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Sol Bamba leads list of players released by Middlesbrough just a year after signing following announcement he was cancer free... as Chris Wilder begins squad shake up after missing out on Championship play-off place

Sol Bamba has been released by Middlesbrough as the club announced their retained list following the conclusion of the 2021-22 Sky Bet Championship campaign.

The 37-year-old centre-back signed for Boro on a one-year deal last summer, having been given the all-clear from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

He made 30 appearances for the Teesside club across all competitions, memorably scoring a penalty in the shoot-out victory over Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Sol Bamba (right) has been released by Middlesbrough after just one season on Teesside
Bamba scored in the during Boro's FA Cup fourth round penalty shoot-out win at Old Trafford

'I really want the fans to understand how important they have been for me,' Bamba told the Boro website.