Hammer blow for Big Sam

SAM ALLARDYCE reckons financial fair play could wreck West Ham’s chances of signing Andy Carroll this summer.

The Hammers have agreed a £17million fee with Liverpool to land loan striker Carroll, 24, at the end of the season.
But Big Sam fears this may now be in jeopardy due to the Premier League’s new budget rules.
He said: “Financial restrictions being implemented next season could blow the whole deal in one go.
“From what I gather, the first-team squad wages and expenditure could be restricted.
“So in one fell swoop the financial restrictions may mean Andy Carroll can’t sign for us because it’s too expensive.”