Dean Wilkins wants the futures of his out-of-contract players decided within a week.

Albion have offered terms to 11 of their 15 players who were reaching the end of current deals.

They include Gary Hart and Kerry Mayo, who qualify for new one-year contracts having made a certain amount of appearances last season.

Veteran defender Georges Santos and youngsters Paul Hinshelwood, Richard Martin and Chris Breach are being released.

Guy Butters, Alexis Bertin, Charlie Oatway, Michel Kuipers and Paul Reid are among the players Albion want to keep. Wilkins is confident the 11 on his retained list will sign new contracts.

The Albion boss said: "I'm optimistic but nothing is certain. I see no reason why we cannot come to agreement with every one of them. I hope to get it all sorted within a week.

"It's a busy time. We've brought in the boys from scholars to pros and we've got players we need to bring in to strengthen the squad.

"I want to, and the Board want to, get this all tied up as quickly as possible.

"We want a settled squad in place for the first day of pre-season. That's the aim. It's not always realistic but it's our target."

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