Millwall have announced that Jordan Archer, Tom King, Sid Nelson, Conor McLaughlin and Ryan Tunnicliffe will not have their contracts renewed.
The club made the announcement ahead of their current deals expiring on June 30th.
Goalkeeper Dave Martin and forward Lee Gregory, whose contracts also expire this summer have both been offered fresh terms ahead of the 2019/20 season, although Gregory has informed the club of his desire to move on.
Alex Pearce confirmed earlier this week he will be joining permanently from Derby on June 1st after a successful six-month loan period at The Den last season.
Strikers Steve Morison and Tom Elliott have both seen a clause in their contracts activated which sees the pair retained for the coming season.
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The news comes after Lions boss Neil Harris indicated there will be wholesale changes in playing personnel at the club after a disappointing season where they narrowly avoided relegation.
Of the players not to be offered new terms, Tunnicliffe’s impending departure has caused the biggest debate amongst fans.
The former Manchester United trainee has played over 50 league games since his arrival from Fulham in 2017.
Ryan Tunnicliffe been released from Millwall #itfc 👀
— Matthew Stevens (@mattstevens14) May 16, 2019
Quite a debate on Tunnicliffe between wall fans. For me, he’s a squad player at best in this league. Had a purple patch of form after Xmas but on the larger scale over 2 years, we’ve had a poor record in games he’s played. Not bothered that he’s gone #Millwall
— Adam Dobkin (@AdamDobkin22) May 16, 2019
Can't believe that we've kept Elliot and Morison, both players haven't been good enough and prolific. Feel for Tunnicliffe deserved to get a new deal in my opinion stepped up when needed. Harris got a lot of work to do this summer! #Millwall
— Alex King (@Alex_King1994) May 16, 2019
#Millwall’s retained list was to be expected. Only suprise for me is Ryan Tunnicliffe, who’s performances i feel warranted a new contract. Also suprises in the u23s where talented players like Lewis White, Saunders-Henry and Jethro Hanson have been released. HUGE summer ahead.
— Frankie Christou (@Frankiechristou) May 16, 2019
Can’t believe we’ve not kept Tunnicliffe was one of our better players last year #Millwall
— Martyn Lawrence (@Millwall_sides) May 16, 2019
Surprised to see Tunnicliffe go, would have thought Harris may have wanted to keep him playing him in the final two games. Maybe Harris said he’d be a rotation option and Tunnicliffe wanted to start so they didn’t bother putting an offer on the table #Millwall
— Mike (@mikeymfc9) May 16, 2019
Ryan Tunnicliffe released by Millwall. Rated him during his time at Fulham. Still 26 years old and 160 championship league appearances. Combative midfielder. Worth a look.
— JH (@HatterHollands) May 16, 2019
I am actually pissed off about tunnicliffe, gutted for nelson but the rest had it coming #Millwall
— Jesse Edwards (@Jesseedwardsmfc) May 16, 2019
Millwall is embarrassing letting tunnicliffe go and renewing Elliot
— Charlie Birchmore (@CharBirch_MFC) May 16, 2019
How Tunnicliffe and White haven’t got new deals is beyond me, especially Tunnicliffe. We started playing better with him, Leonard and Thompson in the middle. Only the players know what has happened behind the scenes this season #Millwall https://t.co/bcfam8vHkY
— Dan Sexton (@sextondan2) May 16, 2019
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