Hateley urges Carroll move

Former England international Mark Hateley has urged Andy Carroll to leave Liverpool and move to AC Milan.

The England international has been strongly linked with a move to the San Siro this summer, after Pier Silvio Berlusconi declared his interest in the former Newcastle United star

Hateley, who moved to the Italian capital from Portsmouth in 1984, has urged the 23-year-old to move to Italy.

"It would be breath of fresh air for Andy Carroll," he told talkSPORT duo Hawksbee and Goldstein.

"It would be great to go away and test himself in a new environment, a new culture and a different way of living.

"That was key for my development when I was so young. I played under a young Fabio Capello at Milan. They teach you the game inside and out, that’s what they do in these countries, especially Italy.

"Big strikers have always been a handful. It would be great for Andy and, when he’s taken all that on board, it’ll be great for England.

"At his age you’re still very young and very raw. You’re susceptible to taking on new projects and ideas.

"He’s got great strengths in his game already but he still has a lot of weaknesses. They [Milan] can deconstruct his game and build it back up again to the way a European centre-forward should be."

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