Retained list - 2026

[The Fox]

No real surprises.

Jairos agent must have better offers elsewhere , fair play if so he's earned it.

 

[CPB]

Jairo one is a bit strange. Seemed to help us turn it around when he came in.

But Wilder was also talking about having a smaller squad overall.

I guess in that central midfield it's expected we will have Arblaster, Rothwell and sort of O'Hare. With chances of Hamer or Peck remaining (Doubtful).
Reckon we will look to bring in another which may be Phillips on loan again.

Perhaps the thinking with releasing Jairo is to free up wages to offer Hamer a new deal? Can't see it though, think we will need to take the fee for him instead.

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

Seems obvious to me that Jairo has far better things to be doing with his time than slogging it through another season in the championship with this group of players.

 

[Cheesebored]

Jairo smacks of owners not wanting to put money in/cost cutting

Based on what evidence? Everyone knows there's got to be cost cutting. Jairo did okay but hardly a massive loss. Let's see who his replacement is before having a meltdown.

 

[Bookers Mullet]

My guess is they'll try to replace Jairo with kalvin Phillips. Would rather keep Jairo

 

[LBA_Blade]

If that was his decision fair enough. If it was our decision, whoever made that decision deserves to be fired

Reading online he was settled here and was looking at a new contract. Wages had to be the thing, he was on the same as Rothwell according to sources online

 

[DaddyDozy]

Kalvin Phillips nailed on to return, so we won't need him.

Literally just saw him on a jet2 flight from Mallorca to Glasgow… the exact signing Celtic or Rangers would make imo

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

I'm going to wait until the transfer window opens and see who comes in. Not holding my breath though, don't expect anyone in until maybe 3rd or 4th game of the season. But,but.....this could be the year we sign players before pre season!! Hmmmm.

 

[LBA_Blade]

Just checked official site and there definitely was an option so can only think its a wage issue - remember there being Saudi talk when he first signed

Wrexham nailed on

 

[jimmymuir]

That central midfield area is looking honking. Peck will be sold, Arblaster hasn't looked anything like he did prior to his injury, then you've got Shackleton and Rothwell... Centre mids must be a priority, as without Souza, we were bullied there against most sides last season.

 

[Tarqs]

That central midfield area is looking honking. Peck will be sold, Arblaster hasn't looked anything like he did prior to his injury, then you've got Shackleton and Rothwell... Centre mids must be a priority, as without Souza, we were bullied there against most sides last season.

Shacks be first choice Right back next season.

 

[Melbourne Blade]

But but... Shackleton will have a "part to play" this season, according to wilder. And we've got the AI lads to rely on

 

[Æthelstan]

Well, as long as we actually sign the type of players we need before the last day of the transfer window, I think we will be alright. Surely there is someone out there to fill the role of big bastard in midfield.

 

[madeinsheffield]

Still some shite in that retained list, permanently injured, can't do 90mins or just not good enough. There must be a plan behind it, offload some and just get what we can for them, and yes I do mean our Centre Halves

 

[LBA_Blade]

Players over 24 as at 30th June 2026 retained
Patrick Bamford, Harrison Burrows, Tyrese Campbell, Tahith Chong, Michael Cooper, Adam Davies*, Ivo Grbic, Gus Hamer, Sam McCallum, Mark McGuinness, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Callum O'Hare, Joe Rothwell, Jamie Shackleton, Japhet Tanganga.


Players over 24 as at 30th June 2026 released
Tom Davies, Danny Ings, Ben Mee, Jairo Riedewald.


Players under 24 as at 30th June 2026 retained
Siem Eyob-Abraha, Oli Arblaster, Max Asante-Boakye, Sam Aston, Jamal Baptiste, Keehan Barrett-Underwood, Jevan Beattie, Billy Blacker, Andre Brooks, Jili Buyabu, Tom Cannon, Archie Christie-Crainie, Sam Colechin, Sam Curtis, Chris Eadie, Luke Faxon, Zach Giggs, Coby Hewitson, Alfie Hough, Theo Howard, Jaydon Makhalira, Louie Marsh, Alex Matos, Harry McGlinchey, Christian Nwachukwu, Seth Okyere, Ryan One, Lennon Patterson, Sydie Peck, Mihail Polendakov, Aaron Reid, Sai Sachdev, Dovydas Sasnauskas, Femi Seriki, Lamine Sidibe, Zain Tahir, Jay Tinsdale, Ehije Ukaki, Nils Zatterstrom.


Players under 24 as at 30th June 2026 released
Evan Easton, Marshall Francis, Liam Hall, Owen Hampson, Frankie Jones, Jayden Prunty, Jackson Blaize, Jack Waldron.


Scholarship year two contract offered
Arlo Coubrough, Ben Grainger.


Scholarship year two released
Franklyn Gordon, Riley McLachlan, Dylan Tawodzera, Alfie Venners.


Scholarship year one retained
Robert Adams, Charlie Bulmer, Tom Dearden, Cole Hay, Emmett Morrison, Ben Murray, Marley Parr-Pearson, Matthew Poppleton.


Loan players returning to parent clubs
Leo Hjelde, Tyler Bindon, Ki-Jana Hoever, Djibril Soumaré, Chiedozie Ogbene, Kalvin Phillips.


* indicates option activated.

Saved over £5.2 Mill in wages for next season out of 4 players plus any agent fees involving activating the clause for Jairo, so takes us down to just the £24mill or so now.... still not under the bracket for SRR we would be with a sale of Hamer or big sale on a youth talent. Unless the owners plug the gap we still can't sign anyone until someone else goes.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Thought Jack Waldron was highly rated.

Can we transfer list some shite aswell?

 

[ATL Recs]

Shacks be first choice Right back next season.

For 40 minutes the ucked the rest of the season

 

[Bergen Blade]

Most sources say Femi Seriki's birthday is 28 April 2002, which means he's 24. Yet, he's listed in the under 24 group here. Wilder also seems to think he's still a kid. So what is right?

 

[Blades1971]

Jairo is a quality player. Wilder must be mad.Then we keep Chong, Shackleton, Obenge. They will live to regret this

 

[LBA_Blade]

Jairo one is a bit strange. Seemed to help us turn it around when he came in.

But Wilder was also talking about having a smaller squad overall.

I guess in that central midfield it's expected we will have Arblaster, Rothwell and sort of O'Hare. With chances of Hamer or Peck remaining (Doubtful).
Reckon we will look to bring in another which may be Phillips on loan again.

Perhaps the thinking with releasing Jairo is to free up wages to offer Hamer a new deal? Can't see it though, think we will need to take the fee for him instead.

Not much wiggle room for a £30k a week player especially if we are thinking of extending Bamford later in the season too as his deal expires next summer. If the right fee is there we will take it as it will allow us to bring others in.

 

[Balham]

Most sources say Femi Seriki's birthday is 28 April 2002, which means he's 24. Yet, he's listed in the under 24 group here. Wilder also seems to think he's still a kid. So what is right?

Born April 2003, so he's just turned 23.

From the Athletic
"That defeat at Newcastle was not the first time Seriki had made the bench in senior football. He had been named among the substitutes as Bury beat Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy just before Christmas 2018 when aged 15 years and 220 days."

 

[KMC-1889]

if we're releasing Jairo I think you're dreaming if you expect Phillips, Walker or an improved deal for Hamer.

As LBA_Blade mentioned we're still not under the SCR limited and we haven't bought anyone yet. Even if we sell Hamer/Peck/A N Other for £30m it all depends on how much is in the next financial year.

 

[Balham]

I’m shocked

Are you though?

 

[KMC-1889]

Are you though?

Mentioned it earlier somewhere but Jairo being released has been talked about at the club since April.

 

[Hanauer]

Unable to last 90 minutes.

 

[dexter101]

Jairo is a quality player. Wilder must be mad.Then we keep Chong, Shackleton, Obenge. They will live to regret this

But Jairo's contract was up, Chong and Shackleton are still contracted so we can't just release them?

Ogbene has gone back...

 

[Harry's Game]

 

[Bladesman]

Good old Jimmy Riddlestone.

 

[LurkerBlade]

I've got a fairly open mind about where to use Brooks pace & talent , apart from the fact that I'm against inverted wingers unless their weaker foot is at least decent - and I think he struggles on the RW.
I think it's great that we have a good young L-footed player and I like the fact that despite being an attack-minded lad , he is competent at getting back and tackling.
I'd like to see him tried on the left side of midfield , whether wide or central , I don't mind.
Given that we will be skint this summer and our midfield looks pretty average , I think we should be developing Brooks with a view to him possibly being an ACM - we certainly can't afford to buy one !
Ps - it's sad but I just don't see Blaster regaining his prior form & career trajectory - great shame but that injury has taken something away from him.
Hoping he can surprise me.

This sounds an awful lot like what Selles tried to do?

 

[Bergen Blade]

Born April 2003, so he's just turned 23.

From the Athletic
"That defeat at Newcastle was not the first time Seriki had made the bench in senior football. He had been named among the substitutes as Bury beat Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy just before Christmas 2018 when aged 15 years and 220 days."

Fotmob, Transfermarkt, Soccerbase, Wikipedia, WhoScored, Premierleague.com, OptaAnalyst are among the sites who's got it wrong then.