Triple-Promotion Winner Among Six Released by Wrexham After Historic Championship Season

The Red Dragons have confirmed their retained list upon completion of the 2025–26 Championship season.

Andy Cannon was part of all three promotions under Phil Parkinson. | Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images

Wrexham have released six senior players following the completion of the 2025–26 season.

Andy Cannon, Jay Rodriguez, Reuben Egan, Callum Edwards, Tom Kelly and Max Purvis will all depart as free agents when their respective contracts expire at the end of next month. Issa Kabore will return to Manchester City upon completion of his season-long loan move.

Cannon was a triple-promotion winner during his time in North Wales after he joined Wrexham from Hull City for an undisclosed fee back in December 2022. He made 15 league appearances as the Red Dragons wrapped up the National League title and made a further 37 across all competitions as Wrexham won promotion from League Two the following season.

The 30-year-old also made 20 appearances in the League One promotion campaign but did not make a single senior appearance during their first season back in the Championship. Cannon was sidelined for the first half of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament tear and joined League One side Burton Albion on loan during the January transfer window. Wrexham had the option to trigger an additional year in his contract but did not activate the clause.

Rodriguez will also depart the club as a promotion winner. The 36-year-old joined Wrexham during the January transfer window last year and made 17 appearances as they finished second in the League One table. He made only eight brief cameo appearances off the bench this season as injuries took their toll on his availability.

Kabore’s return to Manchester City is a formal process after his season-long loan move came to an end at the conclusion of the season. There was no option to make the 25-year-old’s deal permanent this summer, and Wrexham would need to negotiate directly with Pep Guardiola’s side if they wished to do so.

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Wrexham Extend Three Deals

Aaron James has seen his deal extended. | Izhar Khan/MB Media/Getty Images

Wrexham have also confirmed that they have activated options to extend the stays of academy trio Aaron James, Alex Moore and Rio Owen. The three players would all have been out of contract next month as well, but the Red Dragons have exercised their option to extend those contracts by another 12 months.

The North Wales club has also offered teenagers Sammy Chesworth, Tommy Clayton, George Cruise, Dafydd Edwards, Oliver McTweed and Joe Rees deals to become first-year professionals at the club. A contract has also been offered to Nikolas Slosarczyk to continue as a third-year scholar.

Daymeon Almeida, Casey Bedford and Umar Nawaz have also been released. Nawaz, 17, made history last year when he made his debut for the Pakistan national team in a 5–0 defeat to Syria.

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Wrexham Retained List

Player	Decision
Andy Cannon	Released
Jay Rodriguez	Released
Reuben Egan	Released
Callum Edwards	Released
Tom Kelly	Released
Max Purvis	Released
Issa Kabore	End of loan
Aaron James	One-year extension triggered
Alex Moore	One-year extension triggered
Rio Owen	One-year extension triggered
Sammy Chesworth	Offered contract
Tommy Clayton	Offered contract
George Cruise	Offered contract
Dafydd Edwards	Offered contract
Oliver McTweed	Offered contract
Joe Rees	Offered contract
Nikolas Slosarczyk	Offered contract
Daymeon Almeida	Released
Casey Bedford	Released
Umar Nawaz	Released

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