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NAME / CONTRACT EXPIRY DATE
Goalkeepers
Stephen Henderson 2017
Marko Dmitrovic 2016
Nick Pope 2018
Right Backs
Chris Solly 2017
Loïc Négo 2017
Centre Backs
Patrick Bauer 2019
André Bikey-Amougou 2016
Left Backs
Morgan Fox 2017
Rhoys Wiggins 2018
Zakarya Bergdich 2019
Right Midfielders
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson 2019
Central Midfielders
Jordan Cousins 2016
El-Hadji Ba 2018
Alou Diarra 2016
Johnnie Jackson 2016
Ahmed Kashi 2018
Cristian Ceballos 2018
Left Midfielders
Franck Moussa 2016
Callum Harriott 2016
Strikers
Simon Makienok (Loaned from Palermo until end of 2015/16 season)
Igor Vetokele 2019
Tony Watt 2018
Reza Ghoochannejhad 2016
Piotr Parzyszek 2018
George Tucudean 2017 (Loaned to Steaua Bucharest until end of 2015/16 season)
Joe Pigott 2016
Zak Ansah 2016
U21 Development Squad
Goalkeepers
Dillon Phillips 2016 (Loaned to Cheltenham until 2 January 2016)
Dimitar Mitov 2017 plus one year option
Jordan Beeney 2018 (had heard he signed a 2 year scholarship and 2 year pro deal)
Right Backs
Aaron Barnes 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Centre Backs
Harry Lennon 2016
Ayo Obileye 2016
Terell Thomas 2017
Ezri Konsa 2017 (estimated)
Left Backs
Tareiq Holmes-Dennis 2016
Archie Edwards 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Central Midfielders
Regan Charles-Cook 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Oliver Muldoon 2017
Alex Kelly 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
George Lapslie 2017 or 2018 (estimated)
Strikers
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 2017 plus 1 year option
Tobi Sho-Silva 2016 (estimated)
Mikhail Kennedy 2016 (estimated)
Josh Umerah 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
Brandon Hanlan 2016 or 2017 (estimated)
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Comments
Best part of all that is Cousins is the only first teamer with one year left. Good situation to be in, especially if he signs a new deal too
Linked with
James Henry - 26yr old winger from Wolves
Wylan Cyprien - 20yr old Attacking mid (can also play on the wing) from lens. Reported that he is going straight out on loan to STVV.
Clement Lenglet - 20 yr old CB from AS Nancy ( can cover RB)
Chris Herd - 26yr old CB ( can also play as a defensive midfielder) unattached. Was at Villa last year. Reported he was on trial but not sure if he has featured in any games..
Stephen Kelly - 31 yr old championship experienced RB ROI international. A free agent after refusing a contract with reading. Again reported he has been on trial here but not sure if he has featured in any games.
Michael Siegfried - a 27 year old Swiss CB
On trial
Jake Sinclair - 20 yr old striker/winger released by Southampton. Younger brother of Scott. Has played and impressed in friendlies..
Joe Aribo - 18 yr old Attacking midfielder from staines town. Has impressed on trial Euell hinted in an interview that he could go into the first team squad!
Josh Staunton - 20 yr old RB/CB released by Gillingham
Peter/Peta?? A defender, not sure who or from where.
Griffiths also a defender. As above not a clue...
Marcel Barrington -19yr old striker from Guyana. Has spent time in Stoke and Leicesters academies.
Martin Netzer -winger
Browne
Ferguson
I expect those on trial bar maybe Sinclair and Aribo are meant for the youth teams...
Nope, continuous improvement and a further influx of 18-22 year old European talent which in turn guarantees that our club's transfer revenue for last season @£5m is a permanent uplift.
Last summer Liege sold five players for €25m. That's where we are heading over time which means top talent acquired and retained/devrloped...and then sold!
Some don't like this model. That's their problem
Three of the trialists, Dexter Peter, a centre back formerly with Norwich, 19-year-old left-back, Priestly Griffiths, previously with Middlesbrough and Slough's attacking midfielder, Joe Aribo, started.
The other three, former Southampton winger, Jake Sinclair,
ex-Leicester midfielder, Marcel Barrington, and one junior Brentford striker, Martin Netzer, all featured from the bench.
Still need a few more and especially at the back but fairly sure Luzon and Fraeye have noticed this too.
GK: Henderson, Pope, Dmitrovic
RB: Solly
CB: Bauer, Diarra
LB: Fox, Bergdich
RM: Gudmundsson
CM: Cousins, Ba, Jackson, Kashi, Ceballos
LM: Charles-Cook, Moussa
FW: Watt, Makienok, Vetokele, Ahearne-Grant
plus Bikey, Wiggins, Harriott
In goal we seem about as covered as we're going to get. Hopefully Henderson is back ASAP.
One centre back is needed urgently.
RB/CB cover is also needed but is perhaps less urgent.
Left back is sorted.
Right mid is looking light.
Centre mid we're covered defensively. Ceballos and Moussa are two good options creatively.
Left mid is also looking light although RCC's emergence is a big plus.
Four decent strikers to start the season. More is always nice though if you're reading Roland... :-)
Luzon said today he wants 2 or 3 players, I would guess that's a couple of centre backs and a winger given we've been linked with Henry and Luzon seems to rate KAG high enough to be our 4th striker.