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Mark Robins has started his Coventry City clear-out with eight of the club’s 12 out of contract first team players understood to have not been offered new deals.

The Telegraph understands that out of his senior squad only George Thomas, Gael Bigirimana , Ruben Lameiras and Dion Kelly-Evans have been, or are set to be, offered fresh terms with the Sky Blues.

Those understood to be leaving are defenders Kevin Foley, Nathan Clarke, Ryan Haynes and Chris Stokes, midfielders Vlad Gadzhev and Andy Rose , striker Marcus Tudgay and goalkeeper Lee Burge.

Of the players who are still under contract beyond this summer, winger Kyel Reid is believed to have been told he’s free to find another club despite having a year left on his current deal.

Robins held individual meetings with his entire squad today and is clearly intent on a major overhaul during the summer months ahead of next season’s League Two campaign.

Ben Stevenson, Cian Harries, Jodi Jones, Jordan Willis , Kwame Thomas , Stuart Beavon, Reice Charles-Cook and Jordan Turnbull are all still contracted to the club, although a number of those are likely to be available for sale if decent offers come in, while Turnbull is understood to have a release clause in his contract that he can trigger if he wishes to do so following City’s relegation from League One.

The club are yet to officially confirm their retained list.

Home-grown midfielder Stevenson was the subject of interest from Championship Brentford in January and is likely to have been monitored by a number of clubs along with fellow Academy graduate Cian Harries, who went on trial to Liverpool last December and whose progress has been watched by a host of other clubs.

Skipper Willis was the subject of three failed bids from Rotherham United in the January window and the recently relegated Championship side are likely to resurrect their interest in the centre-half to test City's resolve.

Like Stevenson and Harries, Jodi Jones is another player on a long-term deal at the Ricoh Arena and whom is likely to be the subject of interest from other clubs in the forthcoming transfer window.

Meanwhile, of the out-of-contract players understood to be being released, experienced defenders Nathan Clarke and Kevin Foley only joined the Sky Blues in January when they were signed by former manager Russell Slade from Bradford City and Charlton Athletic respectively.

Ryan Haynes is one of two Academy graduates, along with goalkeeper Burge , who look like they are bringing an end to their time with the club, both having broken into the first team in recent seasons. Burge, who has made 71 appearances for the club, re-established himself as City's No.1 this term and appeared to be Robins's first choice since the manager was appointed in March, while left-back Haynes has made eight appearances of his 72 overall for the new manager.

Fellow l eft-back Stokes has had two and a half years at City, including half a season on loan from Forest Green Rovers, but spent a year out with a serious knee injury having been virtually ever-present in his first full campaign with the club. Overall he's made 63 appearances.

Elsewhere, Tudgay brings an end to his three-year spell with the club, the 34-year-old having played 84 times in all competitions, scoring 13 goals in total.

There's no real shock that Gadzhev looks to be heading for the exit door given the Bulgarian has struggled to establish himself in the side, making just 13 league starts, although news that Rose is among those thought to be leaving may come as a surprise to some fans. The 27-year-old has not played a game for Robins due to injury, having made 40 appearances and scored five goals in all competitions since joining from Seattle Sounders in January 2016.

Meanwhile, Under-23 forward Kyle Spence and defender Jack Finch are being released while 18-year-old left-back Chris Camwell is expected to be handed a new deal after impressing on his first team debut on Sunday.

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