Sunderland are preparing for the 2023/24 Championship season after most of their squad returned for pre-season training this week.
The Black Cats have already been busy in the transfer window, signing four new players who are all under the age of 21.
There remains a core group of younger players who have signed long-term contracts on Wearside, while some are set to return to the Stadium of Light following loan spells.
Here’s a list of the 28 players who have at least a year left on their Sunderland contracts and when their deals are set to expire:
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Jack Clarke (left) and Alex Pritchard warming up. Picture by FRANK REID Photo: Frank Reid
. Corry Evans - Summer of 2024
While he missed the second half of the 2022/23 season with an ACL injury, Sunderland's captain, 32, signed a one-year contract extension earlier this year which will run until the summer of 2024. The deal includes a club option of a further year. Photo: Frank Reid
. Alex Pritchard - Summer of 2024
The playmaker's initial contract was set to expire this summer, yet there is an automatic extension clause in the deal which will carry over for the 2023/24 season. Photo: Frank Reid
. Danny Batth - Summer of 2024
Like Pritchard, an extension clause has been triggered in Batth's deal meaning the defender is under contract for the 2023/24 season. Photo: Frank Reid
. Ross Stewart - Summer of 2024
The striker's year-long extension has been automatically triggered, meaning he is under contract for the 2023/24 campaign. Sunderland remain in talks with the 26-year-old over a new deal. Photo: Frank Reid
. Luke O’Nien - Summer of 2024
After joining the club from Wycombe in 2018, the 28-year-old is ready to start his sixth season at Sunderland. Photo: Frank Reid
. Lynden Gooch - Summer of 2024
Gooch has been at the club for over a decade and signed a two-year deal last summer when his previous contract expired. Photo: Frank Reid
. Patrick Roberts - Summer of 2024
Following several loan spells during his time at Manchester City, the playmaker signed a two-year contract at Sunderland last summer. Photo: Martin Swinney
. Ellis Taylor - Summer of 2024
Following a frustrating loan spell at Hartlepool in the first half of the 2022/23 season, the winger returned to Wearside this year. He has a year left on his contract after signing a three-year deal at the Stadium of Light in 2021. Photo: FRANK REID
. Elliot Embleton - Summer of 2025
Embleton signed a long-term contract extension at Sunderland in October 2021. After being sidelined during the second half of the 2022/23 season, the midfielder is set to return from a lengthy injury setback. Photo: Frank Reid
. Niall Huggins - Summer of 2025
The 21-year-old has returned from a long-term injury setback at the end of last year and is still being managed back carefully. Photo: FRANK REID
. Alex Bass - Summer of 2025
Bass, 24, signed a three-year deal, with a club option of an additional year, when he joined Sunderland from Portsmouth last summer. Photo: Martin Swinney
1. Corry Evans - Summer of 2024
While he missed the second half of the 2022/23 season with an ACL injury, Sunderland's captain, 32, signed a one-year contract extension earlier this year which will run until the summer of 2024. The deal includes a club option of a further year. Photo: Frank Reid
2. Alex Pritchard - Summer of 2024
The playmaker's initial contract was set to expire this summer, yet there is an automatic extension clause in the deal which will carry over for the 2023/24 season. Photo: Frank Reid
3. Danny Batth - Summer of 2024
Like Pritchard, an extension clause has been triggered in Batth's deal meaning the defender is under contract for the 2023/24 season. Photo: Frank Reid
4. Ross Stewart - Summer of 2024
The striker's year-long extension has been automatically triggered, meaning he is under contract for the 2023/24 campaign. Sunderland remain in talks with the 26-year-old over a new deal. Photo: Frank Reid