Andy Carroll: Liverpool striker joins West Ham on loan

By Ben SmithBBC Sport

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Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has joined West Ham on a season-long loan.

The 23-year-old England international was persuaded to move after Reds boss Brendan Rodgers made it clear the player was not part of his plans.

"It's great to be here at West Ham and all signed up," said Carroll. "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."

Carroll played under West Ham boss Sam Allardyce at Newcastle United. The forward also played alongside Hammers skipper Kevin Nolan when they were at the Magpies.

"I know Sam from Newcastle and he was a massive reason for me coming," added Carroll. "It was a no-brainer really."

Allardyce said: "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.

"Hopefully he can score goals for us and we will be in a very good position at the end of the year in the Premier League."

It is understood there is no commitment from West Ham to buy Carroll, although the Hammers have the option to complete a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee next summer.

Liverpool manager Rodgers said: "It is very simple. The club have made a monumental investment in big Andy. At the moment he is not playing. He made it very clear he wanted to play games and this is his last chance to do that."

Having conceded defeat in their chase for Carroll earlier this month, West Ham were given signs of encouragement on Thursday.

The deal could allow Liverpool to free up funds to move for Fulham striker Clint Dempsey, while Arsenal's Theo Walcott also remains a target.

In the meantime, Liverpool have completed the signing of 18-year-old striker Samed Yesil from Bayer Leverkusen. The fee for the German Under-18 international is understood to be in the region of £1m.

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  • I agree they put the pressure on AC and then didn't let him play enough to prove himself...that's got to eat at anyone's mind...yet he still finished the season strong and played well for England...good luck to him...

  • As a LFC fan, I'm sorry to see him go. Andy was condemned by that ridiculous price tag in the eyes of the media before he had even kicked a ball in a red shirt. The fact that he was very impressive for the reds towards the end of the season and gave the nation a brief glimmer of hope in the Euros has all been forgotten about sadly. West Ham are the winners here and well done to them.

  • Fat Sam will have his fullbacks out practising 70 yard diagonal balls today.
    Goodbye "Academy of Football"
    Hello to hoof-ball.
    At least WHU wont need to waste money on the midfield

  • It is a shame that BR will never give this lad a chance to fit in. Yes £33m was a lot of money and will never be recouped, and whilst there seems to be plenty of good quality youngsters coming through the ranks at LFC, still feels he deserves another chance coming off the back of a good finish for him personally. Hope he doesn't become another Aquilani for us: a stuck at the club, loan player.

  • From a WHU point of view we can't complain. There are many teams in the Premiership that would give Carroll a chance and it happens to be us. Like many young English players in the PL he isn't getting much regular football where he is. Let's give him a big welcome and see what the lad can do.

  • One thing for sure - Brady won't be pleased with the arrival of a player with better hair than her.

  • Altogether now 'HOOF IT'!

  • Jaaskelainen
    Demel Collins Reid McCartney
    Noble Diarra
    Jarvis Nolan Taylor
    Carroll

    Looks quite decent - Taylor and Jarvis could whip in some decent crosses for Carroll. Could use a decent CB though. Michael Dawson would fit in nicely.

  • LFC.... Maybe it's due to deals like this and decisions like this that have caused You not to have the same success as before!

  • Andy Carroll & Carlton Cole = the new Cottee & MacAvennie. What a coup when you consider the other PL clubs desperado for a decent finisher let alone England contender. Arsenal/Villa/Sunderland etc. Just don't like the 'no brainer' comment as he could have signed post Euro 2012.

  • As a fan of LFC for 40+ years, I am very sad to see what my once mighty club has become. The reality is that we have another couple of clueless Yanks running what was once the best club in the world. Moneyball, ha - I have more faith in Lotto.

    IMO you only have to look at the Andy Carroll situation to see everything that is wrong with the club.I hope he goes to WHU and proves the doubters wrong.

  • How can a £35 million man be loaned out, that suggests King Kenny got the transfer wrong! Impossible, King Kenny can do no wrong at Liverpool. Nice to see all his most expensive players don't fit in with the new manager. Well done King Kenny, ruined the club just like Souness did 20 years ago.

  • very happy with this as a west ham fan carlton cole is passed it and can't cut the mustard as a premier league player. Andy will do well for us I'm sure. Even though he is Big Sam's dream if west ham can get a bit more skill in i.e yossi benayoun we will be laughing role on europe

    Note to self: you are deluded wake up

  • Usual load of rubbish on this article. Big Sam has forgotten more about football than most of us will ever know, so lets trust his judgement and as for Liverpool, when i used to admire them in Europe they were a great passing team and that is something which BR is trying to get back to. Stop moaning and support your managers judgement!!

  • @ lglater - It's far too early to be criticising BR; that's just mental!

    Already BR has us playing a style of football that we've not seen at Anfield in over 20 years and I, for one, like it. It's only a matter of time and perhaps a couple of players away from reaping rewards.

    It's a world away from the negative rubbish that Rafa and Dalglish had us playing. Give the guy your support.

  • So England's best striker of the Euros 2012 is Liverpool's 3rd choice in attack? Crikey, this Borini must be hiding 5 aces!
    Or BR is deluded.

  • This is exaclty the right club for Andy Carroll when you consider the quality and standard of football he has offered up in his career so far. He was never worth his price tag and never going to be a stand out player for Liverpool. I think most football fans recognised it at the time and they recognise it now. He'll get 12- 15 league goals for West Ham and continue his mediocre career as expected.

  • Lol. And after the summer of 'no he is integral to Liverpool'. 1.5mil more to spend on Swansea players I guess

  • Having just watched the Liverpool v Hearts game and bear in mind Hearts are like my team Dundee United League1 level in England Liverpool could have done with Andy tonight Liverpool were woeful,Suarez great player but his finishing is terrible,as an old man who has followed football for 55 year's all teams need a plan B and C 40 passes with no end result boring to watch big guy runs riot exciting

  • There are 2 fundamental reasons why Carroll was moved on - lack of pace and poor first touch, which are both vital characteristics for the tiki-taka style of play which Rodgers wants to introduce. Hats off to the manager for making a tough (but right) decision

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