Matthew Taylor has been released from the club following a break down on a new deal.
The 32 year old midfielder had been offered a short term deal on reduced terms but Taylor and his agents turned it down.
Matt Taylor joined West Ham United from Bolton Wanderers in July 2011. He made 76 appearances for the hammers finding the net two times.
He previously played for Luton Town, Portsmouth and the England Under-21 side. Last season he scored with a trademark long-range effort in West Ham United’s 6-2 win at Cork City in their opening pre-season fixture. After featuring in the Capital One Cup, made his first Barclays Premier League appearance of the campaign from the bench in the 0-0 draw at Southampton on 15 September 2013 and scored from the spot to help the Hammers defeat Burnley 2-0 in the Capital One Cup fourth round on 29 October 2013. He was an important element of the team that helped preserve the Hammers’ clean sheet in their 0-0 draw at Chelsea on 29 January 2014 and became a crucial part of the Hammers’ revival in the second half of the campaign in a defensive midfield role.
Earlier this year Taylor reflected at his time at West Ham
“The older you get, to be running out at Old Trafford, Chelsea or Upton Park, to be in that position as a professional footballer, you appreciate it. The older you get, you realise it’s not around for ever.When you’re younger you don’t think that far ahead, because you’re trying to get to the next stage of your career. The older you get, you appreciate everything you have and everything still to come.”