Everton have released
Richard Wright and Alessandro Pistone.
The pair have been told their contracts will not be renewed and
they are free to leave Goodison Park.
Italian defender Pistone has been out of the first team since
suffering a serious knee injury at the beginning of the 2005/06
season
Wright has failed to establish himself as number one goalkeeper
since arriving at the club from Arsenal in the summer of
2002.
However, the former Ipswich ace could win himself a reprieve at
Goodison Park if Everton fail to bring in a new keeper over the
summer.
Toffees boss David Moyes confirmed the club were letting Pistone
and Wright move on.
"Alessandro and Richard have both been released, although the door
is slightly ajar for Richard in that we may need to bring in
another keeper," Moyes told the club's official website.
The club have also offered new deals to Alan Stubbs and Lee Carsley
and are waiting to see if they accept the offers on the
table.
