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David Gold says Adrian wasn’t handed a new deal as he was desperate to play first-team football

West Ham United confirmed that both striker Andy Carroll and goalkeeper Adrian will leave when their respective contracts expire at the end of next month.

While injuries have troubled the Englishman’s Hammers’ career since he arrived from Liverpool, a lack of regular first-team football has forced the Spaniard out.

Given the superb form of Lukasz Fabianski, Adrian couldn’t make a Premier League appearance in 2018-19, seeing action in only the F.A and League Cups games.

The 32-year-old wasn’t keen on signing an extension, and co-chairman David Gold has revealed that his desperation to play first-team football meant West Ham couldn’t offer him one.