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
Alfredo Torres 1971–72 and 1978–79 seasons. Alfredo Torres Juan Alfredo Torres González (born 31 May 1931, in La Experiencia, Zapopan, Jalisco) is a Mexican football forward, who played for Mexico in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Torres began playing youth football with local side Club Imperio. He joined Club Atlas at age 16, and would spend nearly twenty years playing for the club. He also participated in the first match held at Estadio Jalisco on 31 January 1960. After he retired from playing football in 1970, Torres became a manager. He led Atlas on several occasion, helping the club gain promotion to