West Ham chairman David Sullivan said manager Sam Allardyce was ‘desperate’ to build his team around England striker Andy Carroll for the Premier League season ahead.
Sullivan has revealed the reason behind an ambitious £17m bid to sign Andy Carroll from Liverpool, a bid which was turned down. “My manager wanted Andy Carroll, so we backed him”, Sullivan told The Mirror. “Andy was the perfect player for him and the style of football we play”. Believing that offering Carroll a staggering £100,000 a week and the opportunity to link up with previous Newcastle teammate Kevin Nolan would convince him to move, he also admitted Carroll “really wants to stay at Liverpool”.
After achieving promotion through the play-offs last season, Allardyce has made many signings to solidify West Ham as a Premier League club. Signings Alou Diarra, Modibo Maiga, James Collins and Jussi Jaaskelainen have bolstered the ranks, and Sullivan believes Diarra may be one of the best signings of the summer, rumoured to be a £3m transfer deal from Marseille. “He is a supreme professional, and I would be very surprised if he doesn’t turn out to maybe be one of the buys of the summer”, Sullivan continued.
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