Manchester City confirm retained squad list with four players released following 2022/23 season | OneFootball

Manchester City have published their retained squad list for the 2023/24 season with club captain Ilkay Gundogan one of four players released by the treble winners.

The Premier League have published retained and released lists ahead of the expiration of contracts and planning for the new campaign, with Manchester City bidding to win a fourth successive Premier League title next season.

Pep Guardiola’s side will start the new campaign at Turf Moor against Vincent Kompany’s Burnley, with the Blues having last week become treble winners, after winning the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.

Club captain Ilkay Gundogan, who could still sign a new deal with the Sky Blues despite interest from Barcelona, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund, is one of four players to be officially released by Manchester City.

Benjamin Mendy, who has been suspended since August 2021, has also been released by the club.

A jury was unable to reach a conclusive verdict on two charges in January. Mendy is due to stand a re-trial for those charges later this month.

Teenager Terrell Agyemang and defender Rowan McDonald have also been released, while 68 players have been retained by the Premier League champions.

Manchester City are expected to add to their squad this summer, with Croatian pair Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol both linked with potential moves to the Etihad Stadium.

West Ham captain Declan Rice is also subject to transfer interest from the Blues, although Arsenal currently lead the race for the signature of the England midfielder.

Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte and Bernardo Silva are all amongst the list of retained players, but the trio have been linked with potential departures from the Etihad Stadium.

Released:

Agyemang, Terrell Nana ObengGundogan, IlkayMcDonald, Rowan AlexanderMendy, Benjamin

Note: Players signified as a “free transfer” or released by a club on the expiry of their contract on 30 June 2023 could still remain at that club next season.

Retained:

Adam, JoshAkanji, Manuel ObafemiAke, Nathan BenjaminAlleyne, Max Lewis RoweAlvarez, JulianAwokoya-Mebude, Adedire EmmanuelBobb, OscarBreckin, KianBueno, Couto YanBurns, Finley JackBustos, Nahuel LautaroCarson, Scott PaulCavaco, Cancelo Joao PedroCharles, Shea EmmanuelDa Silva Chagas, KaykyDe Bruyne, KevinDelap, Liam RoryDickson, William StevenDos Santos Gato Alves Dias, RubenDoyle, Callum CraigDoyle, Thomas GlynFiorini, Lewis PaulFoden, Philip WalterForbs Borges, Carlos RobertoGalvez, Tomas KristianGomez, Martin SergioGrealish, Jack PeterHaaland, Erling BrautHamilton, Micah Philippe JudeHarwood-Bellis, Taylor JayHernandez Cascante, RodrigoHerrera, Ravelo Yangel ClementeKabore, IssaKatongo, Jadel ChandaKnight, Benjamin LeoLaporte, Aymeric Jean Louis GerardLawrence, Emilio Alford AnthonyLewis, Rico MarkMadubugwu Ogwuru, Daniel Odinakachi ChisomuMahrez, RiyadMbete-Tabu, LukeMcAtee, James JohnMcNamara, Joshua AnthonyMota Veiga De Carvalho E Silva, BernardoMurray-Jones, George DavidO’Reilly, NicoOrtega Moreno, StefanPalmer, Cole JermainePerrone Rodriguez, MaximoPhillips, KalvinRobertson, Alexander Sean PabloRogers, Morgan ElliotSantana De Moraes, EdersonSarmiento, Dario ArielSlicker, Cieran PeterSmith, Isaac JamesSodje, Taione Richard EvumenaSteffen, Zackary ThomasStevanovic, FilipStones, JohnSusoho Sissoho, MahamadouTaylor, Kane EllisTedic, SlobodanTrafford, James HarringtonVan Sas, Mikki Avelon LeanderWalker, Kyle AndrewWhittingham, Matthew JosephWilson-Esbrand, Joshua Darius Kamani