Irons ready to smash transfer record for £14m Carroll

West Ham are prepared to up their bid for on loan striker Andy Carroll to £14m, Sports Direct News are reporting today.

The word on the street had previously been that the Hammers hierarchy would offer Carroll's parent club Liverpool a take-it-or-leave it offer of £10m, but a highly-placed club source has told the newspaper that the club's "ultimate limit" would be "around £14m."

By Alex Shilling, News Editor

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