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
Manuel Torres Jiménez Kaiserslautern. On 9 June 2017, free agent Torres moved to Greuther Fürth for three seasons. He left the club in the following transfer window having failed to find the net and provided one assist, and joined AEL Limassol from the Cypriot First Division. Manuel Torres Jiménez Manuel Torres Jiménez (born 5 January 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEL Limassol as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, starting out at Schalke 04's reserves. Born in La Algaba, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Torres played youth football with local club Real Betis.