Andy Carroll is at a career crossroads as another new season arrives and he finds himself without a club.
The former England striker is a free agent - just as he was at the start of the 2021-22 campaign. He eventually went on to join Championship side Reading on a short-term contract last November before doing the same in the second half of the season with divisional rivals West Bromwich Albion.
In total he scored five times in 23 games combined last season but Albion boss Steve Bruce chose not to extend his deal at the culmination of last season. Speaking about the decision not to extend Carroll's stay at the Hawthorns, Bruce said: "We’ve got two centre forwards, one (Kenneth Zohore) we’ve paid £8million for and the other (Daryl Dike) £7million in January.
