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‘Hope I fail the medical’: £35m player says he never wanted to join Liverpool

Shamanth Jayaram

Wed 4 October 2023 21:15, UK

Andy Carroll has now opened up about his big-money move to Liverpool all the way back in January 2011.

The Reds signed the Englishman as well as Luis Suarez in that window after selling Fernando Torres to Chelsea. The Uruguay legend became a superstar, but Carroll’s time at Anfield was a difficult one.

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Andy Carroll says he never wanted to join Liverpool

Liverpool were in desperate need of reinforcements in attack after losing Fernando Torres 12 years ago, and Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll became their top targets.

The Reds managed to strike deals for both players, with Carroll costing a whopping £35 million (BBC).

The Englishman, who was 22 at the time, was a hot prospect, but his time at Liverpool proved to be a disastrous one. He scored just 11 goals in 58 appearances for the club, and he was slowly moved on.

Now at French second-division side Amiens, Carroll has opened up about his move to Merseyside. He has revealed that he never wanted to join the Reds and even hoped he’d fail the medical.

He told L’Equipe: “In fact, I wanted to stay, but from the moment Liverpool made this incredible offer, on the last day of the transfer window, I found myself, without really understanding why, in a helicopter.

“As I was injured, I remember thinking, ‘I hope I fail the medical exam’. Then, to be honest, in hindsight, I think this transfer was a good thing. Because it made me grow out of my comfort zone.”

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Injuries ruined his career

Andy Carroll had all the characteristics to be a top player in the Premier League.

The now 34-year-old showed real promise when broke through the ranks at Newcastle and helped them achieve promotion – that was what convinced the Reds to sign him.

However, he had one injury after another that ruined his career. He has missed over 250 games due to fitness issues since he made his senior debut.

Carroll has played five times for Amiens so far this season. He’s yet to open his account for the French club – hopefully, he can do that soon and have an injury-free campaign.

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The Reds are still in the market for a defender.

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Liverpool closed out the summer transfer window with a shiny new midfield but no additional defenders. It’s clear that some young blood needs to be introduced into the center-back position. Captain Virgil van Dijk is 32 years old, and his partners Ibrahima Konaté and Joël Matip fight over the injury table like it’s the last seat in a game of musical chairs.

While Liverpool haven’t typically done much business in the winter, if the need is strong enough or the player good enough, they’ve been known to make exceptions. A perfect example of that would be van Dijk himself, with whom the Reds finally sealed the deal in January of 2018.

A player that Klopp and co are said to be looking into now to fill the need in defense is the Brazilian player Lucas Beraldo. Beraldo currently plays for Sao Paulo in his home country. However, the Brazilian media is claiming that he is garnering interest from English and European teams.

Aside from the Reds, other clubs that are said to be in the running are Newcastle United and Wolves, while Porto, Benfica, and Monaco are all teams being thrown around. The 19-year-old center-back made his first team debut last season and also represents Brazil in the U20s.

If he did arrive on Merseyside, he would not be the player fighting for the spot beside van Dijk. He’d sit in at least fourth place in the pecking order until he proved himself to Klopp.

It’s possible that the scouting reports indicated he’d be a nice fit for the team and perhaps a long-term project. It is possible, but it’s more likely that they just rumour that will fall off of the map soon.

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