Birmingham City will soon confirm their retained list following the conclusion of the 2025/26 season
15:00, 11 May 2026Updated 15:18, 11 May 2026
Birmingham City’s Jonathan Panzo in action against Millwall
Birmingham City and other EFL clubs have to inform players by the end of the week if they plan to extend their contracts.
EFL rules stipulate that clubs must confirm their decisions to out-of-contract players by the third Saturday in May and that arrives this week, May 16.
Blues don’t have many decisions to iron out this year with regards to their first team.
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Jonathan Panzo is the only senior player out of contract at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park. The 25-year-old defender joined Blues on a short-term deal from Rio Ave in January in the hope of securing an extended stay in the Second City.
Panzo made nine appearances in total for Blues, including seven starts, and played his last game in the 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town on April 6.
Third choice goalkeeper Brad Mayo also sees his deal come to an end. The 21-year-old has been a fixture in the first team set-up under Chris Davies but he hasn’t yet made his senior debut.
As ever, the bulk of the retained list will concern youngsters in the club’s academy.
Blues have decisions to make regarding a number of youngsters that are currently in the under-21 set-up.
Birmingham City contract expiry dates:
2026: Jonathan Panzo, Brad Mayo
2027: Jack Robinson, Tomoki Iwata, Scott Wright
2028: Ryan Allsop, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ethan Laird, Phil Neumann, Kai Wagner, Alex Cochrane, Lee Buchanan, Paik Seung-ho, Patrick Roberts, Kanya Fujimoto, Demarai Gray, Kyogo Furuhashi, Marvin Ducksch, Marc Leonard, Taylor Gardner-Hickman
2029: Christoph Klarer, Carlos Vicente
2031: Jay Stansfield, August Priske
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