Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[Bender]

Liverpool have paid Andy Carroll around £1million to leave Anfield.

England striker Carroll completed a £17.5m move to West Ham, on a six-year deal, earlier this week after spending last season on loan to the Londoners.

It has since emerged that the 24-year-old was given a massive golden parachute by the Reds to join the Irons on a permanent basis.

Carroll had been stalling on the switch, and that Liverpool feared he would not make the move unless they made the payment.

The Mirror understands the Anfield giants increased the amount of money they were demanding from West Ham so that they could in turn pay Carroll off.

It was revealed earlier this week that the striker’s transfer deal breaks down to £15.5m plus another £2m in add-ons.

The move from Liverpool illustrates the lengths they were prepared to go to get Carroll of their wage bill and use his fee to fund summer signings.

The marksman had held out for a switch back to boyhood club Newcastle, who sold him to the Kop for £35m in 2011.

But the Magpies - despite talk of a late bid - were not prepared to pay the amount finally agreed between Liverpool and West Ham.

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[Mattshark]

God I don't - I hope he goes with Torres form. That we won't have to put up with bleaters banging on about what might have been if he'd been given a chance to be Plan B.

He already has Torres form.

[Daniel 7]

Yep, wish him all the best except against us. Obviously.

God I don't - I hope he goes with Torres form. That we won't have to put up with bleaters banging on about what might have been if he'd been given a chance to be Plan B.

[Marina]

Aw kind of sad in a way. He was a bit of a donkey but I really developed a fondness for him after that goal against Everton in the FA Cup semifinal. I wish him the best of luck. As many of said, he seems a lovely bloke. I saw him in person once and he waved and smiled at me. Clearly a class act

[baitman]

freudian slip

[Paddy]

I voted for the last option

[Glenn Hysen]

the guy is suck a cock, he will say anything to wind people up enough so he can get irate fans to call in and make a **** of themselves. so predictable

[baitman]

if im driving and i have ts on the radio i end up wanting to plant that **** for ruining what could/should be a better radio show. so up his own arse.

[Kenneth]

I know, and I don't really mind that, but it was a really poor effort.

[baitman]

Adrian Durham trying to spin it as Liverpool showing a lack of ambition Is that the best angle he could think of?

the guy is suck a cock, he will say anything to wind people up enough so he can get irate fans to call in and make a **** of themselves. so predictable

[Kenneth]

Adrian Durham trying to spin it as Liverpool showing a lack of ambition Is that the best angle he could think of?

[McDermotX]

Bound to score against us next season all the same.

[Sarb]

Someone should tune into Talksport. Adrian Durham says Rodgers refused to coach/train Carroll as he wasn't his 'type' of player. The master of bollocks

[baitman]

it is done

[Mattshark]

I'm just so glad he has gone and someone was daft enough to pay so much for him.