Confirmed: Seven Hammers depart

West Ham United have issued the Club’s annual Retain List of players at the end of the 2016/17 season which has confirmed the departure of seven Hammers.

The has club confirmed that Jonathan Calleri has returned to Uruguayan parent club Deportivo Maldonado after appearing 19 times for the Hammers in which he scored once.

Loanee, Turkish midfielder Gokhan Tore has also returned to his parent club Besiktas after eight appearances in all competitions – five in the Premier League, two in the UEFA Europa League and one in the EFL Cup.

Alvaro Arbeloa’s contract expires on 30th June after his single season during which time he made three Premier League appearances and also started the EFL Cup victory over Accrington Stanley.

Young professionals Sam Howes, Sam Ford, Kyle Knoyle and Sam Westley will also depart after not being offered new contracts.

The Club has thanked all those named above who will be leaving for their efforts and wished them well in their future careers.