Gillingham Football Club have announced their retained list revealing who will be leaving the club and who they’d like to keep.

There are no real surprises as the likes of Oli Hawkins and Jayden Clarke will follow club captain Max Ehmer in leaving Priestfield.

Midfielder Tim Dieng has been released after spending the last four months of the season on loan at Cheltenham Town.

Meanwhile, Joshua Bayliss, Alex Giles and Ashley Nadesan will also be leaving The Gills following their contracts coming to an end.

With both Glenn Morris and Robbie McKenzie having signed new deals at Priestfield, the club have confirmed they are in talks with Bradley Dack, Conor Masterson, Euan Williams and Max Clark about potential new contracts.

The following players remain under contract for 2025/26:

Josh Andrews

Ethan Coleman

Sam Gale

Joe Gbode

Remeao Hutton

Nelson Khumbeni

Armani Little

Elliott Nevitt

Jack Nolan

Shad Ogie

Aaron Rowe

Damien Theodore

Jake Turner

Harry Webster

Jonny Williams

Marcus Wyllie

The following players have signed new contracts:

Robbie McKenzie

Glenn Morris

The club remain in discussions with:

Max Clark

Bradley Dack

Conor Masterson

Euan Williams

Options have been taken up on the below players:

Taite Holtam

Stanley Skipper

The following players are out of contract and have been released:

Joshua Bayliss

Jayden Clarke

Tim Dieng

Max Ehmer

Alex Giles

Oli Hawkins

Ashley Nadesan

The following apprentices have been offered professional terms:

Harry Bridle

Ben Clark (six months) 

Logan Dobbs

Harry Waldock

The following apprentices have been released:

Jimmy Heasman

Carter Sullivan

Ben White

The following players have returned to their parent clubs following respective loan spells:

Asher Agbinone

Dom Corness

Jimmy-Jay Morgan

Andy Smith

Jacob Wakeling