West Ham striker Andy Carroll linked with shock move to solve Spurs injury crisis

Tottenham are contemplating a shock transfer to signal Andy Carroll as an emergency striker, in keeping with studies.

It’s claimed Spurs need the West Ham frontman to assist their attacking harm disaster, with Harry Kane sidelined and Heung-min Son away at the Asian Cup.

Tottenham are with out prime striker Kane till March after he suffered ankle ligament harm within the 1-Zero defeat to Manchester United final weekend, and Son will not be again till February if South Korea attain the Asian Cup closing

And, according to The Sun, Carroll is among the names on their listing as they search for a short-term answer to their harm drawback – which acquired even worse on Sunday as Dele Alli limped off against Fulham.

Carroll, 30, is a free agent in the summertime and might be signed for less than £2million this month, with an 18-month deal presumably on the desk.

It’s mentioned the deal might rely upon West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini and whether or not he believes he wants the 6ft 4in striker as cowl for unsettled Marko Arnautovic.

Fernando Llorente began his first Premier League recreation of the season on Sunday in Tottenham’s dramatic 2-1 win over Fulham, however his audition for the position as Kane’s understudy didn’t go to plan.

The Spaniard scored an personal objective and missed a sitter, with Harry Winks nodding within the injury-time winner for Spurs.

Tottenham are actively in search of striker back-up, with Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson an different, extra long-term possibility, though his £40m price ticket could show a stumbling block.

Carroll, who additionally missed a sitter in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth, value West Ham £15m from Liverpool six-and-a-half years in the past.

However accidents have restricted him to simply 93 begins for the Hammers and noticed a shock transfer to Chelsea collapse final yr.