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Agbonlahor finally departs as Aston Villa submit released list

Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor.

Long-serving forward Gabriel Agbonlahor has finally exited Villa Park after Aston Villa submitted their released list to the Championship. The 31-year-old rose through the youth ranks to the first-team in 2005 and went on to make 391 appearances in all competitions for the Villa.

Aston Villa’s released list for 2017/18

  • Abdo, Khalid
  • Agbonlahor, Gabriel
  • Borg, Oscar Francis
  • Finnerty, James John
  • Idem, Emmanuel Okokon
  • Johansson, Viktor Tobias
  • Samba, Veijeany Christopher
  • Terry, John George
  • Watkins, Bradley

In addition to Agbonlahor, Swedish attacking-midfielder Khalid Abdo will be on his way out when his contract expires. The 21-year-old was originally deemed a hot prospect for the at the time of his signing in 2012 but failed to make an impression on the first-team in six years and has been deemed expendable.

Christopher Samba will follow him through the exit door, having made 14 appearances for Villa after joining on a free transfer last summer. He’s out of contract and won’t be given a renewal.

John Terry is the most notable departure. He joined from Chelsea last summer and made 36 appearances as the Villans finished fourth in the Championship, losing in the playoff final to Fulham. The 37-year-old was considering extending his deal with Villa before they failed to return to the Premier League.

Aston Villa’s retained list for 2017/18

  • Adomah, Albert
  • Amavi, Jordan Kevin
  • Bazeley, Isaiah Robert Graham
  • Bedeau, Jacob Mitchell
  • Bjarnason, Birkir
  • Blackett-Taylor, Corey Josiah Paul
  • Bree, James Patrick
  • Bunn, Mark John
  • Chester, James Grant
  • Clark, Mitchell
  • Clarke, Jack Aidan
  • Cox, Jordan Raymond
  • Davis, Keinan Vincent Joseph
  • De Laet, Ritchie Ria Alfons
  • Doyle Hayes, Jake Billy
  • Eissa Ahmed Elmohamady
  • Elphick, Tommy
  • Gardner, Gary
  • Gil, de Pareja Vicent Carles
  • Gollini, Pierluigi
  • Grealish, Jack
  • Green, Andre Jay
  • Hepburn-Murphy, Rushian
  • Hogan, Scott Andrew
  • Hourihane, Conor
  • Jedinak, Michael John
  • Knibbs, Harvey
  • Kodjia, Jonathan
  • Lansbury, Henri George
  • Lyden, Jordan
  • McCormack, Ross
  • McKirdy, Harry
  • Mooney, Kelsey
  • O’Hare, Callum
  • Odutayo, Colin Ladipo
  • Pastorek, Jozef
  • Prosser, Alexander
  • Richards, Micah
  • Sarkic, Matjia
  • Steer, Jed John
  • Suliman, Easah Zaheer
  • Taylor, Neil John
  • Tshibola, Aaron
  • Vassilev, Indiana Denchev
  • Whelan, Glenn David

Villa have named 45 players on their retained list, but that number is expected to fall dramatically this summer. Due to their financial problems and a need to trim the wage bill, the Midlands outfit are expected to put a number of players up for sale.

An exodus could be on the cards, with James Chester, Jack Grealish and Albert Adomah attracting interest elsewhere, while feelers will be put out for Micah Richards who didn’t play a single game last season and still has another 12 months left on his deal at Villa Park.

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