• Andy Carroll: ‘My friends and family are here. It’s home’
Eight years after departing Newcastle in a January deadline-day transfer Andy Carroll has returned in another 11th-hour move the club hope may pacify those fans in a militant mood.
The 30-year-old striker was a free agent after being released by West Ham in June and has accepted a one-year contract offering a low basic wage supplemented by appearance and goal bonuses.
Written by Louise Taylor
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/08/newcastle-andy-carroll-steve-bruce-local-hero under the title “Steve Bruce relishes having ‘local hero’ Andy Carroll back at Newcastle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.