David Beckham and Gary Neville swing the axe as Salford City release SEVENTEEN players - just days after completing takeover

Salford City person announced that they person released 17 players conscionable days aft David Beckham and Gary Neville finalised their takeover of the club.

United legends Beckham and Neville are starring a caller ownership radical astatine Salford, with Paul Scholes, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs stepping distant from the club.

The radical of erstwhile United players owned 60 per cent of the nine but Scholes, Phil Neville, Butt and Giggs person present fixed up their shares. Butt is nary longer astatine the nine but Scholes volition proceed to counsel connected subordinate trading and Giggs volition bash likewise connected shot matters.

Beckham and Neville volition beryllium joined successful their ownership by Declan Kelly, laminitis of U.S.-based advisory steadfast Consello, and Lord Mervyn Davies, president of the Lawn Tennis Association.  

The caller ownership radical astatine United are targeting Championship shot wrong 5 years for Salford, who finished successful eighth spot successful League Two this season. 

Thee person been important changes with regards to the playing staff, with a big of individuals acceptable to depart.

Midfielder Matthew Lund, who had been moving arsenic a player-coach, is amongst those acceptable to leave, with Conor McAleny, who started his vocation astatine Everton, besides departing. Liam Shephard and Ryan Watson volition besides leave.

Other players fto spell see Jon Taylor, Jez Davies, Marcus Dackers, Callum Morton, James Carr, Ben Collins, Liam Humbles, Sandro Da Costa, Jacob Hamman, Eze Bowen, Matty Cucos, Aiden Lancaster and Kamoy McNair. 

Meanwhile, Salford person activated their options to clasp the services of Ossama Ashley, Haji Mnoga and Luke Garbutt.

Salford person offered caller contracts to Jamie Jones, Curtis Tilt, Tosin Olopade, Hakeeb Adelakun, Jai Curran-Nicholls, Alfie Henderson and Jacob Lara.

Tom Edwards, Kevin Berkoe, Cole Stockton, Kelly Nmai, Ben Woodburn, Dan Chesters, Junior Luamba, Rosaire Longelo, Josh Austerfield and Robbie Cleary each stay nether contract.

Beckham and Neville are anxious to replicate the occurrence of Wrexham, who person earned promotion to the Championship nether the ownership of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.