Progression of the British football transfer fee record in 2001 was £38m. On 1 September 2008, Manchester City agreed a reported £32,500,000 fee for Robinho, which remained the record amount paid by a British club until 31 January 2011, when Liverpool paid £35,000,000 for Andy Carroll from Newcastle United, which was also a new record amount paid for a British player. A few hours later, the record amount paid by a British club was broken again when Chelsea paid £50,000,000 for Fernando Torres from Liverpool. On 11 June 2009, Manchester United announced that they had accepted an £80,000,000 bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo. The transfer was
David Arenas Torres division. David Arenas Torres David Arenas Torres (born 16 June 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Ontinyent CF as a striker. Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Torres played lower league football until the age of nearly 26. He started out at local Alicante CF in Segunda División B, going on to represent Real Murcia Imperial, Ontinyent CF, AD Ceuta and Albacete Balompié. In the last minutes of the January 2012 transfer window, Torres joined Segunda División club CD Alcoyano. He made his debut as a professional on 4 February, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 0–2