{"id":142446,"date":"2023-10-04T17:47:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142446"},"modified":"2023-10-04T17:47:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:47:30","slug":"andy-carroll-hoped-he-would-fail-his-medical-before-whirlwind-35m-deadline-day-transfer-to-liverpool-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/sport\/andy-carroll-hoped-he-would-fail-his-medical-before-whirlwind-35m-deadline-day-transfer-to-liverpool-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Carroll hoped he would FAIL his medical before whirlwind \u00a335m deadline day transfer to Liverpool | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANDY CARROLL wanted to FAIL his medical before signing for Liverpool on transfer deadline day.<\/p>\n<p>The year was 2011 and the Reds were in the process of selling Fernando Torres to Chelsea for \u00a350m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5cbaac7b-525b-4a0a-b858-01a291ee6408.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool needed a replacement up front and turned their attention to Carroll, who was in fine form for Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>And as Torres completed his switch to Stamford Bridge, Carroll moved to Anfield for \u00a335m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>But in an interview with L\u2019\u00c9quipe, he reflected: \u201cFrom the moment Liverpool made this incredible bid on deadline day, I found myself in a helicopter, without really understanding why. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;As I was injured, I remember hoping to fail my medical. <\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN FOOTBALL<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>POWER UP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Get \u00a340 in free Bet Builder bets when you stake \u00a310 on football with Paddy Power<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-SPORT-PREVIEW-ORIENT.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-SPORT-PREVIEW-ORIENT.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-SPORT-PREVIEW-ORIENT.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ORIENT EMERGENCY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Match ABANDONED after desperate fans run onto pitch to stop game<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThis helped me grow up by taking me out of my comfort zone. 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