland AFC release Bradley Dack and Corry Evans

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Corry Evans and Bradley Dack will leave Sunderland next month after their contracts expire.

Both players suffered injuries which limited their involvement in the Black Cats season, and they are the big names to be left off the club’s retained list.

Evans, 33, was a key member of the team that won promotion back to the Championship in 2022 after four seasons in League One.

He suffered an anterior cruciate

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