Bolton Wanderers announce 2023/24 retained list - Bodvarsson and Jerome OUT

WANDERERS have announced their retained list for the 2023/24 season with Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and Cameron Jerome the headline exits.

Declan John has also been released at the end of his contract, having spent last season on loan at League Two Salford City.

Five loan players - Paris Maghoma, Nathanael Ogbeta, Zac Ashworth, Caleb Taylor and Calvin Ramsay – have all returned to their parent clubs.

The first team retained player list is as follows: Victor Adeboyejo, Ricardo Almedia-Santos, Nathan Baxter, Dion Charles, Joel Coleman, Aaron Collins, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Kyle Dempsey, Will Forrester, Jack Iredale, George Johnston, Gethin Jones, Carlos Mendes-Gomes, Aaron Morley, Dan Nlundulu, Josh Sheehan, George Thomason, Eoin Toal, Randell Williams, Luke Matheson and Conor Carty.

An option has been taken up on young goalkeeper Luke Hutchinson to stay with the club for another year, along with a number of B Team players, including Nelson Khumbeni, Charlie Hayes-Green and Yestin Shakespear.

Among the B Team players retained are Ben Andreucci, Trevon Bryan, Max Conway, Sam Inwood, Ellis Litherland-Riding and player/coach Andrew Tutte.

Sonny Sharples-Ahmed and Noah Halford have accepted an offer to stay with the club, while a response is yet to emerge from Wes Frimpong.

Jack Flint, Finlay Lockett, Gerald Sithole, Matthew Tweedley, Lamine Toure and Eric Yoro have been released.

Under-18s captain Sean Hogan earns a professional deal, along with goalkeeper Jack Dallimore, striker Harrison Fleury, defender Joseph Toole and midfielder James Westwood.