West Ham United manager Sam Allarydce is undecided as to whether the club will sign Andy Carroll on a permanent basis in the summer, suggesting that the club will make a decision at the end of the season.
David Sullivan, co-owner of the East London club, claimed late last week that an agreement had been made with Liverpool where the 24-year-old would make his stay at Upton Park a permanent one, although the club and player are yet to agree on personal terms.
Carroll scored just his second goal of his season-long loan spell in West Ham’s 1-0 win over Swansea City. Allardyce has remained patient with the forward who’s spell at the club been dogged by injury, but is still not sure whether Carroll will be signed on a permanent basis.
"You always want a top class centre forward," Allardyce told talkSPORT.
"I know he's been short on goals and he's had a disrupted season, but he'll only get better if he's got a settled future, whether that's with us or not [I don't know].
"It would be a long process though. We will have a conversation at the end of the season with Andy and Liverpool. It all depends on how he feels and what he does between now and the end of the season.
"It's also about where Andy thinks his future lies. He hasn't thought about that yet, he just wants to play as much as he can.
Carroll scored his only other West Ham goal in November of last year against Tottenham, in one of his 13 appearances for the Hammers.
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