Wanderers have given Robbie Blake another one-year contract and are in contract discussions with Ricardo Gardner and Tope Obadeyi.

The club confirmed that Jlloyd Samuel, Tamir Cohen and Joey O’Brien have not been offered new deals.

Daniel Sturridge and Rodrigo will both return to their parent clubs Chelsea and Benfica following their respective loan spells.

Ali Al-Habsi will return to Wanderers following a highly successful loan spell with Wigan, winning the Player of the Year award and Danny Ward will return from Huddersfield Town following the npower League One play-off final on Sunday.

Sam Sheridan, Maison McGeechan and Tom Eckersley have all also left the club.