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Andy Carroll left Newcastle to join Liverpool in 2011(Image: Liverpool FC/Getty Images)

Kevin Nolan was forced to apologise to Newcastle United fans when Andy Carroll left Tyneside to join Liverpool.

The 6'4" striker made a name for himself with his boyhood club before securing a move to Merseyside in January 2011.

The transfer, which was for a club-record fee of around £35million at the time for Liverpool, was met with rejoice by fans of the Reds, while Newcastle fans were understandably upset to see their main man leave the north east.



And Nolan inadvertently rubbed salt in the wounds of Geordies at the time by claiming that Carroll was joining a "great" club.

The Newcastle captain said: "Well, Liverpool is a great club.

I've not taken anything away from how great this club is, I've just said Liverpool is a great club with the history it has got and everything.

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"It's a great move for Andy and no one can deny that but I want to be playing for Newcastle.

But Liverpool is a great club and everyone knows that."

The outlook on Tyneside only worsened for Newcastle fans when their other striker, Shola Ameobi, picked up a cheekbone fracture which left him sidelined, while doubts emerging with regards to the suitability of alternatives Leon Best, Peter Lovenkrands and Nile Ranger at Premier League level.

Carroll's departure ultimately didn't cause that big of a dent in Newcastle's prospects for the season, however, with the Magpies securing a respectable 12th-place finish in the Premier League before recruiting to replace the striker in the summer, bringing in the likes of Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba.

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Meanwhile, Carroll's tenure at Anfield was brief, scoring just 11 goals in 58 games for the Reds before he was sold on to West Ham United in the summer of 2013.

The Reds officially submitted an opening offer of around £110m, only to see it swiftly rebuffed by Newcastle, who value Isak at nearer the £150m mark.

As a result of his future in the north east looking shaky at present, given he failed to join Newcastle on their recent pre-season tour of Asia, the club have been set on finding reinforcements in the striking department, only to come up trumps thus far.

Alexander Isak could leave Newcastle this summer(Image: PA)

Newcastle initially registered an interest in Hugo Ekitike, only for Liverpool to secure the Eintracht Frankfurt talisman in a move potentially totalling £79m, while it also looks as though the club have lost their recent tug of war with Manchester United over RB Leipzig sensation Benjamin Sesko who completed a medical in the north west on Friday.

With William Osula sitting as the club's only other centre-forward outside of Isak, given Joelinton has transitioned into a midfield role, Newcastle will be desperate to recruit more firepower regardless of whether Isak is allowed to leave this summer.
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