MK Dons confirm departures of Harness, Harrison & Tucker among others as retained list out

MK Dons have confirmed the departures of Nathan Harness, Ellis Harrison and Jack Tucker as part of the publication of their retained list.

The publication of the list at the end of the 2024/25 window confirmed the exits of the trio, who have not been offered new contracts by MK Dons and will leave the club on June 30th when their contracts expire.

Also leaving the club will be Danilo Orsi, with MK Dons choosing not to make his loan from Burton Albion into a full transfer. Fellow loanees Nico Lawrence, Tommi O’Reilly, Travis Patterson and Joe White will also depart Stadium MK upon expiry of their deals.

Academy graduates Joel Anker, Ronnie Sandford, Charlie Stirland and Albert Wood are also all set to leave MK Dons, as are scholars Jesse Bedford, Joshua Clark-Anderson, Isaac Olaleye and Corvell Pickering.

As for players that are staying, MK Dons confirmed they have triggered contract extensions for Craig MacGillivray, Phoenix Scholtz and Seb Stacey, all of whom will stay contracted with the club for the 2025/26 season.

Jonathan Leko and Connal Trueman are in discussions over potential contract extensions to stay with MK Dons.

Daniel Crowley, Alex Gilbey, Callum Hendry, Scott Hogan, Liam Kelly, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Laurence Maguire, Aaron Nemane, Luke Offord, Jack Sanders, Sam Sherring, Nathan Thompson, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Joe Tomlinson, Callum Tripp, Jay Williams and Charlie Waller have full contracts to stay with MK Dons into the 2025-26 season.

Youngsters Michael Brammeld, Marcel Guzynski, Keon Lewis-Burgess, Chase Medwynter, Kobe Sinclair-Linton and Simone Troso have been added to the club’s development squad.

The Dons’ Sporting Director Liam Sweeting thanked the players who are leaving the club and confirmed work was underway to sign new players ahead of the upcoming campaign.

He said, “Firstly, I’d like to thank the players who are leaving us for their efforts while at Stadium MK. This includes the players we’ve had with us on loan this season, who have all contributed to the group. For our young players, this is never an easy time, and our excellent academy staff will ensure they are supported with the next step of their journey. 

“We’re really pleased to welcome our new young pros into the development group, where they will be challenged and pushed to prepare for further opportunities, whether that will be making strides towards the First Team or going out on loan for further experience. We continue to support Phoenix Scholtz and Michael Brammeld with their return from long-term injuries, and the group will be an excellent landing spot to help them get back to full fitness.

“Finally, I’m pleased to see a core of players returning next season, and work has already begun to improve the squad further. As a club, we’ll be doing all we can to provide Paul Warne and his staff with the most competitive squad possible for 25/26.”