Andy Carroll has joined West Ham on a season-long loan deal from Liverpool.
The England international is surplus to requirements at Anfield after the appointment of Brendan Rodgers, who has ideally been looking to sell the forward this summer.
However, with no suitors able to match the Reds’ valuation of the burly striker, a temporary deal has been agreed with Sam Allardyce’s men, who have no obligation to buy Carroll at the end of the season.
Carroll has admitted that he is looking forward to playing regular first-team football.
“I want to be playing games and obviously hoping to score some goals. I know the manager well and some of the lads, so it is nice for me to come to a place where I know people,” The Telegraph report him as saying.
“I’m hoping to add a lot of goals and create a few chances. I know Sam from Newcastle and he was a massive reason for me coming. When I worked with him at Newcastle it was great so it was a no-brainer really.”
Allardyce is glad to have Carroll in London, and feels that the switch benefits everyone.
“I think for all parties this is a great signing. Andy is an all-round footballer, but because he is 6ft 3in and one of his strengths is his aerial power, everybody dismisses the ability he possesses on the floor,” the Hammers coach stated.
“Hopefully he can score goals for us and we will be in a very good position at the end of the year in the Barclays Premier League.”
By Gareth McKnight