Premier League retained lists announced: Sancho, Bissouma and Meslier looking for new clubs

Signed for £73million ($89m) in the summer of 2021 and weekly wages of around £200k — it’s fair to say Jadon Sancho has not exactly provided value for money for Manchester United.

From June 30, though, he will be a free agent after United’s retained list was confirmed, with the former England winger, who spent last season on loan at Aston Villa, joined by Casemiro and Tyrell Malacia.

Yves Bissouma, who Tottenham Hotspur signed for £25million from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022, is another player bought at vast cost who is now looking for future employment.

June 30 is when contracts expire, as clubs reveal players set to leave and those in talks to renew expiring deals, with academy player releases also disclosed.

This article will be updated as and when further announcements come.

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Manchester United

Sancho and defender Tyrell Malacia, both 26, join Casemiro, the 34-year-old signed from Real Madrid for £60 million in 2022, on the way out of Old Trafford.

Sancho’s last appearance for United came in the Community Shield in August 2024, where he missed from the spot in United’s penalty shootout defeat to Manchester City.

Centre back Dermot Mee, a 23-year-old academy graduate, has been offered a new contract, while Sonny Aljofree, James Bailey and Malachi Sharpe depart.

Everton

Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye is in talks over a new deal, with the 36-year-old’s contract expiring. Everton had confirmed the departure of 37-year-old club captain Seamus Coleman, after 17 years at the club. Under-21 academy players Jacob Beaumont-Clark, Kingsford Boakye, Roman Dixon, Bradley Moonan, Francis Okoronkwo, Tyler Onyango and Reece Welch will also depart.

Tottenham Hotspur

Mali midfielder Bissouma, 29, will leave after four years – having only made 11 Premier League appearances this season. Tottenham also confirmed 33-year-old left back Ben Davies had signed a one-year deal to extend his 12-year stay in north London.

Youngsters Pele Arganese-McDermott, Tyrell Ashcroft, Leo Black, Dante Cassanova, Matthew Craig and Calum Logan have been let go.

Liverpool

Liverpool have confirmed that Ibrahima Konate, 27, Mohamed Salah, 33, and Andy Robertson, 32, are departing, with the latter’s move to Tottenham announced last week.

Defender Rhys Williams, 25, will leave Anfield, along with youth players Kareem Ahmed, Emmanuel Airoboma, James Balagizi, DJ Bernard, Oakley Cannonier, Josh Davidson, Terence Miles and Jacob Poytress.

Leeds United

French goalkeeper Illan Meslier, who joined Leeds in August 2019, will leave after the 26-year-old lost his place to Welshman Karl Darlow and summer signing Lucas Perri this season. Darlow remains in discussion over a renewal, along with fellow goalkeeper Alex Cairns and defender Sam Byram.

Academy quartet Connor Douglas, Devon Brockie, Lewis Pirie and Marley Wilson will be released, with a new deal offered to Darryl Ombang.

Chelsea

Chelsea have announced no first team departures, with 21-year-old Richard Olise — the brother of Bayern Munich winger Michael — leaving alongside academy players Brodi Hughes, Jimi Tauriainen and Sam Rak-Sakyi. Striker Ronnie Stutter moves to a month-to-month contract.

Nottingham Forest

Goalkeeping duo Angus Gunn, 30, and Stefan Ortega, 33, will depart along with Ivorian defender Willy Boly, who is ending his four-year stay at the City Ground after his £2.25 million move from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Forest, unsurprisingly, confirmed they will not activate the €40million (£34.7m) buy option in on-loan 6ft 7in striker Lorenzo Lucca, who returns to Napoli having appeared nine times and scoring just once. Academy players Esapa Osong, Ben Hammond, Alfie Bradshaw, Danny Anisjko, Shae Cahill, Cormac Daly and Owen Grainger also leave.

Bournemouth

Veteran goalkeeper Fraser Forster, 38, and defender Marcos Senesi, 29, have both been offered contract extensions, but as The Athletic reported, Senesi is in talks with Tottenham.

Youngsters Noa Bouti, Zhaviah Campbell, Ashley Clarke, James Davies, Hayden McGhan, Ollie Morgan, Koby Mottoh, Malachi Ogunleye, Charlie Osborne and Benjamin Purches will depart.

Fulham

Along with losing manager Marco Silva this summer, last season’s second top scorer Raul Jimenez has been released and is re-signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

As reported by The Athletic, Wales winger Harry Wilson — last season’s top scorer — could join them but Fulham have tabled a contract offer to keep him.

Steven Benda, Devan Tanton, Bradley De Jesus, Ollie Gofford, Charlie Robinson, Joseph Walters, Tom Wingate, Callum Cliff, Marcell Hall, Ruban Khan, Oliver Mayer, Harley Plate and Quinn Schutter will leave alongside Jimenez.

Crystal Palace

The UEFA Europa Conference League winners are in discussions with 35-year-old right back Nathaniel Clyne and 29-year-old midfielder Daichi Kamada about their futures, as the club close in on appointing Lens head coach Pierre Sage.

Youngsters Asher Agbinone, Rylan Brownlie, Matteo Dashi, Craig Farquhar, Jake Grante, Jackson Izquierdo, Zach Marsh, David Obou, Aziz Ouedraogo, Dylan Reid, Kaden Rodney, Jemiah Umolu, Jack Mason, Joshua Muwana, Zack Henry, Stuart Oduro and Harry Whitworth will be let go.

Arsenal

The Premier League champions have announced a swathe of youth players will depart at the end of the month. Sam Chapman, Harrison Dudziak, Seb Ferdinand, Cam’ron Ismail, Will Lannin-Sweet, Josh Nichols, Samuel Onyekachukwu and Alexéi Rojas Fedorushchenko to leave. Aleksander Marciniak and Joshua Ogunnaike have been offered new deals.

Newcastle United

Left back Matt Targett is leaving after spending last season on loan at Championship play-off finalists Middlesbrough — he totalled just 47 appearances during his four years on Tyneside. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale’s loan from Southampton will expire, as fellow shot stoppers John Ruddy and Max Thompson leave, with 34-year-old Mark Gillespie staying on for another season.

Coventry City

Midfielder Jamie Allen, who played 25 times for Frank Lampard’s side in their march to the Championship title, will be among seven first team departures with Brad Collins, Conrad Ambursley, Charlie Finney, Jack James, Greg Sandiford Junior and Kai Yearn.

Loanees Carl Rushworth, Romain Esse and Yang Min-hyeok have returned to their parent clubs.

Ipswich Town

Conor Chaplin’s five year stay at Portman Road will end this summer, after the 29-year-old spent last season on loan at Championship side Portsmouth.

Hull City

The Championship playoff winners will release 22-year-old midfielder Harry Vaughan, who spent this season on loan at Irish side Bohemians, and have extended 24-year-old goalkeeper Harvey Cartwright’s contract for another season. Loanees Toby Collyer, Joe Gelhardt, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Yu Hirakawa, Lewis Koumas and John Lundstram will all depart, with seven youth players also leaving.

Brentford

Keith Andrews’ side have announced their academy departures, as Marley Tavaziva, Gregory Asemokhai, Max McKnight, Kyrie Pierre, Michael McSorley and Staitham Bowen and Yerime Ouattara. The first-team departures are still to come.

Sunderland

With European football secured for the first time in 45 years, four first-team players, including former captain Dan Neil, 24, are departing the Stadium of Light.

Neil made than 200 appearances for the club, but spent the second half of this season on loan at Ipswich Town, who he helped to promotion back to the Premier League.

Full-backs Dennis Cirkin, 24, and Niall Huggins, 25, plus former Aston Villa and Chelsea winger Bertrand Traore, who spent the season at Wearside, will depart.

Sunderland remain in discussions with Dutch defender Lutsharel Geertruida over a new deal.

Under-21 players Oliver Bainbridge, Marshall Burke, Dan Cameron, Thomas Lavery, Elias Lenz, Ethan Moore, Adam Richardson, Rhys Walsh, Jake Waters, Ivan Struk and George Bell will leave this summer.