Leyton Orient are still in with an outside chance of reaching the play-offs in League Two this season, but it is looking likely that they will be planning their summer transfer business for another campaign in the fourth tier.

Jobi McAnuff has taken over as the club’s interim manager after the departure of Ross Embleton in February following a run of seven matches without a win. Since then matters have improved on the field and a run of four successive wins against Newport County, Carlisle United, Oldham Athletic and Mansfield Town had moved them up to 9th place in the table.

However, they have gone three games without a win since and that has seen them fall back off the pace in terms of the play-offs. They can now not afford to drop many more points in the remaining matches and have to hope others above them slip up. Wherever they finish in the table, have to sort out their manager situation and also the situations of players at the club with uncertain futures.

With that in mind, we have taken a look at eight players who Leyton Orient might sell or release in the forthcoming summer window. Click ‘next’ to scroll through the list…

Kicking off this list is a player who Leyton Orient will be desperate to try and keep hold of in the summer but who might be set to see a lot of other clubs be interested in his potential signature.

Johnson has been excellent for Leyton Orient in League this season and he has managed to fire in 17 goals in League Two in his 37 league appearances, which makes him the club’s leading goal scorer and also the joint third-highest scorer in the fourth tier. During the January window, it was reported that the club were determined to keep hold of him and also potentially tie him down to a new deal.

As of yet, he has not signed a new contract with the club, and it could be difficult for them to keep hold of the 28-year-old if clubs from higher divisions come in for him during the summer. It would be a major blow to lose him so they will hope they can keep hold of him.

One of the players who is currently heading into the final stages of his existing deal with Leyton Orient and could be set to leave the club on a free transfer in the summer is defender Joe Widdowson.

The 32-year-old signed a new two-year deal with the club in the summer of 2019 after enjoying two good campaigns with Leyton Orient. That came after he made 36 appearances in his first season in 2017/18 and then helped them to promotion back to League Two in 2018/19 making 44 appearances. However, he has not always been a regular starter in the fourth tier.

Last term, Widdowson managed to make just 16 appearances and 14 starts in the league for Leyton Orient and so far this term he has managed just 19 starts. With his contract set to expire in the summer, it could be that the club deems it is the right time for him to be moved on.

Another player who is entering the final part of his existing deal with Leyton Orient heading into the summer transfer window is midfielder Craig Clay. The club are going to face a major decision on whether to try and keep hold of him.

Clay, like Widdowson, did sign a new deal with Leyton Orient in the summer of 2019 after he helped the club earn promotion back to the Football League. The midfielder had been signed in 2017 after they dropped down to the National League and made 43 league appearances scoring four goals in his first season. He then made another 43 appearances as they won promotion a year later.

The 28-year-old has continued to be a key performer for them in League Two and he made 35 appearances for them last term. So far this season, Clay has managed to score one goal and provide four assists in 34 league appearances. He seems a player worth keeping hold of but it remains to be seen whether he will be allowed to leave or not.

Conor Wilkinson is heading into the summer in a similar sort of position to both Clay and Widdowson, but Leyton Orient will surely be trying to do all they can to ensure that they manage to sort out a new deal for the forward.

Football League World revealed back in January that Leyton Orient had indicated to Wilkinson that they want him to stay on beyond the end of his current deal which expires in the summer. However, at that stage they had not submitted a formal offer to him regarding any new contract. That seems to still be the situation at the moment with no real updates having emerged since.

Wilkinson has managed to fire in 11 goals and provide one assist in 37 League Two appearances so far this term, and he has been an integral part of their side. However, it seems like the club are going to risk potentially losing him for nothing if they cannot sort out a new deal soon.

Another forward that is facing an uncertain future heading into the summer transfer window is Lee Angol, who is also currently entering into the final stages of his existing deal with Leyton Orient.

Angol has not featured for Leyton Orient since he was forced off the field with a knee injury during a 1-0 defeat at home to Forest Green Rovers back in January. It is expected that the injury will keep him out for the rest of the campaign. However, even before the injury he was not a guaranteed starter and had only made 12 appearances in the league and seven starts.

The forward sees the two-year contract that he signed upon his arrival from Shrewsbury Town in the summer of 2019 expire in the summer. It could be decided that the best option for him is to get regular game time elsewhere to try and get his career back on track after the injury.

Another player who is set to face an uncertain future in the summer transfer window is creative midfielder Jordan Maguire-Drew. He is also set to see his existing contract with Leyton Orient expire at the end of the current campaign.

Maguire-Drew found it difficult to get any sort of regular game time for Leyton Orient during the first half of this season, but he did still chip in with two goals and one assist in his 13 appearances. The decision though was made for him to move out on loan to League Two rivals Crawley Town in the winter window and he has managed to make 14 appearances in the league for them so far.

The 23-year-old sees the new two-year deal extension he signed with the club in the summer of 2019 expire at the end of his loan spell. He will likely be keen to keep on finding regular game time so might need to find a new permanent home.

Another Leyton Orient player heading into the final stages of their current deal with the club is defender Myles Judd and he will be facing an uncertain future at the end of the campaign with it seeming likely he will depart the club.

Judd has struggled for game time with Leyton Orient this season and he has not managed to make a single appearance in League Two for them, despite him being recalled from a loan spell with Barnet in the National League last month. During his loan spell, he managed to make nine appearances in the league for Barnet who have been struggling down near the bottom of the league this term.

He has not been able to force his way back into the side at Leyton Orient since his return, and with his contract set to expire in the summer, it does seem like it could be the right time for him to look for a new club.

The final player on this list who could potentially be set to leave Leyton Orient in the summer transfer window is defender Jamie Turley, who is also like many others on this list entering the final few months of his current deal.

Turley has not been able to command regular starts for Leyton Orient in League Two this campaign, with the defender managing to make just 12 starts in total and 15 appearances so far this term. However, since McAnuff took charge of the club he has been in the side and had started ten consecutive games before being left on the bench for the draw against Harrogate Town.

McAnuff suggested that Turley was in need of a break having performed well during the previous ten fixtures. With his contract running down but with him also having reminded people of his worth in recent months it will be interesting to see what happens with his future in the summer.