Athletic's lack of players for the coming season has not been helped by the news that defender James Wilson is currently in talks with Rochdale, Shrewsbury and Leyton Orient.
No progress has been made with the attempt to re-sign Anthony Gerrard, Timothee Dieng, Jonathan Forte, Dominic Poleon or Brian Wilson and Lee Croft is still hoping to gain a new deal with the club.
Mike Jones has joined Carlisle and Joel Coleman has gone to Huddersfield. Liam Kelly has undertaken a medical at Orient and has now signed on the dotted line. Jonathan Forte is also thought to br rejoining former boss John Sheridan at Notts County. With the first pre-season friendly coming up soon against Huddersfield Town the club have just six players.