Carroll: I was ´pushed out the door´

A Newcastle United fanzine editor claims Andy Carroll was forced into agreeing to a club-record 35 million-pound transfer to Liverpool.

Carroll, 22, was sold by hometown club Newcastle to English Premier League rivals Liverpool on Monday, causing widespread anger among fans of the St James’ Park outfit.

And Toontalk editor Steve Wraith has now suggested that crowd favourite Carroll, who signed a new five-year contract in October, was pushed into agreeing to the switch to Anfield.

At 2.37pm GMT on transfer deadline day, Carroll reportedly sent Wraith a text message saying he was ‘not going anywhere’.

But by 5pm, Carroll told Wraith: “They have kind of said we don’t want u but want me to say I wanna go. And I said I don’t want to go.”

Newcastle claim they accepted Liverpool’s offer after receiving a transfer request from Carroll, but the striker disagreed with their version of events.

“No I didn’t that’s what I mean that’s what they wanted me to do and I said no,” he told Wraith.

“They said they wanted to accept it.”

Wraith then asked Carroll if had no choice but to sign for Liverpool, to which he replied: “Looks like it.”

Carroll also provided Wraith with a message for the Newcastle fans: “They said they wanted the money. Gutted to be leaving Newcastle but I was kind of pushed out the door.”

“Gutted to be leaving my home club but I was practically told to go. Didn’t want to leave that’s why I signed a five-year deal.”

Carroll, who is recovering from a thigh injury, will inherit the number nine shirt previously worn by Fernando Torres at Anfield.

Torres left Liverpool for Premier League champions Chelsea on Monday in a British-record 50 million-pound move.