Danny Murphy comments on Andy Carroll’s release from West Ham United

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West Ham United striker Andy Carroll will be a free agent this summer.

Danny Murphy has stated that it was ‘inevitable’ that West Ham United were going to release Andy Carroll as he felt the striker simply hasn’t ‘contributed enough’ during his time at the club.

Hammers co-owner David Gold confirmed on his personal Twitter account that 30-year-old Carroll will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of next month.

During the recently concluded Premier League campaign, Carroll, who was was again hit by injury, hardly featured as he failed to score a goal in the league.

Speaking to Jim White on TalkSport (30/05/2019 at 12:40 pm), former Premier League midfielder Murphy shared his thoughts on Carroll’s imminent exit from the London Stadium.

On Carroll’s release: “It’s inevitable,” Murphy told TalkSport. “Inevitable that they were going to let him go. You are not going to keep him. He’s not contributed enough, you have got to let him go.

“Some players, if you look at Carroll and Jack Wilshere, some people will accuse them of not looking after themselves properly. But actually, it’s just about the physicality about somebody. Their make-up, their genetic make-up. Your posture. The way you are built can put more pressure on certain parts of the body. Jack’s kind of bone legged with the way he runs, so his ankles become more susceptible because of that.

“We can list a lot of players who finished their careers and should have done a lot more.”

It remains to be seen what happens with Carroll now and whether he’ll continue playing in England’s top-flight next season or whether he’ll have to drop down a league.

There’s no doubt that Carroll, who earns 90k-a-week at the London club [spotrac], has the qualities to still produce the goods in the Premier League, but it’s his inability to stay fit and cope with the physicality that has been a major problem.

A move abroad to a league where the intensity levels are a little lower, or the physicality levels, might suit Carroll’s career now as he aims to get back on track.