Arsenal FC has officially announced they will be releasing seven players at the end of their contracts on June 30.
Professionals Manuel Almunia, George Brislen-Hall, Gavin Hoyte, Sean McDermott, Rhys Murphy, together with Scholars James Campbell and Jeffrey Monakana will all be released on July 1 and are therefore free to join other clubs from this point.
Of the departing players, Almunia and Hoyte both made first team appearances. Almunia made a total of 175 first-team appearances since joining from Celta Vigo in July 2004, keeping an impressive 70 clean sheets.
A statement issued by the management of the club via their website confirmed the decision to off-load the players, saying ‘Everyone at Arsenal would like to take this opportunity to thank Manuel, George, Gavin, Sean, Rhys, James and Jeffrey for their contribution towards the Club and wish them well in their future careers‘.
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