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title: "Aston Villa release 12 on a free transfer"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2015/06/10/aston-villa-release-12-on-a-free-transfer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Clark"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2015-06-10T15:43:19Z"
modified: "2015-06-10T15:44:04Z"
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# Aston Villa release 12 on a free transfer

12 players will be released at the end of their contract by Aston Villa, the official Premier League website can reveal –  after every Premier League club had to submit their retained and released sheets today.

Surprisingly, despite Villa claiming to have offered a new contract, Ron Vlaar is among those who are on the released list.

Recent departure, Darren Bent and Edna Stevens are also on the list.

**Here is the list in full.**

Darren Bent

Graham Burke

Alfie Crooks

Chris Herd

Craig Hill

Bradley Lewis

Isaac Nehemie

Daniel O’Brien

Edna Stevens

Tom Strain

Ron Vlaar

Courtney Wildin