Amalfitano leaves West Ham after fallout with manager

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Dhruv George

Oct 7, 2015 | 4:26 AM EDT

Amalfitano leaves West Ham after fallout with manager

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Dhruv George

Oct 7, 2015 | 4:26 AM EDT

REUTERS – Midfielder Morgan Amalfitano has left West Ham United by mutual consent, the Premier League club said on their website (www.whufc.com).

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The 30-year-old Frenchman, who fell out with manager Slaven Bilic during pre-season, left the Hammers after 13 months at Upton Park, in which he made 32 appearances and scored three goals.

Amalfitano signed a new two-year deal back in March but did not make a single Premier League appearance after being disciplined by Bilic and was ordered to train with the club’s under-21 squad.

“The news is out that I have disciplined one of my players — Morgan Amalfitano — for a breach of rules,” Bilic said in August.

“They are basic rules and if they are under threat, then I have to step in. I have to protect the team.”

(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

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