Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has admitted he would like to be 'in the mix' when Liverpool striker Andy Carroll is made available for a permanent transfer.
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The Magpies boss worked with with the 23-year-old frontman for just over a year before he joined the Reds in the transfer-day switch for a fee of £35 million - the highest fee ever paid for a British player.
However, he struggled for regular minutes under former boss Kenny Dalglish and fell further down the pecking order under new boss Brendan Rodgers.
There was much speculation over whether Carroll would be a part of Rodgers' first-team plans in the summer and the Anfield outfit rejected a cut-price bid from the Toon before allowing him to join Sam Allardyce's West Ham United on a season-long loan.
Quizzed on whether he was still looking to bring Carroll back to St James' Park, Pardew told BBC Sport: "He's a Liverpool player and not wanted so at some point he's going to move permanently.
"I'd like to think we'll be in the mix for that."
Due to the fact that Strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse won't be involved in next year's Africa Cup of Nations, it is unlikely Pardew will make a move for the towering Englishman in the upcoming transfer window.
Carroll has made eight first-team appearances for the Hammers in the Premier League this term, but is yet to open his account for the season.
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