The Wrexham boss is rebuilding his squad after seeing the Reds relegated last term and has decided to make Anthony Williams, Richard Hope, Silvio Spann, Sam Aiston and Michael Proctor – all still contracted beyond the summer – available for transfer.

There has been interest is some of the quintet from other clubs but none have sealed moves yet.

Although he hopes the transfer listed players move on to free up valuable space in the squad, Little has held out an olive branch should they remain at Wrexham.

"All we can do is wait and see what happens," said Little today.

"The market is full of people out of contract and things may not happen until we return for pre-season training.

"If they don't leave we will treat them properly here.

"And you never know, a surprise might come out of the pack.

"Someone who does stay might perform better than in the past.

"But my thoughts are still the same – they are available to move on."

Three new signings – midfielder Paul Carden, and strikers Simon Brown and Jefferson Louis – have already arrived and Little has made no secret of the fact he wants to bring more players in and increase competition for places.

Little is fully aware of the wage cap restrictions that apply in the division and admits the amount of new signings that follow will depend on how many of the transfer listed players leave the club.

"We are not in a situation where we have got too many players or I am over my budget. We know where we stand and we are okay," said Little.

"We will push on and are stepping it up again but some of what I do will be dictated by how many lads go out.

"I can change things around more by people moving on.

"Without them leaving, there is scope and room for me to bring a couple of players in but I have to keep things in house.

"We have to do our work properly – it is not a bottomless pit.

"We have got to cut our cloth accordingly."

Little admitted he will take advantage of free agents looking to get fixed up at new clubs by allowing potential targets to spend pre-season on trial at Wrexham.

The Reds return for pre-season training on June 27 and the squad will also be boosted by the inclusion of centre-back Steve Evans and full-back Carl Tremarco who have signed new deals – winger Matty Done has not yet accepted his offer – while trainees Chris Maxwell and Chris Marriott have penned their first professional contracts.

Knowing that a number of out of contract players will still be looking for new clubs when pre-season training begins, Little is more than happy for trialists to come on board and put themselves in the shop window.

"The more competitive we can become with new faces the better and I am looking to trial people in pre-season," said Little today.

"Some players won't be fixed up at the end of the month and they will come in, desperate to find a club.

"They will train with us for a few weeks and show what they can do, and that also makes it competitive for people already here.

"You are more likely to have younger players who have been at decent clubs who can't get contracts prepared to trial, though there will also be experienced lads not offered deals anywhere too.

"Several have suggested they will be willing to come in pre-season and show what they can do.

"If someone does well enough, they have given themselves a good chance of being signed."

But Little, who has been linked with Halifax Town midfielder Tom Kierney, is hoping more new signings follow soon.

"We've spoken to lots of people we are in the market for and shown a lot of people around the club, and had positive feedback," added Little.

"We are making progress and hope something materialises soon."