Newcastle will pay Liverpool £17 million for Andy Carroll
The big transfer rumour breaking this evening was that Newcastle United were lining up a bid to take Liverpool striker Andy Carroll back to Tyneside on loan and while the Magpies’ initial offer has been rebuffed, don’t expect this bit of football news to go away anytime soon.
Mirror Football are reporting that Newcastle are willing to pay £17 million to take Andy Carroll back to the north-east, less than half the amount that Liverpool paid for the Geordie striker just 18 months ago.
While there are developments on this bit of Newcastle transfer news all the time, it is thought that the Magpies offered to take Carroll back on loan for the 2012/13 Premier League season, with a view to a permanent deal.
However, within hours Liverpool turned down Newcastle’s approach, with the two Premiership clubs thought to be way off in terms of their valuations for the 23-year-old striker who netted for England at Euro 2012 last month.
Liverpool are thought to be demanding that his £75,000 – £80,000 a week wages (different amounts quoted by different sources) are to be paid in full during any loan deal, something the Mirror understood Newcastle were prepared to do.
But Liverpool’s quick rejection suggests that’s not something that Newcastle will agree to, which also puts in doubt the rumour that Newcastle will fork out £17m for a player who struggled last season.
Whether Carroll fits into new Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ plans at Anfield remains to be seen, but with Newcastle, West Ham and even AC Milan all circling, don’t expect this rumour to go away anytime soon.
Despite being devastated when he left Newcastle in January 2011, I’d definitely take Andy Carroll back and if a season-long loan deal could be arranged that would be a great bit of business for the Magpies, but of course Liverpool will have other ideas.
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July 16th, 2012
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July 16th, 2012
I just think it’s incredibly ironic that you’re licking Suarez’s boots while complaining about a ‘game-changing’ handball on the line!!!
‘does that put things into perspective for you? Or is Nile ranger suddenly europes top property?’ = Disrespectful, typical Liverpool fan.
Oh and by the way, it’s the same regime, just a different manager.
July 16th, 2012
You called Henderson shocking so mocking Nile ranger is only fair, the regime I refer to is dalgliesh and commoli and Suarez got sent off and a penalty was given for his hand ball so that point was a bit irrelevant. To call Liverpool fans disrespectful is literally unbelievable, we clap returning players to anfield, we clap goalkeepers at the kop end, the abuse Carroll got was pathetic and disgusting. He may be back with u soon, will those mugs be shouting abuse at him then? Liverpool respect our own players and the opposition (unless it’s man united of course)
July 16th, 2012
All these liverpool fans sending hate just remember what your amazing player said about joining from Newcastle to Liverpool… and not Andy Carroll.
“Newcastle will never finish in the top 6 the way they are going”
so he went to a club that would finish in the top 6…
was the same player who said after winning the league cup
“is great to be in a club where we win cups”
and if your still struggling on who I am talking about just remember who was in goal for you when we beat you 2-0 after your goalie was sent off (after perch dramaqueened a headbut)
yeah this may be a one off season we finish above you but you guys really need to improve before you can throw comments on one season wonders