West Ham United to release six players

West Ham United have confirmed that six senior professionals will leave the club when their contracts expire at the end of next month.

Julien Faubert, Abdoulaye Faye, Papa Bouba Diop, John Carew, Frank Nouble and Olly Lee will all leave the Hammers on June 30.

Faubert is the longest-serving player to be released, having been at the club for five years.

A statement on the club website read: "West Ham United would like to thank all of the aforementioned players for their hard work and dedication and wish them luck in their future careers."

Faye, Diop and Carew all joined the club in June 2011, all making regular appearances during the club's successful promotion campaign.