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Reuters
Sep 18, 2024, 01:07 PM ET
Former England and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has actually signed for French fourth-tier club Bordeaux from Amiens, the six-time French champs verified on Wednesday.
“He has a wealth of top-level experience with nearly 450 expert video games, making him a perfect addition to Bordeaux’s attack,” a club declaration on their site read.
“His size, his goal-scoring skill and his combating spirit will definitely assist the Navy and White this season. We can’t wait to see him on the pitch!”
Carroll, 35, had actually played in all 4 video games for second-tier Amiens this season having joined them from English club Reading on a totally free transfer in 2023.
Bordeaux, when regulars in the Champions League, came 12th in Ligue 2 last season however monetary chaos suggested they applied for personal bankruptcy in July and were benched by France’s National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) to National 1.
Hopes of a takeover by Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group were rushed and when Bordeaux surrendered their expert licence they dropped to the fourth-tier National 2.
In spite of their fall from grace, Bordeaux brought in big crowds last season and the finalizing of Carroll, who as soon as broke the transfer charge record for an English gamer when relocating to Liverpool from Newcastle United for ₤ 35 million ($46.32 million), will be viewed as a favorable action.
Carroll scored 54 Premier League objectives throughout almost 250 video games integrated for Newcastle, Liverpool and West Ham United and made 9 England caps however injuries frequently disrupted his profession.
He might be in line for his launching on Saturday versus Voltigeurs de Chateaubriant. Bordeaux have yet to win a league video game this season, drawing 2 and losing one.