Reds to take £20m hit on Carroll as Hammers close in
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Liverpool to lose £20m on Andy Carroll as West Ham move closer to transfer
Liverpool are set to take a £20m hit on Anfield flop Andy Carroll as West Ham close in on a deal for the striker.
Carroll spent last season on loan at Upton Park and despite injury problems, impressed boss Sam Allardyce so much that the former Bolton manager is keen to make the deal permanent.
The two clubs are believed to have agreed at £15.5m fee for the man who cost Liverpool £35m when they signed him from Newcastle in January 2011, but any deal may have to wait until the beginning of next week to go through, with the 24-year-old only due to return from holiday today.
The Hammers, who released out of contract Carlton Cole last month, are looking to bolster their front line ahead of the new season and are also believed to be eyeing a loan deal for former striker Demba Ba, who could find his opportunities at Chelsea limited.
Allardyce is also thought to be targeting Vitesse Arnhem hitman Wilfried Bony, should the deal to bring Carroll to east London fall through.
Liverpool are set to take a £20m hit on Anfield flop Andy Carroll as West Ham close in on a deal for the striker.
Carroll spent last season on loan at Upton Park and despite injury problems, impressed boss Sam Allardyce so much that the former Bolton manager is keen to make the deal permanent.
The two clubs are believed to have agreed at £15.5m fee for the man who cost Liverpool £35m when they signed him from Newcastle in January 2011, but any deal may have to wait until the beginning of next week to go through, with the 24-year-old only due to return from holiday today.
The Hammers, who released out of contract Carlton Cole last month, are looking to bolster their front line ahead of the new season and are also believed to be eyeing a loan deal for former striker Demba Ba, who could find his opportunities at Chelsea limited.
Allardyce is also thought to be targeting Vitesse Arnhem hitman Wilfried Bony, should the deal to bring Carroll to east London fall through.
