THE 7 BRISTOL ROVERS PLAYERS SET TO LEAVE AS A FREE AGENT THIS SUMMER
With seven different player’s contracts expiring in the summer, Rovers manager Matt Taylor will need to find a way to keep his squad motivated while the future seems so unclear at the Memorial Stadium.
Let’s take a look at which players will see their deals come to an end in June, and therefore right now are leaving Rovers come the summer.
Former Swansea City and Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair could be exiting his boyhood club for a second time, with his Rovers contract set to expire at the end of the season.
The forward signed an 18-month deal with the Gas last January, extending his stay at the club following a move from Preston North End in 2022.
Despite coming through the academy at Rovers at the age of nine, Sinclair has not featured regular for the side this season.
With just 11 appearances and two goals in League One, and without any time on the pitch since October, you can expect to see him exit the club in the summer.
The former Middlesbrough joined Rovers at the beginning of the season, but has struggled to nail down a place in the side so far in the League One campaign.
The 36-year-old signed a one-year deal in the summer, and he looks unlikely to continue at the club beyond this year if he does not get more playing time at the Memorial Stadium.
31-year-old striker Marquis has been a key player off the bench for Rovers so far in this campaign, but his expiring contract and sub-par goal return could see the side let him leave the club in the summer.
The English forward joined the club on a contract for two years in the summer of 2022, which expires at the end of their current season.
With his age and current attacking output, there wouldn’t be an expectation to see him remaining at the club once the season ends, and he will likely be let go by the Pirates once his contract expires.
Rovers captain Finley has his contract expiring at the end of the season, and would be one of the players the club should be looking at keeping before his deal runs out.
Finley signed a new deal with the club in September 2022, keeping him tied to Rovers until the summer of 2024.
The club captain has been a regular starter for the Bristol club, so they will likely want to tie him down to a new deal before the League One campaign comes to an end.
Losing the 31-year-old could be a big blow for the Pirates, so many will expect him to be offered a new deal to stay at the club for at least another year following the conclusion of the campaign.
