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Liverpool signed Newcastle striker in British-record transfer but new star had to Google his teammates

Liverpool are prepared to break the British transfer record by signing a Newcastle striker for the second time. The Reds are eyeing a move for Alexander Isak this summer and talkSPORT understands they could bid £120million for him. Liverpool have told Newcastle they want to sign Isak should the Magpies change their mind about selling their star strikerGetty No formal offer has been made just yet, but the Magpies have been approached by the Premier League champions. They have no intention to sell their star striker during this window and they value the Swedish sensation at £150million. However, Liverpool are waiting in the wings to see whether that stance changes as they eye another huge signing. Arne Slot already broke the British transfer record with the £116million arrival of Florian Wirtz earlier this summer. But he could now end up potentially smashing it again with Isak, adding even more stunning quality to his squad. Should the move happen, Isak would become the most expensive signing in Premier League history, beating Wirtz. And it would actually be the second time that Liverpool had broken boundaries by opting to sign a Newcastle striker. Rewind 14 years back to January of 2011, and the Reds made history with the arrival of Andy Carroll from St. James’ Park. Carroll became the most expensive British player ever and took the record for the largest top-flight move by joining for £35million. The Geordie arrived at Anfield alongside Luis Suarez to replace Fernando Torres, who only a few hours later on the same day, took the record for himself by joining Chelsea for £50million. Carroll joined the club alongside Suarez in the January transfer windowGetty Images - Getty He joined from Newcastle in a British-record transfer on Deadline DayGetty Images - Getty The 6ft4in frontman put up some impressive numbers before his mid-season switch, scoring 11 goals and assisting seven in 19 games for Newcastle. But his record transfer didn’t work out how he’d have wanted it to and he couldn’t even get near that previous form. Carroll only managed 11 goals in a total of 58 games for Liverpool, only assisting six in that time too. The pressure of playing for such a club could have been the problem, but his lack of knowledge of his Reds teammates will have hurt his chances of success at the club too. He left Liverpool for West Ham 18 months after his £35million move, before departing permanently to London in 2013. He returned to Newcastle six years later on a pay-as-you-play deal. It was upon that return that Carroll opened up about his time at Anfield, revealing he had to Google who he was playing with. Carroll had to Google who he was playing with at Liverpool before joining He explained in 2019: “When I was here [at Newcastle], I’d go home, mess about with my mates, play football, go out, whatever, but I’d never watch football, I never knew any players, “I’d come in on the Friday or wake up on the Saturday morning saying, ‘who are we playing?’ I was just completely oblivious to all the football that was going on. “I would work at the training ground and knew my tactics, but until we had a meeting I didn’t know who we were playing, unless I asked someone.” Carroll then revealed: “When I was in the helicopter down to Liverpool, I was like, ‘I know Stevie G [Steven Gerrard], I know [Jamie] Carragher. Who else?’ “My agent at the time had to tell me, and I would get it on Google and find out the team. So that’s actually a true story. “It’s bad because it’s Liverpool players, but it’s not disrespectful – I just literally didn’t watch football, so I didn’t know.” Carroll didn’t have a good spell at Anfield after his record transfer Carroll has also admitted that he just couldn’t settle at Liverpool, with Newcastle’s play style suiting him more at the time. And he hinted that he wished he’d never left the Magpies. He told Alan Shearer for The Athletic: “It was mad. I’d just bought a house in Newcastle, so I was sorting that out, then I was in a hotel in Liverpool not knowing the city, not knowing anyone. “I couldn’t get to grips with it, or how to live and how to be at that club. The way I’d played at Newcastle – that was how I wanted to play. But Liverpool was completely different. “I should have embraced their ideas, what they wanted. Thinking back, I really didn’t appreciate what I had and what I could have achieved.” Carroll may now look back and regret his time at Liverpool, but he is still playing football at the age of 36 today. He has recently signed for non-league club Dagenham and Redbridge, returning to England after playing for Bordeaux. The ex-England forward has also played for Reading, West Brom and Amiens in the years since his time at Anfield. Liverpool will certainly hope that the next Newcastle striker they sign for a Bri

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Liverpool signed Newcastle striker in British-record transfer but new star had to Google his teammates

Liverpool are prepared to break the British transfer record by signing a Newcastle striker for the second time.

The Reds are eyeing a move for Alexander Isak this summer and talkSPORT understands they could bid £120million for him.

Liverpool have told Newcastle they want to sign Isak should the Magpies change their mind about selling their star striker

No formal offer has been made just yet, but the Magpies have been approached by the Premier League champions.

They have no intention to sell their star striker during this window and they value the Swedish sensation at £150million.

However, Liverpool are waiting in the wings to see whether that stance changes as they eye another huge signing.

Arne Slot already broke the British transfer record with the £116million arrival of Florian Wirtz earlier this summer.

But he could now end up potentially smashing it again with Isak, adding even more stunning quality to his squad.

Should the move happen, Isak would become the most expensive signing in Premier League history, beating Wirtz.

And it would actually be the second time that Liverpool had broken boundaries by opting to sign a Newcastle striker.

Rewind 14 years back to January of 2011, and the Reds made history with the arrival of Andy Carroll from St. James’ Park.

Carroll became the most expensive British player ever and took the record for the largest top-flight move by joining for £35million.

The Geordie arrived at Anfield alongside Luis Suarez to replace Fernando Torres, who only a few hours later on the same day, took the record for himself by joining Chelsea for £50million.

Carroll joined the club alongside Suarez in the January transfer window

He joined from Newcastle in a British-record transfer on Deadline Day

The 6ft4in frontman put up some impressive numbers before his mid-season switch, scoring 11 goals and assisting seven in 19 games for Newcastle.

But his record transfer didn’t work out how he’d have wanted it to and he couldn’t even get near that previous form.

Carroll only managed 11 goals in a total of 58 games for Liverpool, only assisting six in that time too.

The pressure of playing for such a club could have been the problem, but his lack of knowledge of his Reds teammates will have hurt his chances of success at the club too.

He left Liverpool for West Ham 18 months after his £35million move, before departing permanently to London in 2013. He returned to Newcastle six years later on a pay-as-you-play deal.

It was upon that return that Carroll opened up about his time at Anfield, revealing he had to Google who he was playing with.

Carroll had to Google who he was playing with at Liverpool before joining

He explained in 2019: “When I was here [at Newcastle], I’d go home, mess about with my mates, play football, go out, whatever, but I’d never watch football, I never knew any players,

“I’d come in on the Friday or wake up on the Saturday morning saying, ‘who are we playing?’ I was just completely oblivious to all the football that was going on.

“I would work at the training ground and knew my tactics, but until we had a meeting I didn’t know who we were playing, unless I asked someone.”

Carroll then revealed: “When I was in the helicopter down to Liverpool, I was like, ‘I know Stevie G [Steven Gerrard], I know [Jamie] Carragher. Who else?’

“My agent at the time had to tell me, and I would get it on Google and find out the team. So that’s actually a true story.

“It’s bad because it’s Liverpool players, but it’s not disrespectful – I just literally didn’t watch football, so I didn’t know.”

Carroll didn’t have a good spell at Anfield after his record transfer

Carroll has also admitted that he just couldn’t settle at Liverpool, with Newcastle’s play style suiting him more at the time.

And he hinted that he wished he’d never left the Magpies.

He told Alan Shearer for The Athletic: “It was mad. I’d just bought a house in Newcastle, so I was sorting that out, then I was in a hotel in Liverpool not knowing the city, not knowing anyone.

“I couldn’t get to grips with it, or how to live and how to be at that club. The way I’d played at Newcastle – that was how I wanted to play. But Liverpool was completely different.

“I should have embraced their ideas, what they wanted. Thinking back, I really didn’t appreciate what I had and what I could have achieved.”

Carroll may now look back and regret his time at Liverpool, but he is still playing football at the age of 36 today.

He has recently signed for non-league club Dagenham and Redbridge, returning to England after playing for Bordeaux.

The ex-England forward has also played for Reading, West Brom and Amiens in the years since his time at Anfield.

Liverpool will certainly hope that the next Newcastle striker they sign for a British-record fee will prosper rather than flop.

And if a move for Isak does materialise, they can be pretty sure of that, with him considered one of the best in the world.

For £120million though, the Reds will hope the Swede does some research about his teammates beforehand…