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The tall forward, who played for England at Euro 2012, has scored eight goals so far this campaign, with seven matches remaining in the league.

Carroll once earned £80,000-a-week when he was on the books at Anfield, but he struggled to consistently produce and went on to play for the likes of West Brom and Reading before moving to France He could earn a €2,000 (£1700) bonus if he reaches ten goals or assists combined and has been open about how much he's loving life in France following several difficult moves in England.

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"I thought I'd like to experience something different and try a different way of life, different football, and I've ended up here and I'm loving it," he told Sky Sports.



It's just a nice way of life."

"I think it's changed my mindset completely," he continued.

"I think being in England for so long, it was so much pressure, and I think football is everywhere in England and everyone just wants to talk about it.

Andy Carroll is playing in the fourth tier of French football with Bordeaux(Image: Anthony Dibon/Icon Sport via Getty Images)

"But here you can get a little escape.

I can go and play the football, go training every day, but come outside and just be normal and have a normal life."

Carroll, who has seen a career ravaged by injuries, is simply happy to be playing football.

Even in a more modest environment.

"I've had a lot of injuries and I think it's sad for me to think of all the games I've missed," he said, "And all the comments I've had about, 'you want to be injured', or, 'you want to do this'.

Everyone that knows me knows that's not the case at all, I've just wanted to play football, and now I can get a chance at 36 to play and enjoy it, it's great."

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