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
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