London: Liverpool took a huge financial hit on Andy Carroll on Wednesday by selling the towering England striker to fellow Premier League side West Ham, ending his disappointing 2 -year spell at Anfield.
Carroll joined Liverpool from Newcastle on deadline day in January 2011 for a staggering 35 million pounds (then $56 million), making him Britain's most expensive footballer, but he struggled under the weight of expectation and didn't fit into the club's style of play.
The striker moved to West Ham on a season-long loan last year, scoring seven goals in 24 league games and, and has completed a permanent switch to Upton Park on a six-year deal.
While West Ham said Carroll has joined for an undisclosed fee, confirming it was a "club record," the son of co-owner David Sullivan - Jack Sullivan - tweeted that the fee was 15.5 million pounds ($24.25 million) plus 2 million pounds worth of add-ons. That is close to the figure British media had been reporting....
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07:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: Andy Carroll is set to complete his permanent transfer to West Ham after passing a medical with the Premier League club. The 24-year-old striker spent last season on loan at Upton Park from Liverpool. According to The Gaurdian, the England international had been due to undergo his medical on Wednesday, but on Tuesday night Hammers chairman David Gold revealed the examination was already complete. "We managed to bring Andy's...
01:06 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Andy Carroll scored just his second goal for West Ham to secure a 1-0 win over Swansea. ...
10:49 PM, Feb 02, 2013
London: Liverpool will have funds to strengthen their squad in January after the last transfer window left it thin on the ground, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Friday. Former Swansea City boss Rodgers, who replaced Kenny Dalglish in the close-season, has endured a frustrating start to his Anfield reign with just two wins from the first nine games in the Premier League against struggling Norwich City and Reading. Liverpool were...
11:42 PM, Nov 02, 2012
London: West Ham's on-loan striker Andy Carroll has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury, delivering a setback to the Premier League new boys as well as the England team. Carroll, who cost Liverpool a club-record 35 million pounds last year but was frozen by new Reds boss Brendan Rodgers, joined the Hammers on a season-long loan last week. He fell awkwardly midway through the...
03:26 PM, Sep 05, 2012
Toronto: Adam Morgan scored in the 69th minute as Liverpool salvaged a 1-1 draw with Toronto in a friendly match on Saturday. Quincy Amarikwa opened the scoring for Toronto in the 58th minute before Morgan tapped a shot past Quillan Roberts from a yard out after the Toronto keeper fended off a Raheem Sterling strike. Amarikwa, making his first appearance for Toronto, connected on a rebound past Liverpool keeper Peter...
09:45 AM, Jul 22, 2012
