sport news Carroll faces race to be fit for start of NEXT SEASON after surgery

Andy Carroll faces race to be fit for start of NEXT SEASON following ankle surgery after it is revealed he will not play for West Ham United again West Ham striker Andy Carroll faces a race to be fit for the start of next season Carroll underwent ankle surgery on Monday and will miss the rest of the season He missed the first four months of this season after an earlier ankle operation The club will not offer an out-of-contract Carroll a new deal in the summer

By Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail

Published: 22:32 BST, 8 April 2019 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 8 April 2019

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Andy Carroll is facing a race to be fit for the start of next season after undergoing ankle surgery, news that almost certainly ends his West Ham career.

Sportsmail exclusively broke the news of Carroll's operation on Monday morning as the striker looks to cure a long-standing problem that resurfaced last month.

The 30-year-old will miss the rest of the season, but there are now concerns the former England striker could miss the start of next season as the recovery process begins.

Andy Carroll's West Ham career is over after he was forced to undergo ankle surgery again

The operation means Carroll faces a race to be fit for the beginning of the 2019/20 campaign

His contract is due to expire this summer and West Ham have no intention of renewing his deal

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