English football club Norwich City FC have confirmed that they will release seven players at the end of the current season, including Congolese Youssouf Mulumbu and Cameroonian Sébastien Bassong.
Sporting director Stuart Webber informed the group of players that they will be free agents as of June 30, thanking them for their time with the club.
“We’d like to place on record our sincere thanks to all of the players who are moving on for their contribution to the club and wish them all the very best in the next chapter in their careers,” Webber said.
The other players that will be released include long-serving keeper John Ruddy, centre-back Ryan Bennett, Michael Turner, Steven Whittaker and Kyle Lafferty.
Bassong, Turner, Whittaker and Mulumbu are all out of contract this summer and were expected to leave.
Cameroonian Bassong has made 135 appearances since joining from Tottenham Hotspur for £4m in the summer of 2012, scoring five goals, and was named player of the season at the end of his first season as he helped Chris Hughton steer City to 11th place in the Premier League.
Mulumbu was signed on a free transfer from West Brom following promotion back to the top flight in 2015 but saw his time in Norfolk disrupted by injuries. The Democratic Republic of Congo midfielder making a total of 24 appearance across his two seasons.
It now remains to be seen whether any of the outgoing players will be involved against QPR in City’s final game of the season at Carrow Road on Sunday.
