Rodgers hints that Carroll has won him round

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists Andy Carroll is happy to stay at the club and can fit into the new style of play he is trying to impose at Anfield.



Carroll is widely expected to leave Liverpool this summer after he struggled to make an impact since joining from Newcastle United for a club-record £35 million in January 2011.



The England international's former club have already made a move to take Carroll back to St James Park but the deal was rejected by the Reds.



West Ham have also made a £2 million bid to take Carroll on loan until the end of the 2012-13 season with a view to a £16 million permanent switch, if the club avoid relegation.



But Rodgers is adamant the striker, who came off the substitutes' bench in Liverpool's pre-season goalless draw against Tottenham in America on Saturday, is still in his plans for next season.



Reds boss Rodgers said: "Not that I am aware of. Obviously I'll know more when we get back.



"There has been a lot written about Andy, but you saw today he's happy to be here and he's worked very well since he's been here.



"The reality is he's still a Liverpool player, he can fit into how I want to play, and he's happy here. I'm certainly not wishing to push him out of the door."