Aston Villa have released 10 out-of-contract players including Nigel Reo-Coker, John Carew and Robert Pires. Midfielder Reo-Coker joined Villa for £8.5m in July 2007 while striker Carew arrived in January that year from Lyon in a swap deal with Milan Baros.
The biggest surprise is Reo-Coker who had been a first team regular since Gerard Houllier stepped in whilst Pires was destined for the scrapheap after being a bit-part player and Carew's is no surprise after spending the second half of the season on loan with Stoke City.
Moustapha Salifou, Isaiah Osbourne, Harry Forrester, Arsenio Halfhuid, Durrell Berry, Ellis Deeney and Calum Flanagan have also been released.
