Notts County have released their longest-serving current squad member, Jim O’Brien, along with four other first-team players after revealing their retained list for the 2024/25 campaignfo

O’Brien, Richard Brindley, John Bostock, Aden Baldwin and Tobi Adebayo will all depart Meadow Lane upon the expiration of their contracts, while Connell Rawlinson has been made available for transfer.

Youngster Luther Munakandafa has also been released, while contracted players Aidan Stone and Will Randall have been permitted to look for opportunities elsewhere this summer.

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Notts have triggered the one-year extension clause in Cedwyn Scott’s contract and have offered new terms to Geraldo Bajrami, both of whom suffered long-term injuries which kept them out for most of the season.

Sam Slocombe, Tiernan Brooks, Kyle Cameron, Lewis Macari, Lucien Mahovo, Adam Chicksen, Jodi Jones, Aaron Nemane, Matt Palmer, Scott Robertson, Dan Crowley, Sam Austin, James Sanderson, Macaulay Langstaff, David McGoldrick, Junior Morias and Alassana Jatta all remain under contract for next term.

That is 17 players in total that Notts have retained and intend to keep, but whether all will remain at the club beyond the summer transfer remains to be seen, as the club try to fill in the gaps to suit Stuart Maynard’s needs and wants as head coach.