Andy Carroll showed off West Ham’s new home strip today as he spoke of his delight after completing his £15million move.
The England striker has been given the No9 shirt, vacated by Carlton Cole, after joining the Hammers in a club record transfer from Liverpool.
Carroll shone with the Hammers on a season’s loan last term and hopes to build on that. He said: “It’s fantastic for me to be here. I really enjoyed last season, and that shows in me coming back and making it permanent,” said Carroll.
“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.”
Carroll joined Liverpool in 2011 for a British record £35million from Newcastle.
However, he fell out of favour at Anfield after Brendan Rodgers was appointed manager last summer and that led to the striker moving to Upton Park on loan. He impressed last term and Hammers boss Sam Allardyce made it his priority to sign him permanently.
Andy Carroll wears West Ham United’s new adidas replica kit for the 2013/14 season. Pre-order from tomorrow at whufc.com
