Carroll two year option presents Irons problem
For ClaretandHugh has discovered that should they do so they will have to keep him on the same money he has been earning over the duration of his current contract plus any additional rise in the Retail Price Index.
Carroll is on a wage of £85k and a highly placed source in the club, who is in regular contact with us via telephone, has made it clear that is the case.
He said: “When the option is in favour of the club you have to offer the same wage or more plus any rise in the RPI and that can present a problem in certain cases.”
That is certainly true of the Carroll situation with the player’s horrendous injury issues causing the club to think seriously about which way they should go.
The striker is ready to return to action after the international break and faces six months which could be career defining as he bids to show he is either worthy of a new deal or attract offers from other clubs.
Either way he needs to show his very best form and score goals if he is to have serious chances of either possibility becoming a reality having not kicked a ball so far this season.
But even were he to return at the top of his form it would still remain a problem for West Ham who could justifiably remain concerned about his fragile fitness over the next two years.