Arsenal have provided details as to which players will not be kept on beyond the length of their contracts. With a number of players expected to leave this summer, the club have now confirmed their full retained list for the 2025/26 season.
Both Kieran Tierney and Jorginho said their goodbyes after the final match of the season with Southampton. The former is expected to return to former side Celtic while the Italian is due to play for Flamengo next year although could return to Europe in the future with high hopes of a coaching career.
Thomas Partey’s contract is also set to expire, however Mikel Arteta has made it clear he would like him to stay and negotiations over a new deal are underway. The club have also announced in their list the Ghanaian is in discussions over a new deal. Both Neto and Raheem Sterling’s loan deals will come to an end too.
The club have also released several youth players who were not offered new deals with the side. The listed players include: Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Reece Clairmont, Khayon Edwards, Jakai Fisher, Romari Forde, Jimi Gower, Jack Henry-Francis, Max Kuczynski, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand, Ismail M’Hand, Brian Okonkwo, Elian Quesada-Thorn and Zacariah Shuaib.
The women’s team also confirmed Lina Hurtig, Amanda Ilestedt and Teyah Goldie are leaving this summer. There is however perhaps hope that Chloe Kelly might yet stay having joined on loan from Manchester City.
**Arsenal first-team players retained for 2025/26**
**Goalkeepers:** David Raya, Karl Hein, Tommy Setford
**Defenders:** Benjamin White, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Myles Lewis-Skelly.
**Midfielders:** Martin Odegaard, Fabio Vieira, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Declan Rice, Mikel Merino
**Forwards:** Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz, Reiss Nelson, Ethan Nwaneri