Arsenal Football Club have announced that 22 players will leave the club at the end of their contracts in June.
As the Premier League prepares to release its official list of out-of-contract players, Arsenal have taken the opportunity to thank the departing men’s and women’s players for their contributions.
This is contained in a Monday statement obtained from the club’s website titled, “22 players to depart Arsenal at end of contracts”.
Among those leaving are notable names such as Mohamed Elneny, Cedric Soares, and Vivianne Miedema.
It read, “Ahead of the official Premier League announcement of all men’s players who will be out of contract at their current clubs on June 30, we are taking this opportunity to thank those players leaving us at the end of the month.
“We are saying goodbye to the following men’s players and scholars, and have also included the three women’s players we have previously announced will also be departing.
“Players are presented in alphabetical order:
Mauro Bandeira
Omari Benjamin
Luis Brown
Catalin Cirjan
Noah Cooper
Sabrina D’Angelo
Henry Davies
Ovie Ejeheri
Mohamed Elneny
Taylor Foran
Hubert Graczyk
James Hillson
Henry Jeffcott
Tyreece John-Jules
Alex Kirk
James Lannin-Sweet
Kaylan Marckese
Vivianne Miedema
Arthur Okonkwo
Kamarni Ryan
Cedric Soares
Kido Taylor-Hart”
The club also confirmed that discussions are ongoing regarding the contract situation with three youngsters.
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“In addition, please note the following players’ contracts also expire on June 30. Discussions are ongoing and once matters are finalised between all parties, we will communicate in due course.
“The players are Amario Cozier-Duberry, Karl Hein and Reuell Walters,” it further read.
Arsenal extend its gratitude to all departing players and wishes them success in their future endeavors.
“We thank all the players leaving us for their contributions to the club.
You will always be part of the Arsenal family and we wish you all the best of health and happiness in your future.
“Any further developments regarding players extending their contracts, as well as joining/re-joining, or leaving us, will be officially communicated when confirmed,” it concluded.