Mansfield Town manager Adam Murray began his promised summer transformation of his squad by releasing seven players.

Defenders Lee Beevers, Michael Raynes and Martin Riley, midfielders Simon Heslop and Ricky Ravenhill, striker Alex Fisher and keeper Sasha Studer have all left the Stags.

The young manager has still to make a decision on strikers Liam Hearn and Rakish Bingham, who he will meet later in the week, and long-term injured duo Matty Blair and Luke Jones.

Junior Brown, Liam Marsden, Jamie McGuire, Ollie Palmer, Matt Rhead and Ritchie Sutton have all been offered new deals. Extension clauses in the contracts of Reggie Lambe and Ryan Tafazolli have been activated.

Youngsters Joe Fitzpatrick, Dan Fletcher, Corbin Shires and Jack Thomas were already under contract for next season and youth players Anthony Dwyer and Chris Spencer have also been offered professional deals.

Loan players Callum Elder, Terry Hawkridge, Vadaine Oliver, Lenny Pidgeley have all returned to their parent clubs. As previously reported, entre half John Dempster has accepted a permanent role as academy manager.

Murray said: “Firstly, I’d like to thank all of the players for keeping the club in the Football League. It has been a tough few months and everyone has given their all to the cause.

“We’re at a point now where I feel the whole club needs a fresh start. There have been some tough decisions made, but decisions which have been made in the best interests of the football club.

“We now need a fresh energy, focus and a new impetus, as well as a new group [of players] to take us forward.

“We have a good young group of players and some will go and gain experience on loan early into the new season.”

He added: “There could be wholesale changes. I am looking in the region of adding around 13 new players. It’s a big overhaul but something that I feel is needed as I plan the future for Mansfield Town.”