West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has warned striker Andy Carroll that he will need to prove his fitness if he is to earn a new deal.
A few years ago, Carroll was seen as a future star of the England national team. He has however faced the unfortunate wrath of being injury prone and this has curtailed his progress as a player.
The former Newcastle United and Liverpool star is now in the final two years of his current and the Hammers are yet to attempt to extend it as they want to see if he is worth keeping. Carroll will be looking to rediscover his instinct for goal and reignite his career this season.
Whilst talking about the player, Bilic said, “He’s got two years and this is to be fair his season to be fit, to stay fit, because if we are talking about his contract, the question mark about him is his fitness, how much he is available during the season.
“We are doing things a little bit different in terms of we are not pushing him as soon as he was back.
“I remember two seasons ago or even last season that they told us it was always the case in his career, after a couple of sessions rolling up the sleeves and roll inside and 100 mph straight away.”
