Has the Carroll story got legs?

mr-ska · July 11, 2012, 09:54:01 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9393684/Liverpools-Andy-Carroll-interests-Fulham-Aston-Villa-and-West-Ham-United.html
Fulham, Aston Villa and West Ham United are vying to sign Andy Carroll from Liverpool with AC Milan's interest in the £35 million striker expected to be increased if Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sold to Paris Saint-Germain.

Target man: Liverpool's Andy Carroll - here scoring against Sweden - is being touted around Photo: GETTY IMAGES

By Jason Burt
9:17PM BST 11 Jul 2012Comment
At present, Fulham are the only club prepared to make an offer to buy - rather than loan - Carroll, with Liverpool having already decided to contact clubs to see if they are interested in signing the England international.
It had been thought that Liverpool were seeking a loan for Carroll, whose future has been publicly questioned by new manager Brendan Rodgers, but it is understood they are interested in a sale. That would, as things stand, make Fulham the favourites if the player can be persuaded to leave.
West Ham chairman David Sullivan is due to meet Carroll's agent, Mark Curtis, on Thursday but sources at the newly-promoted Premier League club still rate the chances of success at little more than "10 per cent".
Nevertheless West Ham are keen to make a 'marquee' signing and will continue to push for Carroll. Even if the 23 year-old did go out only on loan, it would be an expensive deal with Liverpool expected to demand a big loan fee and a high portion, if not all, of his wages being covered.
Fulham want to acquire a powerful striker having missed out on Russia international Pavel Pogrebnyak, who was on loan last season but has since agreed a permanent deal with Reading. With Fulham having sold Bobby Zamora to Queens Park Rangers in January and Andy Johnson leaving to join the same club this summer, they are short of strikers.

Edwatch_Winston_Malone · July 11, 2012, 10:01:45 PM

Newcastle to Liverpool and to Euro 2012 and then to....

Fulham!

I don't think so

mangoputney · July 11, 2012, 10:05:21 PM

I'd have him

DevonFFC · July 11, 2012, 10:10:53 PM

I would if I had half the chance

TWFL · July 11, 2012, 10:19:35 PM

Think it's just his agent touting him around, can't see us going after another similar sort of player to BZ and Pog, I just don't think that is what Jol wants out of his front man.

leonffc · July 11, 2012, 10:26:28 PM

He's a massive tower of shite. I hope not.

Lighthouse · July 11, 2012, 10:29:45 PM

He is an ideal target player if Jol wants one. Other than the wages, the fee, Jols team set up, he would be ideal.

Andy_M · July 11, 2012, 10:35:19 PM

At the right price and with the wingers we've been linked with I'd snap him up. With the right service he could be great. Showed how good he is in the air at the Euro's

Jambo · July 11, 2012, 10:37:02 PM

I'd have him in a second. Any deal though will undoubtedly involve Dempsey

ron · July 11, 2012, 10:59:59 PM

Quote from: TWFL on July 11, 2012, 10:19:35 PM
Think it's just his agent touting him around, can't see us going after another similar sort of player to BZ and Pog, I just don't think that is what Jol wants out of his front man.

Have to say I agree that we might well be inviting the a re-run of the worst parts of the BZ saga. I don't think Carroll is a good fit for Fulham anyway...without even mentioning the Monopoly money amounts that have surrounded him so far.

And would Dempsey want to go there??

Herbie · July 11, 2012, 11:03:52 PM

Sounds like typical Silly Season journalism to me; Liverpool "want" Dempsey, Dempsey wants CL football and so Liverpool is the obvious (!) choice , Rodgers comes out saying Carroll can go out on loan, therefore Fulham must be interested in Carroll and a swap deal is on the cards

SmithyFFC · July 11, 2012, 11:28:27 PM

Doubt it, surely Liverpool would want 15-20 million for him? Would take him in an instant in a swap for Clint, never gonna happen though, unfortunatley.

fulham traveller · July 12, 2012, 12:39:58 AM

total crap not even in the betting for andy

The Rock · July 12, 2012, 01:38:18 AM

Clint + 10mm. Probably not gonna happen.

Bassey the warrior · July 12, 2012, 01:40:57 AM

He'd fit in nicely at West Ham. We're looking for someone with more technical ability I'd have thought. Pogrebnyak may not be as good as him in the air but he was better than him with the ball at his feet. Zamora is better with his feet too.
I've heard that the AC Milan interest is not true.

Mr Fulham · July 12, 2012, 01:55:59 AM

LOL, Moose..

Pog was AWFUL with the ball at his feet. Technically, Carroll is twice the player Pog is.

Edwatch_Winston_Malone · July 12, 2012, 06:34:43 AM

Quote from: Mr Fulham on July 12, 2012, 01:55:59 AM
LOL, Moose..

Pog was AWFUL with the ball at his feet. Technically, Carroll is twice the player Pog is.

Have another look at his goal against QPR...

leonffc · July 12, 2012, 09:32:01 AM

Quote from: Edward_Winston_Malone on July 12, 2012, 06:34:43 AM
Quote from: Mr Fulham on July 12, 2012, 01:55:59 AMLOL, Moose..

Pog was AWFUL with the ball at his feet. Technically, Carroll is twice the player Pog is.

Have another look at his goal against QPR...

Have a look at some of Zamoras goals. I know his attitude wasnt always right but I'd say that technically, Zamora is better than both of them with the ball at his feet. He certainly had a better first touch. As I said on another thread yesterday, people said Zamora couldn't fit into Jols 433 formation. Why would Carroll?

Jack Fulham · July 12, 2012, 03:51:54 PM

Quote from: Edward_Winston_Malone on July 12, 2012, 06:34:43 AM
Quote from: Mr Fulham on July 12, 2012, 01:55:59 AM
LOL, Moose..

Pog was AWFUL with the ball at his feet. Technically, Carroll is twice the player Pog is.

Have another look at his goal against QPR...

that was a great finish but yeah I think Mr Fulham to referring to his build up play and general hold up play which wasn't very good. Pog is a good poacher but what else does he offer?

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Has the Carroll story got legs?

mr-ska

Mr Fulham