Originally Posted by Dixon:
“Carroll has a very good first touch for a big man. Certainly better than Lukaku's !
I would actually like us to sign Carroll. He'd cost a fraction of what it would cost us to buy back Luka. He would be happy to be the number two, bring something to the squad that we do not currently have, and i also think he could work well with Costa, which is something i cannot see Luka doing.”
Please tell me you're not serious...you want us to sign Andy Carroll ! He's not even among the top five English strikers. If Costa was injured you'd really prefer Carroll as a starter in preference to Lukaku ? Yes, he would come at a fraction of the price, but that's for one very good reason..he's nowhere near as good.
Carroll would add value as a bench player, someone to bring on if you were desperate for a goal and wanted to take a route one approach. But he's strictly a "what you see is what you get" type of player. With Lukaku there is still plenty of time for improvement, and he's already at a decent level.