Blackpool are still yet to publish their retained list as clubs across League One and League Two release theirs.
It’s been a week since the Seasiders’ 2023/24 campaign came to an end. They suffered a 3-2 defeat to Reading despite taking the lead and subsequently finished eighth, failing to meet their objective of a play-off spot.
Another year in the third tier beckons for Neil Critchley and his squad, but there are to be some changes made. Several players are out of contract and not all of them are expected to stick around.
A total of eight players are out of contract this summer and Critchley has given hints on who he’d like to keep around. Richard O’Donnell played as a back-up to Daniel Grimshaw this season but he was good to have around the place.
Blackpool had some luck in the loan market this season too and there’s a possibility that Jordan Rhodes remains. His parent club Huddersfield Town have been relegated and they might offer him a deal to stay to help prepare them for life in the third tier, though Rhodes has had a good time in Lancashire with the Pool.
Of course, the player who sticks out the most is Karamoko Dembele. Before moving to Bloomfield Road, he hadn’t played much senior football, but now the Premier League and the Championship are interested in signing him.
It’s an enviable chore to deal with so many players’ futures since there are other players to consider. Although football is a business, it is still played for the enjoyment of the fans. Here, we examine the values of the players who, according to TransferMarkt, are either confirmed or expected to leave the team this summer.
