Retained List Released

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2023/24 Retained List

Cardiff City FC can confirm the retained list for the 2023/24 season.

Romaine Sawyers, Sheyi Ojo, Rohan Luthra and Oliver Denham will leave the Club at the conclusion of their agreements on June 30th.

Nathaniel Phillips, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Josh Bowler, Karlan Grant and Famara Diédhiou have all returned to their parent Clubs.

Options to extend the contracts of Jamilu Collins, Malachi Fagan-Walcott and Isaac Jefferies have been activated.

Contract offers have been made to Cameron Antwi, Tom Davies, Raheem Conte, Kieron Evans and Matthew Turner.

At U21 level, Xavier Benjamin, James Crole, Ryan Kavanagh, Kyle Kenniford, Caleb Hughes, Finlay Johnson, Jai Semenyo and Chanka Zimba will depart at the end of the month.

We’d like to thank all of the leaving players for their efforts and wish them all the very best for the future.

The full retained list of professionals can be found below:

Ebou Adams, Cian Ashford, Jak Alnwick, Joel Bagan, Jamilu Collins, Joel Colwill, Rubin Colwill, Freddie Cook, Isaak Davies, Jake Dennis, Kion Etete, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Dimitros Goutas, Ethan Horvath, Isaac Jefferies, Eli King, Dylan Lawlor, Mark McGuinness, Yakou Meite, Perry Ng, Callum O'Dowda, Joe Ralls, Aaron Ramsey, Andy Rinomhota, Callum Robinson, Mahlon Romeo, Manolis Siopis, Ollie Tanner, Ryotaro Tsunoda, David Turnbull, Morgan Wigley, Ryan Wintle.

Nothing unexpected

It would be good to get some insight into the U21s released, there are some names amongst the released who I’ve seen positive reports about.

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...-retained-list

2023/24 Retained List

Cardiff City FC can confirm the retained list for the 2023/24 season.

Romaine Sawyers, Sheyi Ojo, Rohan Luthra and Oliver Denham will leave the Club at the conclusion of their agreements on June 30th.

Nathaniel Phillips, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Josh Bowler, Karlan Grant and Famara Diédhiou have all returned to their parent Clubs.

Options to extend the contracts of Jamilu Collins, Malachi Fagan-Walcott and Isaac Jefferies have been activated.

Contract offers have been made to Cameron Antwi, Tom Davies, Raheem Conte, Kieron Evans and Matthew Turner.

At U21 level, Xavier Benjamin, James Crole, Ryan Kavanagh, Kyle Kenniford, Caleb Hughes, Finlay Johnson, Jai Semenyo and Chanka Zimba will depart at the end of the month.

We’d like to thank all of the leaving players for their efforts and wish them all the very best for the future.

The full retained list of professionals can be found below:

Ebou Adams, Cian Ashford, Jak Alnwick, Joel Bagan, Jamilu Collins, Joel Colwill, Rubin Colwill, Freddie Cook, Isaak Davies, Jake Dennis, Kion Etete, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Dimitros Goutas, Ethan Horvath, Isaac Jefferies, Eli King, Dylan Lawlor, Mark McGuinness, Yakou Meite, Perry Ng, Callum O'Dowda, Joe Ralls, Aaron Ramsey, Andy Rinomhota, Callum Robinson, Mahlon Romeo, Manolis Siopis, Ollie Tanner, Ryotaro Tsunoda, David Turnbull, Morgan Wigley, Ryan Wintle.

Nothing unexpected

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Surprised, but pleased, at the new contract offer to Kieron Evans and anyone watching Ollie Denham at Liverpool in that FA Cup match would have been amazed that he would be given a free by us two and a half years later.

Surprised Evans has been offered a contract

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...-retained-list

2023/24 Retained List

Cardiff City FC can confirm the retained list for the 2023/24 season.

Romaine Sawyers, Sheyi Ojo, Rohan Luthra and Oliver Denham will leave the Club at the conclusion of their agreements on June 30th.

Nathaniel Phillips, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Josh Bowler, Karlan Grant and Famara Diédhiou have all returned to their parent Clubs.

Options to extend the contracts of Jamilu Collins, Malachi Fagan-Walcott and Isaac Jefferies have been activated.

Contract offers have been made to Cameron Antwi, Tom Davies, Raheem Conte, Kieron Evans and Matthew Turner.

At U21 level, Xavier Benjamin, James Crole, Ryan Kavanagh, Kyle Kenniford, Caleb Hughes, Finlay Johnson, Jai Semenyo and Chanka Zimba will depart at the end of the month.

We’d like to thank all of the leaving players for their efforts and wish them all the very best for the future.

The full retained list of professionals can be found below:

Ebou Adams, Cian Ashford, Jak Alnwick, Joel Bagan, Jamilu Collins, Joel Colwill, Rubin Colwill, Freddie Cook, Isaak Davies, Jake Dennis, Kion Etete, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Dimitros Goutas, Ethan Horvath, Isaac Jefferies, Eli King, Dylan Lawlor, Mark McGuinness, Yakou Meite, Perry Ng, Callum O'Dowda, Joe Ralls, Aaron Ramsey, Andy Rinomhota, Callum Robinson, Mahlon Romeo, Manolis Siopis, Ollie Tanner, Ryotaro Tsunoda, David Turnbull, Morgan Wigley, Ryan Wintle.

Nothing unexpected

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GK
Alnwick
Horvarth
Dennis

Defence
Bagan
Collins
Fagan-Walcott
Goutas
McGuiness
Ng
Romeo
Tsunoda
Cook
Lawler

Midfield
Adams
Colwill
Colwill
King
Ralls
Ramsey
Rinomhota
Siopis
Turnbull
Wintle

Forward
Ashford
Davies
Etete
Meite
O'Dowda
Robinson
Tanner
Jefferies
Wigley


I think that's roughly right - with a few who could fit in more than one

Also surprised at Evans but also Fagan-Walcott who seemed to be talking about putting himself in the shop window before his loan. Good though; he seems to have done well. To what ends are we holding on to both these players and Antwi, Conte, Turner and Davies? Part of the first team squad now?

Hughes and Semenyo were once highly rated but have been absent for long periods so maybe injury has influenced their decisions? I wonder if Semenyo regrets refusing a loan a couple of years back. Something seems to have gone wrong with Crole's career too.

Bit disappointed we're not setting Collins free, to be honest.

Surprised that Antwi has been offered a contract. He'll be 23 in October and doesn't look like he's ever going to trouble the first team.

Also slightly surprised that Benjamin is leaving and Fagan-Walcott is staying, as it looked like that would be the other way around.

Denham looked a decent prospect to me when Morison was here, I thought he'd crack on in the same vein as McGuiness.

I'd also say I'm slightly surprised about Evans as Ashford has seemingly surpassed him. Don't see how he's going to get a look in really, especially with Isaak coming back.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Surprised, but pleased, at the new contract offer to Kieron Evans and anyone watching Ollie Denham at Liverpool in that FA Cup match would have been amazed that he would be given a free by us two and a half years later.

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I was thinking exactly the same about Denham :-(

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Originally Posted by FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead

Also slightly surprised that Benjamin is leaving and Fagan-Walcott is staying, as it looked like that would be the other way around.

Denham looked a decent prospect to me when Morison was here, I thought he'd crack on in the same vein as McGuiness.

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I wouldn't be surprised if this was Denham's decision more than the clubs, however it's not written that way.

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Originally Posted by Bluebirdman Of Alcathays

Bit disappointed we're not setting Collins free, to be honest.

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I think he's triggered the clause in his contract for the extention

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

I was thinking exactly the same about Denham :-(

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He was last on loan at Sligo though

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

I was thinking exactly the same about Denham :-(

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It was over 2 years ago. He obviously hasn't developed. It happens, a lot with young players. He's had long enough I suppose.

I'm surprised how someone can go from looking so assured at Anfield to being released by a championship club with a leaky defence within a few years

Only surprise for me is Evans, I thought he would go, I guess he still might.

So 32 professional contracts then, maybe 10-12 Championship level performers.