With a dozen or so matches left for each Premier League club, we asked our resident EPL writers, who cover all the teams and do the player notes on the site, for their upgrades and downgrades for the home stretch.
West Ham agreed to a £15 million transfer fee for Carroll and the heel injury that is expected to keep the striker out of action for up to four months will not stall the deal, reports the Daily Mail.
Welbeck ended the 2012/2013 Premier League season with just a single goal, but plenty of promise from the top performances he gave throughout the year.