Wycombe Wanderers’ retained list for the 2023/24 season has been confirmed.
The Adams Park side made the announcement in the evening of Thursday, May 10 – 10 days before the EFL’s deadline.
The list has revealed that several first teams will depart upon the expiration of their contracts on June 30, which include Lewis Wing and Nick Freeman.
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Dominic Gape, Jordan Obita and Jack Wakely are also out of contract, but talks remain ongoing with manager Matt Bloomfield in whether they will remain in Buckinghamshire.
❗️ Confirmed ❗️
— James Richings (@James_BFP) May 10, 2023
The list of players who will be leaving Wycombe this summer:
Curtis Thompson
Lewis Wing
Tyla Dickinson
Jordan Willis
Daryl Horgan
Nick Freeman
Adam Leathers
Josh Blunkell
Charles Hagan
Arnold Matshazi
Ben Kaninda
Thoughts?#Chairboys
The list of RELEASED players is as follows:
· Curtis Thompson
· Lewis Wing
· Tyla Dickinson
· Jordan Willis
· Daryl Horgan
· Nick Freeman
· Adam Leathers
· Josh Blunkell
· Charles Hagan
· Arnold Matshazi
· Ben Kaninda
The list of RETAINED players is as follows:
· Max Stryjek
· Jack Grimmer
· Joe Jacobson
· Chris Forino
· Ryan Tafazolli
· David Wheeler
· Sam Vokes
· Garath McCleary
· Jack Young
· Brandon Hanlan
· D’Mani Mellor
· Jason McCarthy
· Josh Scowen
· Tjay De Barr
· Jasper Pattenden
· Luca Woodhouse
· Christie Ward
· Antoine Makoli
· Declan Skura
The departure of Lewis Wing might come as a surprise to most fans, following a successful campaign with nine goals in 48 across all competitions.
This included a spell of scoring six in eight matches between December and February.
However, his individual quality and talent was described by some as ‘being too good for League One’, and with the 27-year-old now being a free agent, he will not be short of offers this summer.
🇬🇮 Congratulations to @de_tjay on the new deal, thoroughly deserved after a breakthrough campaign. Big season coming up.
— The Wycombe Way (@theWycombeWay) May 10, 2023
🇮🇷 Fantastic to see that @RyanTafazolli is under contract as well, definitely one I was concerned about. The Iranian King lives on.#Chairboys
Another face leaving Adams Park is Nick Freeman.
The midfielder featured in 49 games for the club this season, the most out of any player.
This comes after playing just four times the previous campaign after suffering an ACL injury.
Curtis Thompson is to leave Wycombe once his contract expires this summer.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) May 10, 2023
He's confirmed the news via Instagram.
Thoughts?#Chairboys
He will join Daryl Horgan, who spent the latter of the year at Stevenage where he won promotion to League One, and Jordan Willis, who signed a short term deal with the Chairboys in February.
Another face leaving Wanderers is Curtis Thompson.
Expected, this one - but still had a bit of hope after Sunday.
— The Wycombe Way (@theWycombeWay) May 10, 2023
Some player, who won’t be short of Championship offers back up North. A special player who we’ve been lucky to have in the Quarters for the past 18 months. Go well, @winglewy. 👋 pic.twitter.com/t1Bp8vufzb
The 29-year-old was an ever-present under Gareth Ainsworth but after suffering a serious knee injury in February 2022, he has only gone on to play six times this season – only one of them being a start.
Loan players in Harvey Cartwright and Chem Campbell have returned to their parent clubs in Hull City and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively.
What are your thoughts on the news? Send your thoughts to @James_BFP on Twitter.
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