'I was last person to see Liverpool signing before he left club – he didn't want to go'A former Liverpool star never wanted to join the Merseyside giants, according to a former team-mateView 3 Images Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez signed for Liverpool together (Image: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Kevin Nolan has claimed that Andy Carroll didn't want to go through with his £35million transfer to Liverpool. ‌Nolan said: "He [Carroll] didn’t want to go, he didn’t want to leave. Virgil van Dijk issues damning verdict after Man City thrashing leaves Liverpool reeling READ MORE :FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE! View 3 Images Kevin Nolan said Andy Carroll didn't want to leave Newcastle for Liverpool (Image: AFP/Getty Images)‌"The transition of being there [Liverpool] and not having the support system that he would have had in Newcastle." But looking back, and how it shaped me as a player and a person, I would honestly still do it.

Source: Daily Mirror April 06, 2026 11:52 UTC