West Ham United have issued the annual list of players who will leave the London Stadium at the end of the 2021/22 season. The Hammers confirmed the departures of four first-team players and six development squad players once their respective contracts expire on June 30.
Andriy Yarmolenko, David Martin, Ryan Fredericks and Mark Noble are all set to leave east London in the coming weeks for pastures new, though the latter will officially retire after 18 seasons as a first-team player. Nathan Holland, Jayden Fevrier, Bernardo Rosa, Amadou Diallo, Ossama Ashley and scholar Isaac Evans will all also leave West Ham on June 30.
The Hammers thanked each and every player for their service to the club, honouring them with an overview that recalls their best moments in a West Ham shirt. The club statement that followed their announcement read: "West Ham United would like to thank all those players departing for their hard work and commitment during their careers in Claret and Blue and wish them the very best for their future careers."
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The handful of exits will likely ignite a busy summer transfer window for Moyes, with three key first-team players bidding farewell. Noble featured 550 times for the Hammers, directly contributing towards 123 goals.
The 35-year-old won two Hammer of the Year awards, two Play-Off finals and led the club into Europe in each of his final two seasons in Claret and Blue. While the midfielder has appeared more so on the sidelines this season, Noble's exit will be a damning blow, with Moyes set to lose a leader in the dressing room.
Yarmolenko totalled 86 appearances after four seasons in east London, directly contributing towards 20 goals. The 32-year-old has scored some memorable goals during his time at West Ham, but none more so than in the wins over Aston Villa and Sevilla in March this year.
Fredericks featured 77 times for West Ham since arriving in 2018, directly contributing towards nine goals. He's played a pivotal role in the Hammers' success lately, with five appearances in the club's run to this season’s UEFA Europa League semi-finals.
Martin joined West Ham in June 2019 and made an unforgettable debut for the Hammers in a 1-0 Premier League win at Chelsea in November of the same year. The 36-yer-old's performance that day will go down in folklore among fans at the London Stadium.
And, as part of the rebuild, Moyes has already told David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady that he should be granted with the reins this summer when making signings. Speaking to Sky Sports last month, the Scotsman insisted that he will always have the final say on signings.
“I still think the manager should have the final say,” Moyes said. “A lot of clubs have sporting directors, and as long as the manager works closely with them you can work on it and do it. But I always think a manager tends to lose their job by poor recruitment, ultimately.
"If you get a chance, if you get enough transfer windows, then you’re getting judged so you have to try to make your recruitment good. I see it as part of my daily job (planning transfers and recruitment).
"I don’t do it every single day, but there’s parts of the job where I have to be looking at the squad of players I have for the future, the young players I have at the club and what might be available outside as well."
