MK Dons have agreed a deal to re-sign midfielder Alex Gilbey.

The 28-year-old will officially become new boss Graham Alexander's first signing when his contract with Charlton Athletic expires at the end of June.

Gilbey, who made 105 appearances for MK Dons between 2017 and 2020, spent last season on loan with Stevenage.

He told the club website: "As soon as I found out there was interest, I wanted to get this done because I wanted to come home and come back to the club."

Gilbey has helped MK Dons and Stevenage go up from League Two and is eager to make it a hat-trick of promotions from the fourth tier of English football.

"I absolutely loved my time here before," he added. "I'd say they were three of the best years of my career so far. I feel like I have some unfinished business to take care of and I want to help the club get back to where it should be."

Stockport County have released Phil Bardsley, Jacob Davenport, Chris Hussey and Ryan Johnson following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.

Johnson, 26, made 55 appearances for the club and helped them to win the National League title in 2021-22.

Former Manchester United, Sunderland, Stoke and Burnley defender Bardsley made just three appearances after joining on a free transfer in December.

The 37-year-old had donated his salary to the club's community trust.

Hussey joined in September on a deal until the end of the season, following his release by Port Vale, while Davenport joined in February having left Lincoln.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe has triggered a one-year extension - the 35-year-old has made more than 300 appearances for Stockport.

Neill Byrne and Bobby Jones have been offered new deals by the Hatters following their League Two play-off final defeat by Carlisle at the weekend.

"Collectively, we took ourselves very close to a historic second successive promotion. It wasn't to be, but there will be achievements, memories and friendships that outlast this season," director of football Simon Wilson said.

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Good news or bad news. Is it rats leaving?

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Well done that man after another long footie season of effort and resolve. I just wish he had a natural ability to score easy goals as well.

Coventry City say they are "sickened and saddened" by racist abuse sent to defender Fankaty Dabo after the club's Championship play-off final defeat.

Dabo was the only player to miss his penalty in Coventry's 6-5 shootout loss to Luton at Wembley on Saturday.

A club statement said: "The messages are abhorrent. We are clear there is no place for racism in our society."

Londoner Dabo, 27, is one of seven first-team players being released when their Sky Blues contracts expire.

Coventry thanked supporters for the positive messages sent to Dabo after the game and have said they will provide support for the player.

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"The club will work with the PFA, EFL and Police and will seek to ban and prosecute any person found to have sent racist messages," said the club.

Chairman Doug King added: "Coventry is a tolerant and multicultural city that we are proud to represent and there is no place any form of racism or discrimination in person or on social media."

Dabo's missed spot-kick at Wembley proved to be his final act in a Coventry shirt. The former Chelsea youth team player made 131 appearances during his four years with the Sky Blues and helped Mark Robins' side win the 2019-20 League One title.

Julien Dacosta, Todd Kane, Sean Maguire, Michael Rose, Martyn Waghorn and Tyler Walker are the other senior players set to leave the club.

Captain Liam Kelly has been offered a new one-year contract.

Defender Joel Senior is one of nine players to be released by Carlisle after their promotion to League One.

The right-back played all 120 minutes of the Cumbrians' League Two play-off final triumph against Stockport.

Senior, 23, made 16 appearances for the club this season, having signed from Altrincham in January 2022.

Carlisle have offered new deals to four players including captain Morgan Feeney and Taylor Charters, who scored the winning penalty in Sunday's final.

Omari Patrick, who came on to level the game at 1-1 at Wembley, has also been rewarded with a contract, as has Kristian Dennis, the club's top scorer with 21 goals.

Others let go by Paul Simpson's side include midfielders Jamie Devitt and Brennan Dickenson, with the latter having been sidelined with a long-term ACL injury.

Nizzy could well be adding to the few Scotland caps he has picked up under Steve Clarke's tenure. Does he deserve this recognition? I'm not sure although he has certainly improved and picked up on his match fitness since he returned from that horrible ACL injury last year. He recently commented that he intends to move on in the summer. Hopefully his Scotland Euro involvement will enhance the transfer evaluation as Hibs search for that elusive pen box striker that they sorely need to score goals regularly.

Matty Daly in action for Harrogate
Matty Daly played twice in the Premier League while at Huddersfield
Harrogate Town have signed midfielder Matty Daly on a two-year contract following his season-long loan with the League Two club in 2022-23.

The 22-year-old started 20 league games last term after joining from Huddersfield Town, scoring seven goals in the league and eight from 39 appearances in all competitions.

Daly told the club website: "I really enjoyed my football here.

"There was a real togetherness and that made it a great dressing room."

Head of player recruitment Lloyd Kerry added; "We knew a few weeks ago that he would be available and we moved pretty quickly.

"We know all about Matty and the quality which he has. He scored some vital goals for us and at the age of 22 we believe he can become a big asset for this club."