Carroll: I Wanted to Fail My Liverpool Medical

Andy Carroll admits he hoped his Liverpool medical would collapse so he could go home.

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What happened. Andy Carroll has revealed he never wanted to join Liverpool in 2011 and hoped his medical would fail so he could return home.

• He says he passed the medical 'with flying colours' despite his wishes.
• The striker was a former England international.

“I kept thinking, 'Please just fail this and you can go home'”

— Andy Carroll

The admission adds a fresh layer to one of English football's most scrutinised big-money moves.

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