West Ham seal Carroll move

West Ham United confirmed signing Andy Carroll from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee, which is believed to be around £15-million.

The 24-year-old England striker put pen to paper on a six-year deal, which will keep him at Boleyn Ground for up until 2019.

Carroll revealed he is happy to have signed for such a well-supported club, saying “It’s fantastic for me to be here. I really enjoyed last season, and that shows in me coming back and making it permanent.

“The fans, the lads and the club itself has been great to me, and what I wanted to do was come back here and play football.

“Since the end of the season I’ve had a lot of time to think, I’ve missed it and that’s why I’m back. Getting promoted the season before last, then finishing where we did - we did great, and it can only get better for us.

“The way the club’s being run, obviously getting the new stadium and everything like that, it’s only going up.”