by Michael Orfanos
Andy Carroll has been a huge disappointment for the reds all year long. When Liverpool signed him for a fee of 35.000.000 pounds from Newcastle United, they though that they had found a great striker with a bright future ahead of him.
However, Carroll managed to score only 5 goals in 23 appearances this season, causing unrest among the fans in the Kop. Again and again, match after match, the 23 year old striker failed to score, and eventually, he even lost his position in the first team, to Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt. And to make things worse, Liverpool even signed Greg Bellamy on a free transfer-a clear sign of discontent for Carroll's disappointing form.
Sunday night, anonymous sources surfaced on the Media, claiming that Brian Marwood -Man. City's football administrator- received a phone call from the 'reds' suggesting a Carroll-Tevez swap, with no cash involved. According to the same sources, Marwood stated that City is not interested in such a deal or the player. Liverpool has declined to comment on the story, however is it crystal clear by now that they are trying to offload Carroll, even for half the price they spend when they signed him in 2011 (!!).
Carroll, is also insisting that there is no such possibility ( leaving Anfield): "Everyone is backing me and helping me along the way. I love it here". However, Man City's sudden decision to inform Tevez to shape-up and return to England ASAP, even though both the player and his City coach (R. Mancini) agreed that they do not want to coexist in the team, is perhaps a sign that the Carroll -Tevez swap may turn out to be a reality.
"What was Andy Carroll's transfer fee, paid by Liverpool in 2011?" was one of the JEEBBOO (www.jeebboo.com) questions of the previous week. The answer is: 35.000.000 pounds.
Jeebboo, is a popular quiz/trivia game that poses members a number of questions (stressing from History anf geography to media, films and gossip news. In order to become a jeebboo member, no personal data is required apart from an email account in order to inform the member that he/she has won. In addition, Jeebboo is clearly stating that it will not share this information (members email addresses)with any third party.
Andy Carroll's fate is about to be determined within the next 48hours, since Liverpool is a looking for a speedy resolution that will offload the player and allow the club to earn some money in order to sign a top-class striker in the near future. The American owners are exploring all possible alternatives in order to succeed.\
Perhaps Andy Carrol's previous club (Newcastle United) would be tempted to pay at least 15.000.000pounds in order to re-sign the player. This could be a very good prospect for all parties, since Liverpool will be free to sign another striker, Newcastle will sign a quality player for a very good price, while the player perhaps will became once again the player he was during his years at Newcastle United. Is is going to happen? We'll find out soon enough..
Michael Orfanos has a Bachelors Degree in History and Political Sciences, a Masters Degree in International Relations and a second Masters Degree in Marketing
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