West Ham are set to dish out a £200,000 fine to striker Andy Carroll after he was involved in a training ground bust-up with manager David Moyes, according to the Mirror.
The newspaper report that the 29-year-old confronted Moyes at the club’s Rush Green training complex after he was left on the bench during their 4-1 defeat to Premier League champions Manchester City.
The Mirror claim that Moyes was unhappy with Carroll’s decision to walk down the tunnel during the game, and the two were involved in a heated argument about the incident.
It is said that Carroll was sent home and told his behaviour was unacceptable before being threatened with a fine of two weeks wages, amounting to a hefty £200,000.
OPINION
While a £200,000 fine is obviously a lot of money, is it really enough? Carroll showed genuine disregard and disrespect for Moyes in his decision to abandon the bench during the game, and then in confronting him at the training ground. The loss of two weeks’ wages does not seem that harsh for such actions, and you doubt that it will discourage the striker much. The bust-up itself is however all the more worrying for fans, with cracks beginning to show among the squad at the worst possible time. The Hammers are by no means safe yet, and they could really do without such incidents before such a crucial three remaining games.