Owning It

<p><b>A deeply personal football memoir from former Newcastle United and West Ham striker Andy Carroll.</b><br><br>In January 2011, at the age of twenty two, Andy Carroll became the most expensive British footballer in history. A Geordie powerhouse, one moment he was the hero of Newcastle United at St James' Park, the next he was boarding a helicopter to Liverpool FC, with a GBP35-million price tag.<br><br>But behind the record-breaking fee lies a far more personal story. For the first time, Andy speaks candidly about the pain of leaving his boyhood club (and later the emotional reality of his high-profile return) and reveals what really happened on that frantic Transfer Deadline Day and what it felt like to be the most talked-about man in the country. With humour and honesty, he also confronts the injury-prone label, a narrative that has followed his career, and speaks about the long, gruelling months in the treatment room and the mental strain it took.<br><br>From the nightclubs of Newcastle to the quiet streets of France, <i>Owning It</i> is more than a football memoir. It's a raw, often humorous, story of a career shaped by soaring highs, crushing lows and an unshakeable desire to step back onto the pitch.<br><br><b>He may not have been what the pundits wanted - or what the tabloids made him out to be - but he was always Andy Carroll. This is his untold story.</b></p>