Hammers nail down Carroll on loan deal

West Ham United last night pulled off the coup of the transfer window as they signed England striker Andy Carroll on a season-long loan deal.

The 23-year-old — who cost Liverpool £35m last January — has moved to the Boleyn Ground for the rest of the campaign, with the Hammers having the option to complete a permanent deal next summer.

Carroll, who became the most-expensive English footballer in history when he joined Liverpool from Newcastle, could make his Hammers debut tomorrow against Fulham.