Ross Wilson's big Newcastle United priority as Sandro Tonali, Sven Botman & others watch on

Newcastle United have appointed Ross Wilson as their new sporting director and one of his first tasks will be to review the current contract situation of every senior player, with some more pressing than others.

Kieran Trippier is among eight first-team players out of contract at the end of the 2025-26 campaign, while the future of players such as Sandro Tonali, Sven Botman, Tino Livramento and Bruno Guimaraes should also be considered with the Alexander Isak saga still fresh in everybody’s minds.

While Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will put forward his argument, the renewal - or non-renewal - of contracts will lie in the hands of Wilson, who officially joined from Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

That was admitted by Howe when he was asked specifically about Trippier’s future last month.

“Kieran’s a very, very experienced and important player for us,” said Howe. “His contract length will be something, I’m sure, that an incoming sporting director will be on top of.

“For me, at the moment, with the games that we have, contract lengths of players take less importance. It’s more about making sure we focus on the games. But these things will be taken care of by the club, I’m sure.”

Here’s when every Newcastle United player’s contract expires: