Johnly Yfeko: Exeter City agree deal for Rangers defender as eight depart

Fourteen players are already under contract for the 2025-26 season, while eight players have been released by the club at the end of their deals.

Experienced defenders Angus MacDonald and Ben Purrington head the list along with Kenya international Vincent Harper and centre-back Cheick Diabate.

Reserve goalkeeper Shaun MacDonald is also leaving, as are academy graduates Mitch Beardmore, Gabe Billington and Max Edgecombe.

City are in contract negotiations with midfielders Caleb Watts, Jake Richards and Pedro Borges and young goalkeepers Harry Lee and Frankie Phillips.

Experienced trio Kevin McDonald, Demetri Mitchell and Yanic Wildschut have all been invited back to pre-season at City, along with forward Pat Jones, although they have not been offered deals at this stage.

Wildschut missed all of the season after suffering a knee ligament injury in Exeter’s final pre-season game last August, while Mitchell has also suffered from knee problems.