Returns policy: Newcastle interested in Andy Carroll.. but only for £25m LESS than Liverpool bought him for

16 Apr 2013 22:30

West Ham can't afford him but a return to Tyneside is on the cards if Brendan Rodgers is prepared to take a massive loss

Ian Walton

Andy Carroll is on Newcastle's radar for a summer transfer - but only at a knockdown £10million price.
Carroll is hitting top form at West Ham and will face Manchester United tonight.
However, the Hammers can't afford a long term deal and he will return to Liverpool in the summer.
Anfield chief Brendan Rodgers is undecided whether Carroll has a future on Merseyside, but admitted last week the club has not missed his presence.
The indications are that Carroll will be shipped out again and Newcastle want to bring him home for a staggering £25m less than they sold him to Liverpool for two years ago.

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 Newcastle's No1 target in the summer is an extra striker having lost Demba Ba in January, and powerful Carroll would allow them to mix up their tactics.
Chief scout Graham Carr has also watched St Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with owner Mike Ashley with a view to a £10 million swoop.
The Geordies are ready to play hard ball with Liverpool who themselves tried to nick Hatem Ben Arfa on the cheap in Jaunary. Rodgers is expected to call again in the summer for the French winger.
Alan Pardew wants to keep regenerating his squad, and wants to correct a bad away record and poor returns from set pieces, especially their long term inability to score from corners.

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