Swansea City publish retained list and announce talks ongoing with duo

Swansea City have published their retained list, with 11 leaving and two remaining in contract talks

Swansea City have confirmed their retained list following the conclusion of the 2025/26 Championship season.

Youngsters Evan Anderson, Mitchell Bates, Callum Deacon, Isaac Dudding, Wahab Ojetoro, Ben Phillips, Brogan Popham and Josh Thomas will all be leaving upon the expiry of their contracts or scholarship agreements.

Loan players Malick Yalcouye, Ishe Samuels-Smith and Gustavo Nunes have returned to their parent clubs following their respective stays in south Wales.

Meanwhile, the club remain in talks with Joel Ward and Kit Margetson, with their contracts up at the end June.

Ward, 36, signed a short-term deal with the club in January and made 16 appearances.

Swansea have also extended Aimar Govea’s contract until December of this year.

“Everyone at Swansea City wishes all departing players every success for the future, and thanks them for their contributions,” the club said in a statement on their website.

Swansea have already triggered contract extensions with Zan Vipotnik, Lawrence Vigouroux, Josh Tymon, Jay Fulton, Andy Fisher and Paul Farman.

Head coach Vitor Matos hopes to avoid a summer of upheaval in the upcoming transfer market in a bid to improve upon last season’s 11th-placed finish.

“I think we need to avoid that [upheaval]. If not, all the work we’ve been doing was just for nothing,” he said last month.

“So it starts by having all players under contract, which is quite good. That’s a massive thing and then it’s about having a clear idea in terms of the market.

“The ownership has a really clear vision of what they want for the future. I’ve bought into that and they’ve bought into my ideas as well. That was always the common ground.

“We had a transfer window with more limitations in January. Now it’s a little bit different. Let’s see how it goes.”

Players over 24 as of June 30, 2026

Florian Bianchini, Cameron Burgess, Ben Cabango, Ollie Cooper, Liam Cullen, Jisung Eom, Paul Farman, Andy Fisher, Goncalo Franco, Jay Fulton, Ethan Galbraith, Adam Idah, Zeidane Inoussa, Josh Key, Ronald, Ricardo Santos, Marko Stamenic, Josh Tymon, Lawrence Vigouroux, Zan Vipotnik, Melker Widell.

Players under 24 as of June 30, 2026

Morgan Bates, Joe Collins, Cameron Congreve, Jacob Cook, Joel Cotterill, Sebastian Dabrowski, Caleb Demery, Jack Fanning, Yori Griffith, Iestyn Jones, Filip Lissah, Ben Lloyd, Blair McKenzie, Arthur Parker, Sam Parker, Harlan Perry, Josh Pescatore, Ramon Rees-Siso, Thomas Searle, Bobby Wales, Dan Watts, Evan Watts, Kyrell Wilson, Thomas Woodward.

Scholars at conclusion of first year

Kaven Bloniarczyk, Bobo Evans, Harvey Gray, Carter Heywood, Alfie Jones, Josiah Kallicharan, Jack May, Lukas Murphy, Jakub Nowak, Archie Quick, Kai Rhodes, Elis Thomas, Thomas Wright.

Offered professional contracts

Billy Clarke, Caio Ifans, Callum Jones, Milo Robinson.