09-05-2019, 13:21
"Shrewsbury Town veteran Mat Sadler, who captained the team in their two Wembley finals in 2018, is disappointed to have been released by the League One club.
The 34-year-old former Birmingham City, Watford and Walsall defender was in his second spell with Shrewsbury.
But after 213 games, at the end of his two-year contract, he has not been given a new deal by boss Sam Ricketts.
"In career terms, I'm not retiring yet, but my future isn't at Shrewsbury," Sadler told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"If it was up to me it would be but, it isn't, unfortunately.
"I feel it probably isn't the end of my journey at Shrewsbury Town in some capacity at some time in the future, but it won't be now.
"It will be somewhere else. There are things to look at that I'll be considering. There is plenty of legs left in me and I refuse to retire on the back of not having played for a little while.
"That determination hasn't left me. I am desperate to continue achieving and desperate to be playing as high as I possibly can."
Doug Loft, John McAtee, George Hughes and Christos Shelis will also be leaving the club at the end of their respective contracts this summer.
Defenders James Bolton and Scott Golbourne, striker Lenell John-Lewis and goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook have been offered new deals."
A club looking for an influential senior player could do much worse than signing either Sadler, or Doug Loft.
The 34-year-old former Birmingham City, Watford and Walsall defender was in his second spell with Shrewsbury.
But after 213 games, at the end of his two-year contract, he has not been given a new deal by boss Sam Ricketts.
"In career terms, I'm not retiring yet, but my future isn't at Shrewsbury," Sadler told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"If it was up to me it would be but, it isn't, unfortunately.
"I feel it probably isn't the end of my journey at Shrewsbury Town in some capacity at some time in the future, but it won't be now.
"It will be somewhere else. There are things to look at that I'll be considering. There is plenty of legs left in me and I refuse to retire on the back of not having played for a little while.
"That determination hasn't left me. I am desperate to continue achieving and desperate to be playing as high as I possibly can."
Doug Loft, John McAtee, George Hughes and Christos Shelis will also be leaving the club at the end of their respective contracts this summer.
Defenders James Bolton and Scott Golbourne, striker Lenell John-Lewis and goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook have been offered new deals."
A club looking for an influential senior player could do much worse than signing either Sadler, or Doug Loft.