Andy Carroll has left Liverpool for West Ham. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA

Transfer news: Andy Carroll has been linked with a move away from Liverpool

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew had told Liverpool to face a substantial loss on Andy Carroll if they want to sell him.

The 23-year-old England striker appears not to be part of Brendan Rodgers’ plans at Anfield and he has also been linked to West Ham and Fulham.

“[The Reading chairman] John Madejski used to say to me about certain players, ‘Just wipe your nose and move on’, and I think [Liverpool] are going to have to do that with Andy.

“I think it was obvious as soon as Brendan went into Liverpool that Andy’s time was going to have to be somewhere else. I think it’s quite right we’re involved in that.

“Whether he comes here is something that I will take or I will leave.

“It’s a lot of money for Mike [Ashley, Newcastle owner], although we’ll obviously be getting a big upside in terms of what we sold him for, and we’ve got three great strikers here already.

“But of course as the manager, I want the best players I can get.”