OK, the retained list is out and is also very brief. This is what we have now, with MA claiming to have a goalkeeper and several strikers at the top of his list:
Goalkeepers: (1)
Sam Long, 18 (June 2023)
Defenders: (9)
Joe Walsh, 29 (June 2023)
Lewis Montsma, 23 (June 2023)
Regan Poole, 23 (June 2023)
Sean Roughan, 18 (June 2023)
Hayden Cann, 17 (June 2023)
Tayo Edun, 23 (June 2022)
Max Melbourne, 22 (June 2022)
Adam Jackson, 27 (minimum June 2022)
Cohen Bramall, 25 (minimum June 2022)
Central Midfielders: (5)
Jorge Grant, 26 (June 2023)
James Jones, 25 (June 2023)
Max Sanders, 22 (June 2023)
Liam Bridcutt, 32 (minimum June 2022)
Conor McGrandles, 25 (minimum June 2022)
Wingers: (3)
Remy Howarth, 23 (June 2022)
Theo Archibald, 23 (minimum June 2022)
Zack Elbouzedi, 23 (minimum June 2022)
Strikers: (3)
Tom Hopper, 27 (June 2023)
Anthony Scully, 22 (June 2023)
Jovon Makama, 17 (probably June 2023)
Total: 21
Contracted: 21
In on loan: 0
Out on loan: 0
Average age at 30 June 2021: 23 years 8 months
(excluding players out on loan)