Andy Carroll Set to Join Bordeaux Football Club

Former England international Andy Carroll, 35, is poised to join FC Girondins de Bordeaux, a club recently relegated to the fourth tier of French football after facing severe financial difficulties and filing for bankruptcy. After moving to France last year to play for Amiens, where he scored four goals in 35 appearances, Carroll is reportedly finalizing his contract with Bordeaux, aided by Amiens' former sporting director John Williams. Bordeaux, a six-time Ligue 1 champion, is attempting to rebuild after losing their professional status and many players due to liquidation. The club's recent struggles stemmed from years of financial mismanagement, exacerbated by failed ownership negotiations with Liverpool's Fenway Sports Group. Carroll's upcoming move marks another chapter in his extensive career, which has seen him play for ten clubs, including Newcastle and Liverpool. As Bordeaux seeks to recover from its decline, Carroll's signing is seen as a potential boost for the club's ambitions to ascend back to higher divisions of French football.