West Ham striker Andy Carroll insists that he didn't pursue professional football for the handsome pay-packet, but simply because of his genuine love for the game. The 26-year-old said during an interview with Forever Sports, 'I've been playing football all my life and I wasn't getting paid for it when I was younger. I kicked a ball round the streets with no leather patches on. For me to play in the Premier League, it's not for the money it's because I love it. He added, 'I don't find it's about the money or the media or anything. It's all about what you love doing and football is what I love doing.'West Ham striker Andy Carroll says that he didn't become a professional footballer for the money or media hypeThe 26-year-old insists that it all comes down to his love for the sportCarroll recalls his days as a boyhood Newcastle fan with a season ticket at St James' Park, looking up to Alan Shearer
He was loaned to _ during the 2012–13 season and after performing well for them, they made the deal permanent for £15m that summer.