Andy Carroll has returned to Newcastle United on a free transfer, eight and a half years after leaving the club in a British record deal.
The striker departed his hometown club for Liverpool in a £35million move in January 2011, having scored 33 goals in 91 games for Newcastle.
Carroll, then an England international, failed to fulfil his potential at Anfield and moved on to West Ham. He spent seven years in London, including an initial loan.
But injuries further rocked Carroll s progress and he was released by West Ham this close season after starting just three Premier League matches last term.
Talk emerged of an unlikely return to Newcastle and a one-year deal was sealed on Thursday ahead of the transfer deadline.
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