Back in January 2011 the North East native secured a record-breaking switch to Anfield, but he never wanted to leave St James’ Park for Merseyside
Andy Carroll has worked his way back to Newcastle and admits that he never wanted to leave in 2011, with the England international revealing that he hoped to fail a medical at Liverpool ahead of a £35 million ($46m) move.
The powerful striker set a new British transfer record when swapping life on his native Tyneside for that on Merseyside.
He was acquired by Liverpool, alongside Luis Suarez, with the money generated from the £50m ($65m) sale of Fernando Torres to Chelsea – in what was a remarkable winter deadline day.