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He cites the 'success' of the current Hammers defenders as the reason why he will be looking for a new club:
"The way Christian and Tomas and the rest of the back four is playing, I don't think things are going to change, so I would rather find another place and hopefully have a better start there," he told the club's site.
"There are a lot of nice people at West Ham, and that is why it is so sad that things haven't turned out how I was hoping they would in terms of playing for the first team. It is difficult to see the chance of an opportunity and that is why I am trying to get in the reserves and do well."
First team football is something high on any footballer's priorites, claims the Norwegian, and he is no exception.
"It would be strange to be happy just playing in the reserves. I am only 22-years-old and still hopefully have a few years left. That is not what it is about. I want to play football and want to improve as a player, and that does not mean just sitting around, doing nothing, and picking up my wages.
"I am not happy playing reserve team football every week. I would rather be somewhere playing first team football every week, and that is the main reason why I want to go if something comes up and things don't change dramatically at West Ham.
"I will look for other places because I want to play football, but I don't want to rush anything as I want to find the place that is right for me and so things turn out okay for everyone."
He would prefer to stay in England, like former Hammer Svetoslav Todorov has recently done, because it suits his style of play: