Bristol City have offloaded club captain Bailey Wright as he won’t be staying at the club. Other young professionals and second-year scholars are also to leave.<\/p>\n
The Australian international’s three-year spell with the Robins comes after making 83 appearances.<\/p>\n
Having joined from Preston North End in January 2017, Wright became club captain but has now become a free agent following the expiration of his contract.<\/p>\n
Wright immediately took a leadership role with City but has had him playing time limited due to injuries.<\/p>\n
He joined Sunderland<\/a> on-loan for the second half of this season.<\/p>\n Bristol City manager Lee Johnson has fond memories with Wright and described him as a “good individual”.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve all been honoured to have such a great individual as well as a quality footballer at Bristol City.” Johnson said.<\/p>\n “He has been a good influence and a role model and I cannot speak highly enough of him. We wish him all the best in his future career.\u201d<\/p>\n Bailey Wright took a wage deferral when finances were hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n Speaking about his time with the Robins, the 27-year-old said: “It\u2019s been an honour to play at Bristol City and I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to enjoy some good times with some great people.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s always emotional when you leave a club but I want to thank everyone \u2013 players, staff and fans, who\u2019ve been brilliant.”<\/p>\n He added: “It\u2019s been a pleasure to see the club\u2019s ambition grow and grow and I am excited for the club\u2019s future and also my own.”<\/p>\n The Robins have also allowed several youngsters to depart the club on free transfers.<\/p>\n James Burford, Ricardo Rees, Aaron Sainsbury, Marcus Day and Harvey Smith are all to depart.<\/p>\n Similarly, second-year scholars Jago Lott, Max Williams, Jamie Taylor and Will Gould will leave the Robins.<\/p>\n Bristol City have exercised the option to extend Liam Walsh’s current deal by one year.<\/p>\n Walsh, who was on-loan with Coventry City, played a crucial part in the Sky Blues’ promotion to the Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n He also won Coventry City’s Players’ Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year; Niclas Eliasson<\/a> and George Nurse have also had their deals extended.<\/p>\n Main Photo<\/p>\nYoungsters Let Go by Robins, Walsh Among Those Whose Deals Extended<\/h3>\n