Leeds United defender Sam Byram has triggered a fresh contract extension and club captain Liam Cooper remains in talks over his Elland Road future but 11 players are to be released this summer.

The Whites have published their 2024 retained list, confirming who will depart at the end of their current contracts this summer. The futures of club stalwarts and 2020 promotion heroes Luke Ayling and Stuart Dallas were already known - the former has signed for Middlesbrough and the latter forced into retirement through injury - but leaving the club with them will be a number of youngsters. Northern Ireland Under 21 international Charlie Allen, Dutch Under 21 international Dani van den Heuvel, former Chelsea midfielder Lewis Bate and wing pair Ian Poveda and Keenan Carole will all depart. Poveda is currently being pursued by Sheffield Wednesday, who liked what they saw from the ex-Manchester City prospect during his loan stint at Hillsborough. Under 21s Cuba Diboe, Scott Godden, Morten Spencer and Harvey Sutcliffe are also making their Thorp Arch exits.

Van den Heuvel struggled to break into the senior squad, despite progressing at youth international level, while Allen found himself out on loan with York City in the National League in the second half of the season, while Bate and Poveda were both farmed out to MK Dons and Sheffield Wednesday respectively for temporary spells which all-but signalled the end of their time with Leeds. Loan trio Jaidon Anthony, Connor Roberts and Joe Rodon will return to their parent clubs Bournemouth, Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur respectively, though Leeds’ interest in Rodon means a return for next season, potentially on a permanent basis, cannot yet be ruled out.

Byram, who signed a one-year deal to return to Elland Road last summer as part of Daniel Farke’s new-look Leeds, triggered a one-year extension clause in that contract to remain with the Whites for a second crack at promotion. The versatile full-back played 33 times, despite some injury issues, in the Championship campaign, 24 of which were starts. He and Junior Firpo are the club’s only natural full-backs as the transfer window beckons, though 18-year-old Archie Gray shone at right-back for large periods of the season.

The other senior player whose deal is due to come to an end is centre-half Cooper, who is approaching a decade at Leeds United. Farke handed the 32-year-old just eight starts in the league last season and gametime is likely to be a major consideration as talks continue over the possibility of a new deal. Cooper, expected to be named in the Scotland squad for the European Championships, received interest from Saudi Arabia last summer but elected to stay and play an unfamilar role as a non-playing leader for much of the campaign. Leeds say they are also in talks with utility man and academy graduate Jamie Shackleton, who also struggled for match minutes under Farke. Shackleton, who can operate at full-back and in midfield, started seven times in the Championship, though niggling injuries once again played a part in his season.

Leeds have already offered fresh contracts to Under 21 prospects Harry Christy, Joseph Snowdon and Luca Thomas. Cody Drameh, who spent the season out on loan with Birmingham City and is expected to seek a future elsewhere, has also been offered a deal. At academy level, five scholars - namely Connor Douglas, Reuben Lopata-White, Joseph Richards, Daniel Toulson and Marley Wilson - have all been offered their first ever professional contracts. And Under 18s defender Oscar Dawber has had a third year scholarship option activated.