Arsenal have confirmed that eight youngsters will leave the club when their contracts expire at the end of this month.
Of the group, right-back Josh Nichols, who has already confirmed a move to Croatian side NK Kustosija, and backup goalkeeper Alexei Rojas are the most notable departures. Both trained regularly with the first team, the former making his senior debut in last season’s League Cup win over Bolton.
The others to leave are drawn from the under-21 and under-18 ranks.
Josh Nichols
Alexei Rojas-Fedorushchenko
Sam Chapman
Harrison Dudziak
Seb Ferdinand
Cam’ron Ismail
Will Lannin-Sweet
Samuel Onyekachukwu
The Gunners have also confirmed that seven of Renee Slegers’ Arsenal Women squad will move on. Many are household names, having helped the Gunners to Champions League success last season. They include:
Laia Codina
Katie McCabe
Beth Mead
Victoria Pelova
Barbora Votikova
Naomi Williams
Manuel Zinsberger
Contract talks with Caitlin Foord and Academy duo Aleksander Marciniak and Joshua Ogunnaike are ongoing.