{"id":1100764,"date":"2019-08-09T15:13:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1100764"},"modified":"2019-08-09T15:13:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:13:20","slug":"newcastle-united-andy-carroll-dream","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/newcastle-united-andy-carroll-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Carroll: Newcastle United return a “dream” move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy Carroll has claimed he has “unfinished business” after sealing a “dream” return to Newcastle United on a free transfer. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Carroll signed a 12-month contract at St James’ Park on transfer deadline day, eight-and-a-half years after leaving for Liverpool in a \u00a335m deal.<\/p>\n

Carroll’s dream return: Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Carroll left Newcastle for Liverpool (\u00a335m) in 2011.<\/li>\n
  • But he’s struggled with injury since leaving St James’ Park.<\/li>\n
  • Carroll has scored just 39 Premier League goals during that time.<\/li>\n
  • Steve Bruce made him his fifth and final signing of the summer window.<\/li>\n
  • Carroll said he has “unfinished business” upon making his “dream” return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The 30-year-old has had huge injury struggles since initially leaving Newcastle in 2011, restricting him to just 39 league goals during that time.<\/p>\n

    But Carroll is ready to put all that behind him and insisted he always thought he would end up back at his boyhood club one day.<\/p>\n

    “Coming back is something that only dreams are made of,” he told<\/a> Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n

    “It’s an amazing feeling to be back. On the way up it was just butterflies in the stomach. I couldn’t believe it really. Now it’s finally happened it’s a great feeling.<\/p>\n

    “I think there is unfinished business [for me here]. I left on a high. I want to come back and get back to where I was, scoring goals and playing games and enjoying it really.<\/p>\n