Ashley Young has been allowed to come off contract at Aston Villa.

Villa's retained list for next season has seen the club release eight players.

Amng those is former Manchester United captain and Inter Milan title winner Young, while Conor Hourihane will also leave when his contract expires.

Manager Steven Gerrard is overseeing a squad overhaul, and has already signed Boubacar Kamara and Diego Carlos this summer, in addition to making Philippe Coutinho's loan move permanent.

Also set to depart Tristan Abldeen-Goodridge, Paul Appiah, Mungo Bridge, Akos Onodi, Dominic Revan and Finley Thorndike.