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West Ham players were surprised at the amount of social media attention Javier Hernandez got from the club’s official account

West Ham United sold Mexican striker Javier Hernandez to Sevilla on Monday for £7 million, taking his huge £140,000-a-week wages off their bill.

The former Manchester United star is set to pocket around £53,000-a-week at the La Liga club and his decision to agree to such a huge pay cut surprised Sevilla.

Hernandez submitted a transfer request last Friday, and it doesn’t seem fans or West Ham players are gutted he has left.

Apart from scoring just 17 goals in 63 appearances for the Hammers – a poor return after his 39 goals in 76 appearances for Bayern Leverkusen convinced the club to spend £17million on his signature two summers ago – the 31-year-old wasn’t particularly popular in the dressing room.