West Ham lose Andy Carroll for three months after striker’s foot surgery

• Manuel Lanzini also could be out for weeks with hamstring injury
• David Moyes to reassess transfer targets, including Jonjo Shelvey

West Ham United will be without Andy Carroll for three months after the striker underwent surgery on a foot injury and fear Manuel Lanzini could be absent until the end of February after damaging a hamstring.

The loss of the attacking pair could influence the club’s transfer policy. Carroll had hoped a period of rest, wearing a protective boot, might speed rehabilitation from the fracture, apparently sustained in the victory over West Bromwich Albion this month in which he scored his only goals of the campaign, only for a second specialist to advise surgery as the best course of action.

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