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Newcastle want to take Geordie hero Andy Carroll back to Tyneside, writes Alan Oliver in the Sunday People.

The 25-year-old hitman’s career has stalled since he moved from St James’ Park to Liverpool for £35million in January 2011, and a switch to West Ham for £15m has failed to reignite him.

Now Toon boss Alan Pardew believes he can persuade the Londoners to sell after they snapped up two South American ­strikers this summer.

Pardew is ready to offer the Londoners their £15m back to bring the England star home to the north east.

And if Pardew gets Carroll he will drop his interest in Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha.

A Toon source said: “Like all Geordies, Andy Carroll has never lost his love for Newcastle and we are sure if West Ham agree to sell we would have no difficulty in persuading him to come home.”

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The stumbling block is wages.

Carroll picked up £120,000 a week at Anfield and is on similar money at Upton Park – but there is no way the St James’ Park club will pay that kind of salary.

But the lure of the black-and-white shirt is strong and the Toon source added: “Don’t forget Alan Shearer turned down Manchester United to come home to Newcastle.”

Carroll has spent much of his time at West Ham on the treatment table and Hammers boss Sam Allardyce may be happy to sell now he has Ecuador’s World Cup star Enner Valencia and Argentinian front-man Mauro Zarate.

With Papiss Cisse injured, Pardew is desperate to sign another striker to partner new boy Emmanuel Riviere for champions Manchester City's visit to St James’ on August 17.