Hammers twist over Carroll exit as Newcastle ponder fresh move for striker

Newcastle are considering a fresh move for Andy Carroll after West Ham outlined a £2million loan fee with Liverpool.

The proposed deal for the 23-year-old England striker is with a view to a permanent £17m transfer, provided West Ham stay in the Barclays Premier League.
However, it is understood that Carroll would prefer a move back to his native North East if he is forced to leave Liverpool and is likely to shun West Ham’s offer.

Heading south? West Ham are understood to have agreed a loan fee for Andy Carroll

Liverpool and West Ham insisted last night that a deal has yet to be finalised but Sam Allardyce remains determined to tempt Carroll to Upton Park.

 

One man close to joining West Ham is Aston Villa defender James Collins after the clubs agreed a £2.5m fee.

Newcastle have so far offered a loan for Carroll with a promise of £13m to follow but that was rejected by Liverpool who want closer to £20m for a player who cost them £35m in January 2011.

 

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, who said last week that Liverpool would have to accept a significant loss on Carroll, wants another striker to supplement his Senegalese duo of Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba. He is wary that both will be lost to the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

He has also been battling to keep hold of Ba who has a clause in his contract which allows him to leave for £7m, due to expire tonight. Russian club Rubin Kazan are interested.

Moving on: Carroll looks set for West Ham on loan

Fulham had also shown interest in Carroll but they have been far from impressed by Liverpool’s pursuit of Clint Dempsey and have turned their attention to Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku.
Carroll made his first appearance under Brendan Rodgers against Tottenham in Baltimore as a substitute in Saturday’s friendly and the Liverpool manager said he may be called upon again for their Europa League qualifying tie against FC Gomel of Belarus on Thursday.
Rodgers said: ‘The reality is that Andy Carroll is a Liverpool player. We’re not working to push him out of the door.’
However, that door remains open and inviting for Newcastle in particular.
Rodgers is keen to finalise deals for Swansea’s Joe Allen and Dempsey and cash from Carroll’s sale would help. He faces ongoing battles to keep hold of central defenders Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel.
Liverpool value Agger at £25m, a figure which has put off Manchester City.