West Ham see no cause for concern in the news that Andy Carroll has bought a new home in the North East, reports the London Evening Standard.

Carroll, born in Gateshead, and fiancée Billi Muclow have purchased a house to be near to Carroll's two children from a previous relationship and the West Ham striker spent time in the home after Saturday's 3-1 win at Middlesbrough.

The 28-year-old has been regularly linked with a return to Newcastle ever since they sold the boyhood fan to Liverpool for £35million.