Former Manchester City right-back Bacary Sagna has revealed why a proposed summer move to West Ham United broke down.

The Frenchman spent three years of his career playing at the Etihad Stadium, but he was no longer deemed important enough to keep at the end of last season.

The club opted to release the 35-year-old when his contract expired in June last year.

Sagna, who spent seven years at Arsenal before joining City in 2014, was linked to numerous clubs in the summer window, including West Ham.

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No deals were forthcoming, though, and the right-back had to wait until the end of the January window to find a new club.

He put pen to paper on a deal with Italian side Benevento, and now he has spoken about his failed switch to West Ham.

While speaking to L'Equipe, the Frenchman admitted that he still remains in the dark about why a transfer was never agreed.

Football.London translates Sagna's comments as saying:

"I had been in contact with West Ham and Crystal Palace since March 2017. In my mind, I wanted to go home, to London, good for the family side. Overnight, they cut off the contacts, without explanation.”