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
Jairo Torres the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship with the Mexico national under-17 football team. He was named best player in the tournament. Jairo Torres Ían Jairo Misael Torres Ramírez (born July 5, 2000 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Club Atlas. Torres joined Atlas youth academy in 2011. Which he then continued through Los Rojinegros Youth Academy successfully going through U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-20. He finally broke thorough to the first team, José Cruz being the coach promoting Torres to first team. On November 19, 2016 Torres made his professional debut in the Liga MX