Newcastle United contracts: Several senior Newcastle players are out of contract this summer.
Newcastle United are set to lose several players on free transfers this summer.
It comes after the club released a statement confirming that Kieran Trippier would be leaving Newcastle when his contract expires on June 30.
But he isn’t the only player out of contract at this stand. While the club could still agree new deals, until they do the players are free to leave and agree to join new clubs on free transfers.
Here is the situation regarding Newcastle’s out of contract players...
Kieran Trippier
The only player Newcastle to have officially announced will be leaving the club when his contract expires, Trippier has been a fine servant since he joined from Atletico Madrid in 2022.
Trippier has amassed more than 150 appearances for the club, playing a key role in two Champions League qualifications as well as last season’s Carabao Cup win to end a 70-year domestic trophy drought.
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Fabian Schar
Fabian Schar is also out of contract in the summer but his situation is slightly different to Trippier’s. Like Trippier, Schar remains a key member of Newcastle’s first-team squad when fit and available and is a highly-rated player by head coach Eddie Howe.
Of all the players out of contract this summer, Schar is the one most would want to see sign a new deal. The player himself has always been relaxed about his future having signed a short term deal in each of the last few campaigns to extend his stay.
Now 34, the question is how much he has left to give at Newcastle once he returns from a serious ankle injury.
Emil Krafth
Emil Krafth is currently out injured for the rest of the season but has often proven to be a dependable member of Howe’s squad despite his various injury issues over the years.
His versatility to play across the back line make him a valued player by the Newcastle boss. It will be interesting to see if Trippier’s departure will impact Krafth’s future at the club and whether he is offered a new deal.
But if he were to stay, he is unlikely to seriously threaten to break into the starting line-up. He may be best looking for more regular first-team football elsewhere.
Matt Targett
On full-back who has already done just that is Matt Targett. The 30-year-old has played out the final year of his contract at Newcastle on loan at Middlesbrough.
Targett has publicly declared himself ‘done’ at Newcastle, effectively ruling out a new deal as he prepares to become a free agent in the summer.
Other than Trippier, he is the only out-of-contract player to go public in stating his future lies away from Tyneside.
Goalkeepers
Mark Gillespie and John Ruddy are out of contract in the summer but neither have played any competitive minutes for the club under Eddie Howe. Their roles are almost exclusively limited to the training ground so a new deal or not will have no major impact on the first team squad on the pitch at least.
But another goalkeeper facing an uncertain future is Aaron Ramsdale, whose loan deal from Southampton is up in the summer.
Newcastle have an option to make the loan permanent for £20million in the summer but are unlikely to trigger it, allowing Ramsdale to return to his parent club instead.
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