West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce says Andy Carroll is sure to be motivated after missing out on England's World Cup squad.
Allardyce is looking for Carroll to use his summer off to help him be in peak condition for the new season.
"It will have hurt Andy not being out in Brazil," he said.
"And if he has any burning ambition - both at club level and internationally to get to the European Championship in 2016 - he'll use this experience to go forwards.
"What he needs to do now is to establish himself as a high-quality Premier League striker and to give me 30-plus games and 12-15 goals minimum next season.
"There is a place for him in the England squad. There is no other player like him.
"He's compared to Rickie Lambert but they're not the same. Rickie drops off, out of the box, and goes deep.
"Andy is a threat in and around the penalty area with his head and his feet as he has good technique.
"The other thing Andy has in his favour is his relatively young age."
