"There are questions" - Crewe Alexandra, Omar Bogle exit claim made | OneFootball

FLW's Crewe Alexandra fan pundit has named the player he believes could be set to leave the club this summer.

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Crewe Alexandra are preparing for another campaign in League Two after missing out on the play-off places last season.

After losing to Crawley Town in the play-off final in the 2023-24 campaign, Crewe looked in a strong position to go one better and secure promotion last season when they sat as high as second in the table in late January.

However, that marked the start of a nightmare run of form for the Railwaymen as they won just three of their final 20 games of the season to finish in a disappointing 13th place, eight points adrift of the top seven.

As their post-season rebuild begins, Crewe have brought striker Josh March in from Harrogate Town as their first summer signing, while they have released defender Ryan Cooney and strikers Kane Hemmings and Chris Long, and that may not be the end of the departures.

Crewe Alexandra fan pundit moots potential Omar Bogle summer exit

When asked which player he believes may be keen to leave the club this summer, FLW's Crewe Alexandra fan pundit Jay Hodson claimed that striker Omar Bogle could set to head out of the exit door at the Mornflake Stadium.

Bogle joined the Alex on a free transfer last summer following his release by Newport County, but he scored just six goals and provided two assists in 32 appearances last season, and after he was frequently left out of the squad in the second half of the campaign, Jay believes his time at the club may be coming to an end.

"That is going to be Omar Bogle," Ryan told FLW.

"At the end of the season, he was left out of the squad completely and didn't even make the subs bench.

"He was rumoured to have had a bust-up with Ryan Cooney, our former right-back, who got released.

"He was left out of the squad, although he did come back in for the last game of the season and came off the bench.

"He's on a two-year deal, but everyone is confident that if he was on a one-year deal, he would have been released.

"Lee Bell is going to be looking to try and move him on, whether that's paying him off and letting him go on a free or allowing him to go out on loan.

"However, there are questions about who is going to take him on loan when he only scored six goals last season.

"He could be looking at non-league, but he's that kind of player that will want to play at least League Two.

"He's definitely going to be one who is looking out for a move."

Crewe have signed one striker this summer in March, but they have also released Hemmings and Long, so it would be a big call from Bell to sell Bogle, which would further deplete his attacking options.

It is fair to say that Bogle has had a mixed record in recent years, but he did hit 19 goals for Newport as recently as the 2022-23 season, so he could be a prolific scorer for the Railwaymen if given the right service, and with Cooney no longer at the club after reports of a clash between the pair, Bell could decide give the striker a second chance next season.

However, after the late-season collapse that saw Crewe not only fall short of automatic promotion, but miss out on the top seven altogether, Bell will be under pressure to deliver right from the start of the new campaign, so he must be ruthless if he feels Bogle is surplus to requirements.