West Ham forward Carroll sent to heel injury specialists

West Ham striker Andy Carroll has been sent to specialists who will assess his heel injury. The England international has not played for the Hammers this year and recently suffered a setback in his recovery from his heel problem.

The club record summer signing has yet to play for the Hammers since sustaining the injury back in May. The 24-year-old is eager to get started this season, but Sam Allardyce has confirmed Carroll is unlikely to feature any time soon.


"According to the specialist the chance of a recurrence of that type of injury is about 4 percent but unfortunately for Andy he was one of the unlucky ones," the Hammers manager said.


"We had been very cautious, very patient with him along the way and it's sad this has happened for him as well as us.


"He doesn't need an operation but we need to give the foot time to re-heal, continue the rehab and get him back in training again."