‘My salary is less than my rent, I snubbed offers from Saudi Arabia to play in the fourth tier’

ANDY CARROLL has revealed that his humble Bordeaux wage doesn't adjacent screen his rent.

The erstwhile England striker, 35, signed for the French situation club past month.

Bordeaux, champions of France arsenic precocious arsenic 2009, were demoted to the 4th tier successful the summertime aft being forced to revoke their nonrecreational status.

As they began to prime up the pieces for beingness successful France's National B, they secured the signature of Carroll from Amiens.

Having been a regular for the Ligue 2 broadside past season, the people antheral wasn't abbreviated of much lucrative options.

But helium opted to prime the task that excited him most.

It had been speculated that Carroll has been earning €3,500 (£2,900) a period astatine Bordeaux.

But successful an interrogation with L'Equipe, the erstwhile Newcastle, Liverpool and West Ham prima revealed that is not the case.

He said: "No, it’s a batch little than that.

"I won’t archer you the nonstop fig but to springiness you an idea, since I moved here, I rent a beauteous small location and my wage is little than my rent.

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"If I joined Bordeaux, it intelligibly wasn’t for the money. I had offers from elsewhere to play successful Saudi Arabia, but that didn’t involvement me."

Carroll, who split with woman Billi Mucklow successful July, has rapidly earned leader presumption astatine his caller club.

He has scored braces successful his opening 2 matches for Bordeaux, with fans marvelling astatine the intimate stadiums he's played at.

On continuing to travel his passion, Carroll told RMC Sport: "To beryllium honest, it adjacent costs maine wealth to person gone to play for the Girondins.

"But I play football and I'm simply blessed to play football.

"I privation to beryllium portion of the past of this nine and to beryllium honorable it's not a question of money. In my career, it's ne'er been a question of money."

This season, NBA prima LeBron James volition marque past by playing alongside his lad Bronny successful the NBA.

Carroll has admitted that helium would similar to emulate the basketball icon by playing with his lad Lucas.

He added: "I would emotion to proceed playing each Saturday astatine slightest until I'm 40, immoderate the level.

"The extremity is to beryllium a LeBron James, that is, to play connected the aforesaid squad arsenic my eldest son, Lucas, who is 14.

"It would beryllium fantastic to acquisition that, successful Bordeaux oregon elsewhere."