Ian Hendon has confirmed he will speak to a couple of the club’s out of contract players but the majority of them are expected to leave Orient this summer.

Two players have already moved on with Kevin Lisbie joining Barnet and defender Scott Cuthbert signing for Luton Town in the last week. But this still leaves Marvin Bartley, Shaun Batt, Chris Dagnall, Andrea Dossena, Harry Lee, David Mooney, Elliot Omozusi, Gianvito Plasmati, Gary Sawyer and Josh Wright as players that will be out of contract.

When asked if he was likely to agree new deals with any of the players, new head coach Hendon said: “There are one or two [out of contract players] that we’d like to keep and negotiations and conversations are going on.”

Football League rules state clubs who have reached the end of their season must inform players of their intention to offer a new contract by the third Saturday in May. The O’s told the affected players no-one would be offered a new contract while the club were still in the process of replacing manager Fabio Liverani after his departure.

Orient chief executive Alessandro Angelieri said: “It’s up to Ian. He will start to work very hard because 12 players leave the club and are not renewed. But not because we decided to push out the players. The Football League asked me before a fixed date to send a letter to all the players whose contracts are ending. In this letter I have to explain if I want to put an offer or they are free to go out of the club.

“We didn’t have a manager so we could not decide which player the new manager preferred or not. I had to send the letters but I’ve spoken with the players on the same day and explained you will receive letters but as the new manager arrives, don’t worry, some of you will be contacted by the new manager if he decides. If in the meantime you find another club then that’s ok and [it is] not a problem to find other players.”

Hendon has spent four years at West Ham United and built up extensive experience working with the younger players during his time as development coach, prior to becoming first-team coach. It would be no surprise if he tries to take advantage of this by attempting to bring in some players on loan from Upton Park.

He said: “Of course it’s an option. I know the players well and worked with a lot of them coming through. There’s some good young professionals there but there are a lot of good young professionals at a lot of these Premier League clubs. I’m sure they’re willing to let the lads out to gain experience. In my opinion the best experience for them would be playing league football, not Under-21 football, at the moment.”

The O’s were involved in a rift with the Hammers, under previous owner Barry Hearn, over the Premier League club’s move to the Olympic Stadium. But Hendon does not expect West Ham to stand in the way of any potential transfer dealings.

When asked the row could jeopardise deals, he replied: “I don’t think so. They’re going to want what’s best for their players. What’s gone on has gone on. If they want to go down that route then fine, we’ll go somewhere else. But if they’ve got a player I would like to take and they want to stand in his way of progressing then that’s up to them.”