ANDY CARROLL HAS distanced himself from reports linking him to a big-money move to China, insisting he wants to stay with West Ham.
Striker Carroll was linked with a £20million move to the Chinese Super League that reportedly would have paid him wages of £300,000-a-week earlier this year.
Advertisement
But the 27-year-old insists he feels settled with West Ham having been with the club since his initial loan move from Liverpool in 2012, which became permanent the following year.
“No, no – I don’t know where that came from,” Carroll said to Sky Sports about the China links.
“I’m very happy, I’m settled. Obviously in the past I’ve done a lot of things and I have settled down here.
“I think it is great, I love the club. I think the staff, fans, players, and the area that I live, everything is perfect. I have settled in pretty well and I’m enjoying it.”
Carroll is preparing for Manchester United’s visit to London Stadium on Monday, with 13th-placed West Ham aiming for a third consecutive home victory having initially struggled at their new ground.
“It was tough at the beginning,” he added. ”Now we are getting a few games there, the lads are starting to like it, the fans are warming to it. It is a fantastic stadium and a great place to play.
“We would like to start the year off obviously with a win, it would be good for us. It is going to be a tough game.”
Carroll unsure where China speculation came from
ANDY CARROLL HAS distanced himself from reports linking him to a big-money move to China, insisting he wants to stay with West Ham.
Striker Carroll was linked with a £20million move to the Chinese Super League that reportedly would have paid him wages of £300,000-a-week earlier this year.
But the 27-year-old insists he feels settled with West Ham having been with the club since his initial loan move from Liverpool in 2012, which became permanent the following year.
“No, no – I don’t know where that came from,” Carroll said to Sky Sports about the China links.
“I’m very happy, I’m settled. Obviously in the past I’ve done a lot of things and I have settled down here.
“I think it is great, I love the club. I think the staff, fans, players, and the area that I live, everything is perfect. I have settled in pretty well and I’m enjoying it.”
Carroll is preparing for Manchester United’s visit to London Stadium on Monday, with 13th-placed West Ham aiming for a third consecutive home victory having initially struggled at their new ground.
“It was tough at the beginning,” he added. ”Now we are getting a few games there, the lads are starting to like it, the fans are warming to it. It is a fantastic stadium and a great place to play.
“We would like to start the year off obviously with a win, it would be good for us. It is going to be a tough game.”
Klopp hints Liverpool win will annoy Chelsea
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Andy Carroll CSL eastern promise Football Premier League Preview Transfer News West Ham United