Alan Pardew thought there was “no way” Liverpool would conform to splash out £35million to purchase Andy Carroll.
The former Newcastle boss, from 2010 to 2014, offered the striker to the Reds on Deadline Day in January 2011 in what was then a file charge for a British footballer.
Despite the lofty expectations positioned upon the ex-England worldwide, Carroll was a flop at Anfield. He netted simply 11 objectives in 58 appearances earlier than he was shipped off to West Ham for £15million simply two years after arriving in Merseyside.
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Pardew, 62, opened up in regards to the then-record breaking deal and admitted the sale of Carroll was the “worst” of his managerial profession. He instructed the January Transfer Window Show, sponsored by talkSPORT BET: “I misplaced Jermain Defoe at West Ham and Andy Carroll and Demba Ba [at Newcastle].
“Andy Carroll was the worst one as a result of, I feel the final day was on a Monday, and I used to be flying up from London as I’d been house to see my household. I used to be simply getting on the flight and Derek Llambias rang me and mentioned the bid is getting actually near £30m and once you get off the opposite finish we may be doing this deal.”
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While Pardew mentioned he did not need to promote Carroll – who had scored 11 objectives in 19 league video games up till January – he upped the ante by asking for extra cash from then-Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish.
“Being a football manager and the sensible person I am, when I was on the plane I had a little gin and tonic and decided that was not enough because I didn’t want to sell him,” Pardew added.
“When I got off the other end I got on the phone to Derek and said ‘I think if you get £35m then there’s a discussion’, thinking there’s no way Kenny Dalglish is going to spend £35m on Andy Carroll.” Dalglish known as his bluff as Carroll turned a Liverpool participant on January 31 which left the Magpies in dire want of a striker.
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“I went to training, popped around and it was all enjoyable. Then there was the bid for £35m, we were all stunned. It was the British transfer record at the time and it was a massive problem for us, it left us really short.”
Devoid of choices, Newcastle signed Shefki Kuqi for the remainder of the season. The Finnish striker made simply six appearances and failed to attain because the membership completed twelfth within the Premier League.