When Doncaster Rovers will press on plans over player contracts and the retained list

Doncaster Rovers manager Darren Moore will meet with senior club officials next week to discuss the issue of players whose contracts are set to expire at the end of the month.
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Rovers have until June 23 to submit their official retained and released list, with contracts expiring on June 30.

Moore will meet with chairman David Blunt and chief executive Gavin Baldwin to talk through potential budgets for the 2020/21, now it has been confirmed the 19/20 League One season has ended.

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The Rovers boss has been formulating plans and considering options over contracts.

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There are likely to be multiple budget options presented by the Rovers board with uncertainty continuing over the financial landscape in football.

It is not clear yet when the 20/21 EFL season will begin, with the top two tiers in English football set to push competition into August.

And there is uncertainty over if and when supporters will be allowed into stadiums, meaning clubs could be without their biggest source of income when competitive action resumes.

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Rovers currently have 14 players whose contracts expire in the summer, including senior figures James Coppinger, Matty Blair and Kieran Sadlier.

Of those 14, it is understood that Rovers have already completed discussions with players from the club’s Under 23s group whose deals are due to expire. Offers have been made to a small number of that group with others informed that they will be released.

Rovers have already said goodbye to the six loanees who ended the season at the Keepmoat.

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