Alan Sheehan says Swansea City must look for experience in the transfer market this summer after revealing Cyrus Christie, Kristian Pedersen and Jon McLaughlin will leave the club alongside Joe Allen and Kyle Naughton.
Allen, 35, and Naughton, 36, both made farewell appearances as Swansea drew 3-3 with Oxford United on the final day of the Championship season
Swansea had announced on the eve of the game that Allen and Naughton would depart.
Sheehan has now confirmed that defenders Christie, 32, and Pedersen, 30, will also be released when their contracts expire next month alongside 37-year-old keeper McLaughlin.
And having been appointed permanent head coach earlier this week, the Irishman says Swansea must bring in players with Championship know-how when the transfer window opens.
“I think we are going to have to get the right blend,” Sheehan said.
“I think we are all very clear on that. I think we all agree that we want to bring in potentially really good players, but we want to give them that opportunity to thrive and in order to do that, you have to have the right culture, the right experience and the right blend.”
