2 up-and-coming Peterborough United players Grant McCann could lean on more next season

Departures may be inevitable at Peterborough United this summer following confirmation of their relegation back to League One last weekend.

Although they have fought bravely in recent weeks, securing victories over Blackburn Rovers and Barnsley, they weren’t able to overcome automatic promotion contender Nottingham Forest last weekend with Sam Surridge’s 45th-minute strike the difference between the two sides.

They had the chance to fight on for another day with Reading suffering a 3-0 defeat at Hull City – but Grant McCann’s men were unable to overturn their deficit against the Reds after the interval and were made to pay the price with that.

With nothing to play for now, the relegated side may look to experiment with some of their younger players in the coming weeks with some potentially needing to step up to the plate to provide the squad depth required to cover for departures.

Departures are likely to come following their drop to the third tier – and another youngster in Ronnie Edwards is one name who could be heading for the exit door amid interest from clubs around Europe.

With this, we are looking at two young players who could step up to the plate more next term, with the potential drop down to the third tier boosting their first-team chances.

Benjamin Mensah

Right-back Mensah could potentially play a bigger role at the Weston Homes Stadium next term with Norwich City loanee Bali Mumba set to head back to Carrow Road.

He’s unlikely to return to his current loan club too considering he hasn’t managed to get on the pitch as much as he probably would have liked, so that leaves McCann with a void to fill on the right-hand side.

With other areas to address in the transfer market this summer, Mensah may be asked to