Cambridge United forward Elias Kachunga triggers appearance clause to extend contract at the Abbey Stadium

Elias Kachunga looks set to be a Cambridge United player next season following confirmation of his contract extension.

The forward’s previous deal had been due to expire at the end of June, but head coach Neil Harris has revealed that an appearance related trigger has been met to see the German extend his terms at the Cledara Abbey Stadium by another 12 months.

Kachunga, who was sent off for two bookable offences during this afternoon’s season-ending 2-1 defeat to Birmingham City, joined the U’s in 2023.

Meanwhile, Harris also revealed that some soon-to-be out of contract players had been offered new deals by the club, while adding that a number of squad members be moved on during a summer that will ‘a lot of change’ take place.

He said: “We’ve got 12 players under contract. A couple of them won’t be here next year. They will either be on to pastures new or on loan somewhere because they’re a little bit younger.

“Some of the players in the building will be offered contracts. Some have been offered contracts already and a couple more will be offered contracts.

“And then there will be a lot of change. There’s a lot of conversations that I’ve had already and there’s some more to be had this week at the training ground. We have to look to the future to freshen up.”

It is expected that the club will release its retained list at some stage next week.