West Ham Lodge £18m Andy Carroll Bid; Fulham Receives Planning Permission; Plus More EPL News And Links
West Ham United have made a cheeky bid for Liverpool’s Andy Carroll. They’ve offered to take Andy Carroll on loan for a fee of £2m, with a further £16m added if they avoid relegation. It’s a shame that the deal probably won’t go through because Andy Carroll would be a great fit for the Hammers, who prefer to play a more physical and direct approach than Liverpool.
In other news, Fulham has received planning permission to increase the capacity of its Craven Cottage ground to 30,000. The main change will be adding a new tier to the Riverside Stand.
Meanwhile, here are the latest Premier League news stories of the day:
- West Ham increase their efforts to sign Liverpool’s Andy Carroll — The Guardian
- Fulham have been granted permission to turn Craven Cottage into a 30,000-seater stadium — Sky Sports
- Norwich City signing Robert Snodgrass admits Premier League chance too good to pass up — The Telegraph
- Liverpool to face FC Gomel in Europa League — The Guardian
- Pescara says they’re interested in signing Manchester City’s Vladimir Weiss — Sky Sports
- Tim Cahill’s greatest moments in pictures and video at Everton — Liverpool Echo
- Great Britain captain Giggs calls for protection from referees after draw — The Guardian
- No need to propagandize MLS’ All-Star win against Chelsea, Ives — The Footy Blog
- Roberto Mancini has still got soccer skills (Video) — Manchester City FC
- Tim Cahill completes transfer from Everton to New York Red Bulls — MLS Talk
- Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini frustrated by slow Van Persie talks — The Guardian
- Tottenham Hotspur issues a club statement about Gareth Bale’s Team GB injury — Tottenham Hotspur
- Sky Sports will continue to air action from Spain’s La Liga after signing a three-year extension — SportsPro
- Ticketmaster screws up ticket distribution at Mexico vs South Korea soccer match — The Guardian
- FA lands long-term radio deals with BBC and Talksport — SportsPro
11 Responses to West Ham Lodge £18m Andy Carroll Bid; Fulham Receives Planning Permission; Plus More EPL News And Links
Carroll at West Ham would never work. You can’t have two “Big”s on one team.
My understanding is that the loan would become permanent if the Hammers avoid relegation. So a total of 18m to Liverpool when they paid something like twice that to Newcastle less than 2 years ago?
No, even LFCs brain-dead management wouldn’t go for that. I’d say just hold on to Carroll and put a bottle in his hand. Guy was way more effective prior to becoming “clean and sober.”
Why wouldn’t Liverpool not take the deal? There’s a team even more crazier then them willing to pay 18 million for Carroll. They won’t find a better deal than that(unless there’s another sucker willing to pay 18 million upfront).
Agreed
Liverpool might want the money now, not in 12 months. Plus it says ‘if they avoid relegation’ so in other words if West Ham go down, Carroll is on his way back to Liverpool. Throw in the fact that even if everything works out, it’s still half what Liverpool paid
LOL…LOL
Liverpool are very light on strikers as it is, especially as Rodgers plays 4-3-3. Borini is in, but Kuyt/Maxi have left. So if Carroll left he would need to be replaced. Liverpool are living within their means, so if Allen is bought, that would empty their upfront budget, meaning you would need to find a new striker for 2 million.
I say keep Carroll, work with him, and see how the land lies in January.
I think Carroll might well surprise a lot of people this year.
Agreed. Carroll is still very young. Lucas wasn’t the greatest three or four years ago, but has developed as a great midfielder. Liverpool spent money on these players, might as well develop them into the talents they paid up front for.
When does uefa Europa league start on foxsoccer tv online? I want to watch the Liverpool game. Gaffe any news?? Also when is the on demand available on the iPad app? Espn has it and fox has been promising it in the near future. It’s been a year!,,,
Sam, currently neither FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus nor FOXSoccer 2Go are planning on showing the Liverpool game, but the schedules are subject to change.
No word on when the on-demand feature for the iPad app will be available either.
Cheers,
The Gaffer
Carroll has stated that he will only move to a club that is playing in Europe. So that rules out West Ham. It does mean that Newcastle is his probable destination. Given all of Pardew’s talk this week about how Liverpool should just accept a big loss on Carroll, it may have been a setup to get Andy for 15-18 million. Andy had his best spell at Newcastle and being a local lad he would be more ineterested in going back to Newcastle than anywhere else. If Liverpool are intent on selling him and if he says he will only move to Newcastle then expect a transfer fee of 15-18 million. I expect the Andy Carroll saga to end before the beginning of the season.