{"id":295241,"date":"2023-10-05T18:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295241"},"modified":"2023-10-05T18:24:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:24:16","slug":"andy-carroll-wished-he-failed-medical-ahead-of-35m-move-to-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/andy-carroll-wished-he-failed-medical-ahead-of-35m-move-to-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Carroll wished he failed medical ahead of \u00a335m move to Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll reveals he wished he failed his medical ahead of \u00a335m move from Newcastle to Merseyside<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andy Carroll was signed by Liverpool to replace Chelsea-bound Fernando Torres<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The striker struggled on Merseyside, grabbing just 11 goals in 58 appearances<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Andy Carroll has revealed he hoped that he would fail his medical ahead of his \u00a335m move from Newcastle to Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 6&#8217;4inch-tall striker was huge a success for the Magpies, registering 17 goals and 12 assists in 39 Championship games to earn promotion and become a club hero.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After taking the Premier League by storm, scoring 11 goals in 19 games by January, Carroll attracted huge interest from Liverpool who were looking to replace outgoing striker Fernando Torres.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However the Gateshead-born and boyhood Newcastle United fan has recently revealed he hoped his transfer to Merseyside would fall through before signing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/17\/76214101-12598801-Andy_Carroll_was_brought_to_Liverpool_in_the_same_window_as_lege-m-4_1696524323537.jpg\" height=\"373\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andy Carroll was brought to Liverpool in the same window as legendary striker Luis Suarez<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/17\/76214239-12598801-image-a-2_1696524161817.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Geordie striker was a big hit when playing for Newcastle, earning them promotion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/17\/76214109-12598801-image-m-5_1696524336484.jpg\" height=\"398\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Carroll failed to live up to his \u00a335m transfer fee, scoring just 11 goals in 58 total appearances<\/p>\n<p>Carroll told L&#8217;Equipe: &#8216;From the moment Liverpool made this incredible bid on deadline day, I found myself in a helicopter, without really understanding why.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As I was injured, I remember hoping to fail my medical.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The ex-England international completed his move right at the end of the transfer window barely minutes before the 11pm deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However he struggled for the Reds and, despite winning the League Cup, was shipped off on loan to West Ham in the summer of 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting back on the move, Carroll continued: &#8216;This helped me grow up by taking me out of my comfort zone,&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Because I knew nothing about life and football, apart from Newcastle.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Carroll would end up making an emotional return to Tyneside,\u00a0rejoining the club on deadline day in 2019 on a\u00a0one-year pay-as-you-play deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The now 34-year-old currently plies his trade with Ligue 2 side Amiens after he was released from Reading in the summer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12598801\/Former-Liverpool-striker-Andy-Carroll-reveals-wished-failed-medical-ahead-35m-Newcastle-Merseyside.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll reveals he wished he failed his medical ahead of \u00a335m move from Newcastle to Merseyside <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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