West Ham will have to pay Liverpool £1million if they beat the drop as part of Andy Carroll’s loan deal, writes the Sunday People.
A clause in the contract which took the 24-year-old striker to Upton Park will be triggered as soon as the Hammers retain their Premier League status.
The seven-figure sum was inserted because the undisclosed loan fee was believed to be small – and a drop in the ocean compared to the £25m the Hammers will receive for being part of the Premier League next season when the new TV rights deal kicks in.
Carroll has scored five goals in 21 appearances for West Ham, including a double in the vital 3-1 victory over West Brom recently.
Publicly, Reds boss Brendan Rodgers says Carroll can still play a part at the Merseyside club. However, the most likely scenario remains a return to hometown side Newcastle, who sold him to Liverpool for £35m, with Rodgers keen to take Hatem Ben Arfa the other way.
Meanwhile, Newcastle will have to come up with £17million in cash if they want to take striker Andy Carroll back to Tyneside.
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