Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted (edited)

 

manchester united celebration GIF by Southampton FCPremier League Football GIF by Southampton FC

 

LIST OF CONTRACT END DATES FOR ENTIRE PLAYING SQUAD 2025-26

• Contracts end on 30 June on the year shown, unless stated

Links

First team: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-southampton/startseite/verein/180

U21s: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-southampton-u21/startseite/verein/36546

U18: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-southampton-u18/startseite/verein/6893

 

FIRST TEAM

28 first team players (plus a further 3 players listed in the U21s) qualify to be listed in the 25 man squad of over 21s in 2025-26.  A player qualifies as under 21 in 2025-26 if he is born on or after 1 January 2004.

  • 1. Alex McCarthy - 2026
  • 3. Ryan Manning - 2027
  • 4. Flynn Downes - 2028
  • 5. Jack Stephens – 2026
  • 6. Taylor Harwood-Bellis - 2028
  • 7. Joe Aribo - 2026
  • 8. Will Smallbone – 2026
  • 9. Adam Armstrong - 2027
  • 11. Ross Stewart - 2026
  • 12. Ronnie Edwards - 2028 (option for 2029)
  • 14. James Bree - 2026
  • 15. Nathan Wood - 2028
  • 16. Yukinari Sugawara - 2028
  • 17. Ben Brereton Diaz - 2028
  • 18. Mateus Fernandes (U21) - 2029
  • 19. Cameron Archer - 2028
  • 20. Kamaldeen Sulemana - 2027
  • 21. Charlie Taylor - 2026
  • 23. Samuel Edozie - 2027
  • 24. Ryan Fraser - 2026
  • 28. Juan Larios - 2027 (U21)
  • 30. Aaron Ramsdale - 2028
  • 31. Gavin Bazunu - 2027
  • 32. Paul Onuachu - 2026
  • 33. Tyler Dibling - 2027 (U21)
  • 34. Welington - not disclosed
  • 35. Jan Bednarek - 2027
  • 37. Armel Bella-Kotchap - 2026
  • 39. Joachim Kayi Sanda - 2029 (U21)
  • 46. Jay Robinson - 2029 (U21)
  • Joshua Quarshie - 2029 (U21)
  • Shea Charles - 2027
  • Kuryu Matsuki - 2028
  • Rento Takaoka - not disclosed (U21)
  • Juan Santos da Silva - not disclosed

UNDER 21s

             
  • Ollie Wright (over 21) - 2026
  • Khiani Shombe - not disclosed 
  • Josh Jeffries - 2027
  • Zach Awe - 2026
  • Sam Tabares - 2026
  • Sonnie Davis - not disclosed 
  • Nico Lawrence (over 21) – 2026
  • 57. Jayden Moore - 2026
  • Nathaniel Boot - 2026
  • Tommy Dobson-Ventura - 2026 
  • Will Armitage - 2026
  • Max Fry - 2027
  • Ben Reeves (over 21) - 2025 (offered new contract)
  • Brandon Charles - 2027
  • Cam Bragg - 2026(?)
  • Brook Myers - 2026
  • Barnaby Williams - 2026
  • Daouda Traore - not disclosed
  • 60. Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh - 2027
  • Moses Sesay - 2028
  • Will Merry - not disclosed 
  • Princewill Ehibhatiomhan - 2025 (offered new contract)
  • 54. Romeo Akachukwu - not disclosed
  • Baylee Dipepa - not disclosed
  • Victor Udoh - 2028
  • Dom Ballard - 2026
  • Nicholas Oyekunle - 2026

Scholars offered pro deal

  • Abdulhalim Okonola-Matthews - 2025
  • Aston Daley - 2025
  • Sufianu Sillah Dibaga - 2025

UNDER 18s

Scholars

2nd year

  • Dylan Moody - 2026
  • Hansel Adjei-Afriyie - 2026
  • Cameron Frederick - 2026
  • Thierry Rohart-Brown - 2026
  • Korban McMullan - 2026
  • Harry Gathercole - 2026
  • Leo Umeh - 2026
  • Oli Newman - 2026
  • Tinotenda Goremusandu - 2026

LIST OF PLAYERS SET OUT BY CONTRACT END DATE

First team

Not disclosed

  • Welington
  • Juan Santos da Silva
  • Rento Takaoka

2026

  • Alex McCarthy
  • James Bree
  • Armel Bella-Kotchap
  • Jack Stephens
  • Charlie Taylor
  • Joe Aribo
  • Will Smallbone
  • Ryan Fraser
  • Paul Ounachu
  • Ross Stewart

2027

  • Gavin Bazunu  
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Juan Larios
  • Ryan Manning 
  • Shea Charles 
  • Samuel Edozie
  • Kamaldeen Sulemana
  • Tyler Dibling
  • Adam Armstrong

2028

  • Aaron Ramsdale
  • Yukinari Sugawara
  • Taylor Harwood-Bellis
  • Nathan Wood
  • Ronnie Edwards (option for 2029)
  • Flynn Downes
  • Kuryu Matsuki
  • Ben Brereton Diaz
  • Cameron Archer

2029

  • Joachim Kayi Sanda
  • Joshua Quarshie
  • Mateus Fernandes
  • Jay Robinson

U21s and U18s

Not disclosed

  • Bayley Dipepa
  • Daouda Traore
  • Romeo Akachukwu
  • Sonnie Davis
  • Khiani Shombe
  • Will Merry

2025                  

  • Ben Reeves (offer)
  • Princewill Ehibhatiomham (offer)
  • Abdulhalim Okonola-Matthews (offer)
  • Aston Daley (offer)
  • Sufianu Sillah Dibaga (offer)

2026

  • Ollie Wright
  • Sam Tabares 
  • Nico Lawrence
  • Zach Awe
  • Will Armitage
  • Nathaniel Boot
  • Tommy Dobson-Ventura
  • Jayden Moore
  • Barnaby Williams
  • Cam Bragg*
  • Brook Myers 
  • Dom Ballard
  • Nicholas Oyekunle

Scholars

  • Dylan Moody
  • Hansel Adjei-Afriyie
  • Cameron Frederick
  • Thierry Rohart-Brown
  • Korban McMullan
  • Harry Gathercole
  • Leo Umeh
  • Oli Newman
  • Tinotenda Goremusandu

  2027

  • Josh Jeffries
  • Max Fry
  • Brandon Charles
  • Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh

2028

  • Moses Sesay
  • Victor Udoh

Permanent departures summer 2025

  • Albert Grønbæk (end of loan)
  • Lesley Ugochukwu (end of loan)
  • Sam Amo-Ameyaw - RC Strasbourg (obligation to buy in summer 2025)
  • Lewis Payne - 2025 (released at end of contract)
  • Derrick Abu (released at end of contract)
  • Adam Lallana  (released at end of contract)
  • Josh Lett (released at end of contract)
  • Joe Lumley (released at end of contract)
  • Josh McNamara (released at end of contract)
  • Kyle Walker-Peters (released at end of contract)
  • Rory MacLeod (end of loan)
  • Izzet Furkan Malak (end of loan)
  • Adli Mohamed - joined Al Nasr (UAE)
  • James Martin (scholar - released)
  • Tevin Myers  (scholar - released)
  • Alfie Prescott  (scholar - released)
  • Ben Sheaf  (scholar - released)
  • Henry Upstell  (scholar - released)
Edited by Over land and sea
Adli Mohamed departure
  • Like 6
  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

Many thanks to Ant and apologies for not updating sooner - only just spotted the reply.

 

I have now updated the original post. I should stress that the U21 and U18 information is estimated in some cases - it's clearly deliberate but for this group of players the club generally chooses not to make the end date of contract public. It usually refers to "x year extension" - unless you know when the previous contract expired that is not very helpful. For example, Lloyd Isgrove recently signed a one year extension. I don't think he was out of contract this year (if he were, he would have been mentioned when the retained list was announced). This would indicate it was a 1 year extension to a contract ending in 2014 or later - so I think his contract ends in 2015, but it could be later.

 

I'll continue to keep updated - any further information gratefully received.

  • 1 year later...
Posted

Excellent work, sir. That all tallies with my sources (which strangely don't have any information for Chris Johns either).

 

When it's written like that, it's interesting to see quite a few young players have contracts expiring this Summer. Would've been even more without the recent flurry of contract announcements. Wonder how many more will be secured?

Posted

Nice bit of info sourcing - might be worth listing the loanees as such, because if Alderweireld has a pre-contract (which apparently he must do because all international loans are conducted as full transfers) his end date isn't 2015, but Atletico have to pay a break clause to terminate the option.

Posted
what's happening with Callum Slattery ? can he sign pro forms yet or is he still stalling (according to an old mirror article)

 

I don't know the answer to your question but I've added to the first list those scholars such as Callum Slattery who have played for U18s this season but are not yet 1st or 2nd year scholars (well not according to the OS anyway).

 

When it's written like that, it's interesting to see quite a few young players have contracts expiring this Summer. Would've been even more without the recent flurry of contract announcements. Wonder how many more will be secured?

 

Yes, and the "by year" list does not include the academy players. I assume decisions will be needed on many (the majority?) of 2nd year scholars this year.

 

Nice bit of info sourcing - might be worth listing the loanees as such, because if Alderweireld has a pre-contract (which apparently he must do because all international loans are conducted as full transfers) his end date isn't 2015, but Atletico have to pay a break clause to terminate the option.

 

Now added - good point.

Posted
what's happening with Callum Slattery ? can he sign pro forms yet or is he still stalling (according to an old mirror article)

 

Not sure what's going on with it, but guess we will find out for sure when he turns 17.

Posted

So now Mugabe has a long contract... what is about centre backs that suddenly we are signing up all our young hopefuls when we already have 4 of the best in the PL on our books? Is there maybe a Les Reed plan to sell on all our current stars in a year or two for massive money and field a squad of Englishmen?

Posted
So now Mugabe has a long contract... what is about centre backs that suddenly we are signing up all our young hopefuls when we already have 4 of the best in the PL on our books? Is there maybe a Les Reed plan to sell on all our current stars in a year or two for massive money and field a squad of Englishmen?

 

Well yes that is actually the plan, if you recall that the plan for the club is to have 50% of the first team at least to be from the academy. How and when is another matter but that is the plan.

  • 1 month later...
  • 1 month later...
  • 3 weeks later...
Posted
Wow Osvaldo and Mayuka still have a couple of years to run.

I guess with Mayuka it depends on whether the tweet yesterday that was hastily removed was genuine or not.

No real surprise for Osvaldo, he was presumably brought in on a 4 year deal, this is only the end of his second season with us.

Posted
I guess with Mayuka it depends on whether the tweet yesterday that was hastily removed was genuine or not.

No real surprise for Osvaldo, he was presumably brought in on a 4 year deal, this is only the end of his second season with us.

 

What tweet was that VectisSaint?

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 4 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
Posted (edited)

Updated once again to reflect some recent developments e.g. Stephens' contract extension, 1st year scholar details, Caulker's arrival, loan deals for Stephens and Gallagher, confirmed squad numbers

Edited by Over land and sea
  • 1 month later...
  • 4 months later...
Posted
Posts 10 and 12 updated to reflect Charlie Austin's addition, Josh Sims's December contract extension, Caulker's departure and return from loan of Stephens and Gallagher.

 

Nice work mate. Cheers.

  • 3 months later...
Posted

Who will stay and go?

 

2016

Maarten Stekelenburg (loan expires)

Kelvin Davis

Will Britt

Joshua Debayo

Jake Flannigan

Gastón Ramírez

Marcus Barnes

 

2nd year scholars 2015-16

Jake Hallett

Richard Bakary

Kyle Clinton

Ollie Cook

Alfie Jones

Joe Lea

Stuart Wilkin

Olufela Olomola

Carel Kayembe

 

 

I think Jones and Olomola have featured pretty prominantly in the u21 so likely to be offered new deals. Anyone else from those, or the more senior players? I thought Debayo had potential from a few pre-season games I saw but hasnt done much since. Flannigan unfortunately doesnt seem to have pushed on and not sure about Barnes either? Ramirez will get a good contract elsewhere and Davis to retire, with Stek either signing permanently or returning to Fulham.

Posted

I'm interested to know from those that have seen a fair bit of him this season whether Gazzaniga looks anywhere near ready to step up to number 2 goalkeeper?

Posted
I'm interested to know from those that have seen a fair bit of him this season whether Gazzaniga looks anywhere near ready to step up to number 2 goalkeeper?

 

No mate far too many mistakes. Decent enough shot stopper but doesn't command his 6 yard box enough.

Kicking is ok but doesn't claim crosses and I remember at least 4 down to him

Posted
I'm interested to know from those that have seen a fair bit of him this season whether Gazzaniga looks anywhere near ready to step up to number 2 goalkeeper?

 

He's needed a loan move ever since we signed him.

 

(I don't mean that in a disparaging way either)

Posted
He's needed a loan move ever since we signed him.

 

(I don't mean that in a disparaging way either)

Agree. He is not good enough to play any more than 5 or so games.

 

You need the backup keeper to be capable of 20.

Posted
Agree. He is not good enough to play any more than 5 or so games.

 

You need the backup keeper to be capable of 20.

 

I'd want the backup keeper not to play any. But then I'd also definitely sign Stekelenburg anyway, and definitely send Gazzaniga out on loan.

Posted
I'd want the backup keeper not to play any. But then I'd also definitely sign Stekelenburg anyway, and definitely send Gazzaniga out on loan.

You want them to play none.

 

You need them to be good enough to play quite a few if they have to without costing you loads of points because one player is injured or unavailable.

 

Since we came back to the PL we have probably lost more points than anyone else because of substandard backup GKs.

 

Until Stek/Forster our second GKs have been third/fourth GK quality.

Posted
No mate far too many mistakes. Decent enough shot stopper but doesn't command his 6 yard box enough.

Kicking is ok but doesn't claim crosses and I remember at least 4 down to him

 

Considering his confidence was totally shot two years ago I guess that sounds like a slight improvement, but it still makes me wonder why he ever got that second four year deal.

 

I wonder too if Skek will settle for a reserve keeper slot now that Fraser is fully fit?

Posted
Considering his confidence was totally shot two years ago I guess that sounds like a slight improvement, but it still makes me wonder why he ever got that second four year deal.

 

I wonder too if Skek will settle for a reserve keeper slot now that Fraser is fully fit?

 

Depends on what other offers he has - my job has just be made redundant, and I for one would defo be understudy for someone in my line of work!

Posted (edited)

2nd year scholar Stuart Wilkin has confirmed on Twitter that he has left the club. Updated with this, confirmation of end of Kelvin Davis' playing career with Saints and the three contract extensions

Edited by Over land and sea
Posted
I think I have tidied this up with your full list now as first post. Thanks again for collating.

 

Personal preference, but I always quite liked the old 2nd post where it then listed the contracts in order of expiry year.

Posted
Thomas O'Connor has signed a pro contract with the club. Wander when we'll hear about those released?

No need to wander (or even wonder). Last season the Retained and Released Lists for PL clubs were announced on 10th June.

Posted (edited)

In 2014 we announced the retained list on 17 May and last year we announced it on 26 May (the Premier League announced a consolidated list of all clubs in June). So I would expect something within the next week or two.

 

I've updated the opening post with Thomas O'Connor's contract. A two and a half year deal is odd - surely that means his contract ends mid-season? I've assumed that the half relates to the rest of this season - and it's then 2 years from the start of the new season i.e. contract ends at end of the 2017-18 season. But it's not very clear.

Edited by Over land and sea

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...