BLACKBURN Rovers have announced their retained list.

Goalkeeper Simon Eastwood, defenders Tommy Spurr and Matt Kilgallon, midfielders Lee Williamson and Chris Taylor, and strikers Simeon Jackson, Chris Brown and Nathan Delfouneso will be free to talk to and sign for other clubs at the expiration of their contracts on June 30.

However several players have been informed that final decisions over their futures will be made once a new manager has been appointed.

Of the out-of-contract players aged under 24, Jack Doyle and Connor Thomson have both agreed additional one-year deals, while scholars Josh Askew, Ramirez Howarth and Lewis Travis have also agreed to sign professional terms.

Stuart Callaway, David Carson, Modou Cham, Ryan Crump, Anton Forrester, Devarn Green, Sam Joel, Sam Lavelle, Jan Pirretas, Jordan Preston, Hyuga Tanner and Luke Wall will be released.

The club said: “Rovers would like to place on record their thanks to each player for their hard work and dedication during their time at Ewood Park and wish them all the best for the future.”