Andy Carroll handed in a transfer request after they turned down Liverpool's £30 million bid. Liverpool confirmed that Carroll would wear the number 9 jersey previously worn by Fernando Torres, who left Anfield for Chelsea on the same evening for £50 million. The transfer made Carroll the eighth overall most expensive footballer at the time, and also the most expensive British footballer of all time. He also became the second most expensive footballer playing for a British club, after Torres. Due to an injury that was sustained while with Newcastle, however, it was announced that Carroll would have to wait some time
Erick Torres Padilla his career and it made him the second ever Mexican player to score a hat-trick in the MLS. On August 23, 2017 in a match against rivals FC Dallas, Torres set a club record for most goals in a season, 14, beating Brian Ching's previous record of 13. On 24 January 2018, Torres joined Mexican club UNAM in a reported $2 million deal. On 5 June 2018, Torres was sold to Club Tijuana. Erick Torres participated In the 2010 Milk Cup at the age of 16. He was the starting forward of the Mexican national under-17 football team, finalizing 4th