Nigel Reo-Coker and John Carew leave Aston Villa
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Reo-Coker (left) and Carew were both signed by former boss Martin O'Neill
Aston Villa have released 10 out-of-contract players including Nigel Reo-Coker, John Carew and Robert Pires.
Midfielder Reo-Coker joined Villa for £8.5m in July 2007, external while striker Carew arrived in January that year from Lyon in a swap deal with Milan Baros, external.
Ex-Arsenal winger Pires leaves after joining on a free transfer in January, external.
Moustapha Salifou, Isaiah Osbourne, Harry Forrester, Arsenio Halfhuid, Durrell Berry, Ellis Deeney and Calum Flanagan have also been released.
Reo-Coker, 27, fell out of favour under previous manager Martin O'Neill but has featured regularly for Villa this season under the stewardship of Gerard Houllier, making 30 league appearances, and frequently deputised for Stiliyan Petrov as captain.
The former England Under-21 captain, who began his career at Wimbledon, was signed by O'Neill from West Ham.
Carew, 31, netted 52 goals in 133 appearances for Villa and had an impressive strike-rate in the FA Cup, scoring 11 times in 10 games.
He joined Stoke City on loan in January, where he netted twice in 13 appearances.
Pires, 37, who was without a club after leaving Villarreal last summer, arrived at Villa Park on a six-month contract and made just four starts, netting once against Blackburn in the FA Cup.
Togo international Salifou only made 13 appearances for Villa since joining in August 2007 while Osbourne, 23, is looking for a new club after having his loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday ended early in April, external.