Barnsley CEO outlines key intention ahead of remaining league games

Championship side Barnsley have announced their intention to mainly utilise players who are contracted to Oakwell beyond the summer, releasing a statement on their website yesterday.

In this statement, it was confirmed that the Tykes had sent Amine Bassi, Claudio Gomes and Domingos Quina back to their respective loan clubs despite having three league games left to play at that point prior to last night’s tie against Blackpool.

This announcement will have come as a surprise to some with Bassi and Quina playing a big part in the South Yorkshire outfit’s resurgence – but have been let go early as the club prepare for life back in the third tier.

As part of their preparations, they parted company with ex-manager Poya Asbaghi last week with Martin Devaney taking charge of the second-tier side for the remainder of what has been a difficult campaign at Oakwell.

Unfortunately, they were unable to put in a positive performance yesterday evening despite confirmation of their relegation potentially putting their minds at ease, with Blackpool scoring in both halves to secure a 2-0 victory for the visitors.

The focus is seemingly not on the short term though with their intention to utilise those who are still under contract in South Yorkshire next season – and CEO Khaled El-Ahmad has revealed that decision has come from those higher up.

He said: “I would like to thank all of the players for their commitment and effort.

“Each individual has played a part this season and all at Oakwell would like to wish them well for the future.

“Reviews into this past campaign are already underway and as a Club, we have made the decision to ensure that players featuring in our remaining league games will be – where possible – those who are under