Qatari owners set to take over club as Andy Carroll signs | OneFootball

Andy Carroll became a cult hero with Bordeaux last season in the fourth tier of French football.

Now he could be set to do the same in the sixth tier of English football.

Andy Carroll having signed for Dagenham and Redbridge.

The former Newcastle United striker saying that family reasons played a big part in deciding to move the the National League South club.

Andy Carroll joins the minnows at an interesting time, as they are now in the process of having Qatari owners taking over at the club.

BBC Sport report – 13 July 2025:

Carroll has signed a reported three-year deal with the National League South club after leaving Bordeaux last month.

The 36-year-old departed the French fourth-tier club after just a season because he wanted to be closer to his children.

Carroll said in an interview with Sky Sports, that he had “clubs ringing me up from higher leagues” but it was important that he moved to a team which was the “right fit”.

“It doesn’t matter the level, or anything, as long as I get on the pitch and play football, that’s all that matters,” Carroll said.

“Coming here and showing people I am just playing for the love of football rather than the money and the level is something I wanted to do.

“This is something which could be fantastic. We have a project to get them out of non-league and back up the leagues.”

Gateshead-born Carroll scored 54 goals in 248 Premier League games during spells with Newcastle United, Liverpool and West Ham United.

He then went on to play for Reading and West Bromwich Albion before moving to France with second-tier side Amiens in 2023.

Carroll won nine caps for England, scoring two goals, between 2010 and 2012.

On the day they signed Carroll, Dagenham & Redbridge also announced a deal to sell the club to a consortium of private investors from Qatar.

The Daggers were bought by Club Underdog, a subsidiary of US-based company North Six Group, in May 2024.