Ajax's Joel Veltman has revealed he wanted to leave the club in the previous two summer windows, but injury and the Dutch giants' reluctance to let him go prevented a move from happening.
The most recent window saw fellow centre half Matthijs de Ligt move to Juventus, a transfer that derailed a summer transfer for Veltman, despite interest from West Ham and other European clubs.
Speaking to Dutch media outlet NOS, he said: "Everyone knows that I would like to play abroad again. West Ham United was interested, but there were more clubs.