Courtney Pitt and Jon Challinor have been transfer listed as Gary Brabin works within a smaller playing budget for next season.

Former Chelsea trainee Courtney Pitt (27) joined on a free transfer in October 2006 while Jon Challinor (28) joined for £15,000 from Rushden & Diamonds last summer.

"They've done well for us but due to the budget cuts I'm having to juggle things and I'm finding it hard to strengthen the squad," Brabin told cambridgeunited.com

"Those two players are in the high earning bracket and they haven't nailed down starting places so, due to the budget cuts, they have been placed on the transfer list."

Brabin has already moved to exercise the option of a further year on the contracts of both Chris Holroyd and Robbie Willmott. Holroyd has signed his extended contract while Willmott is currently on holiday and is due to sign his upon his return, but young pros Jordan Collins and Craig Bussens will be released at the end of their contracts.

The loans of Scott Rendell, Simon Ainge and Jai Reason ended after the Play-off Final but Reason has been released by Ipswich Town and is currently in talks about signing for Cambridge United.

The contracts of Phil Bolland and Daryl McMahon expire this month and Brabin has said he will try to keep both players at the club if it can be done within the budget.

The rest of the senior squad is already contracted for at least next season, and is joined by midfielder Sam Ives, striker Adam Marriott and winger Jordan Patrick who earned their first pro contracts in March after successful scholarships (above).

Brabin was pleased to report that first team regulars Wayne Hatswell and Danny Potter have both successfully come through hernia operations since the Play-off final.

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