LIVERPOOL: Andy Carroll has insisted he will cope with the pressure of his record-breaking transfer to Liverpool.
The 22-year-old England striker moved to Liverpool from Premier League rivals Newcastle for £35mil – the highest sum paid for a British player – on Monday’s transfer deadline day.
Carroll was also given the No. 9 shirt of Fernando Torres – the man he replaced at Anfield – following the Spaniard’s transfer to Chelsea.
But having been a striker with hometown club Newcastle where forwards such as Alan Shearer have always been accorded special status by the north-east club’s fans, the 6ft 3in Carroll is looking forward to life at Liverpool.
Currently sidelined with a thigh injury, he also believes the off-field controversies he endured at Newcastle, including being fined for common assault, will also stand him in good stead on Merseyside.
“I feel I am ready,” he told a news conference on Thursday. “I have made the move now and I feel like I have settled down and know what I need to do and concentrate on my football.
“It feels really like home now. I know it’s only been three days but the welcome I’ve had from everyone, where I’m staying and at the training ground has just been great.
“Obviously Torres was a great player but I need to concentrate on my own game and play the football I know I can.
“It was a lot of money but I need to do what I have to do to prove the money was worth it.
“I have scored goals at Newcastle and that is what I want to bring here – we’ll just have to wait and see.”
Carroll added: “The club is going places, they are pushing on in Europe and I’m looking forward to getting back fit and playing.”
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