Source: Daily_Mail
Fernando Torres £50m, Andy Carroll £35m, David Luiz £25m...it's madness!
Fernando Torres completed his British record ?50million move to Chelsea late on Monday at the end of a day in which the Barclays Premier League went cash crazy. [LNB]Chelsea alone spent ?75m, securing a last-minute ?25m cash-plus-player swoop for Benfica's Brazil defender David Luiz as well as Torres. [LNB] Blue day: Fernando Torres poses with his new Chelsea shirt after completing a record ?50m deal[LNB]See you on Sunday... Fernando Torres did not sign in time to make his Chelsea debut against Sunderland on Tuesday night. It means his first chance to pull on the blue shirt will be against... Liverpool on Sunday! [LNB]Liverpool went straight out and re-invested the fee they got for the Spaniard by buying two strikers, paying ?35m for Newcastle's England forward Andy Carroll and completing the ?22.8m capture of Luis Suarez on a five-and-a-half year deal. [LNB]However, Charlie Adam's protracted move to Anfield from Blackpool fell through after a heated row between club representatives. [LNB]A delighted Torres, who is available to play in the Champions League. said: 'It has been two or three or four very hard days. [LNB]'For everything I have had at Liverpool, I am a Chelsea player and I am really happy, and I am sure I am taking a big step forward in my career joining a club like Chelsea.[LNB] ?35m: Carroll to Liverpool[LNB]?50m: Torres to Chelsea[LNB]?25m: Luiz to Chelsea[LNB] 'I just want to be at the level whereI am pleased to stay. It is a great club. Everybody will be expecting big things of me and I am prepared for it. I like to play in games that motivate me. [LNB]'It is the kind of team I want to play for, one of the biggest teams in Europe always fighting for everything, after that there is no more steps forward, this is the type of football I want to play with one of the top clubs in the world and I can do it now. I have to be very happy, and I am.'[LNB]'It's my dream to win the Champions League and I'm sure I can, playing for Chelsea. I think all my team-mates share that dream with me and hopefully we can.'[LNB]Torres is relishing the responsibility of testing himself alongside Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, rating the Ivory Coast forward 'the best striker in the world by far'.[LNB]Enlarge The former Atletico Madrid striker said: 'I am a big fan of all of the Chelsea strikers. When I was very young I remember Anelka was playing for Arsenal. It's the kind of football I like to play.[LNB]'Obviously Drogba is the best striker in the world by far. It's a big responsibility for me to play alongside them because the level they have is so high.'[LNB]Torres cannot wait to link up with his former Liverpool team-mate and friend Yossi Benayoun at Stamford Bridge.[LNB]'He was worried about everything, these last two or three days, and I am very happy to play with him again,' he said. 'Hopefully he will be back (from injury) as soon as possible.[LNB]'For my kind of football it's very nice to have this kind of player. I have a good relationship with Yossi on and off the pitch.[LNB]Done deal: Torres speaks to ChelseaTV after completing his move[LNB]'It's great for me to join the same team as him again, at a big club like Chelsea. I know all the team-matesmiss him - he's a great lad.'[LNB] Chairman Bruce Buck said: 'This is a very significant day for Chelsea, capturing one of the best players in the world with his peak years ahead of him.[LNB]'We have long admired the talents of a player who is a proven goalscorer in English football and Fernando's arrival is a sign of our continuing high ambitious. I hope every Chelsea fan is as excited as I am with this news.'[LNB] Good riddance: Liverpool fans burn a Torres shirt outside the club's training ground[LNB]Flying in: Torres at Battersea helipad en route to Stamford Bridge[LNB]Chief executive Ron Gourlay added: 'Signing a player of the stature of Fernando Torres benefits the club onmany levels. Carlo Ancelotti was keen to add his talents to the squad as we continue our quest for three trophies this season.[LNB]'We are delighted we have succeed with that wish, and this signing will undoubtedly aid the club in realising our worldwide potential.'[LNB]Luiz, who also signed a five-and-a-half year contract, said: 'I am delighted to be joining a bigEnglish club, and I know very well the quality that Chelsea has.[LNB]'It is a major challenge for me but Iam determined and confident in my ability to adapt to this excellent league, and I look forward to meeting my new team-mates.'[LNB]Luiz will not be eligible for the Blues' Champions League knockout stage campaign after featuring for Benfica this season.[LNB]Buck said: 'It is a delight to have completed this transfer for a fantastic young footballerwho we have admired for some time.[LNB]'David has played in the Champions League and the squad now has a more experienced look to it that will hopefully serve us well for the rest ofthis season and going forward.'[LNB]Gourlay added: 'David Luiz is one of the great defensive prospects in world football, and already a Brazilian international. I am sure he will prove a valuable addition to the Chelsea squad.'[LNB]Midfielder Nemanja Matic, on loan at Vitesse Arnhem from Chelsea, will move to Benfica in the summer as part of the deal.[LNB]By the time the transfer window closed at 11pm the total spent in January by Barclays Premier League clubs was nudging ?200m, compared to ?29m last January. [LNB]While fans of spending clubs were celebrating their ambition, the spree was guaranteed to rile UEFA president Michel Platini as he waits to introduce his Financial Fair Play rules. [LNB]Lisbon Lion: Brazilian defender David Luiz enjoyed an impressive career with Portuguese club Benfica[LNB] Chelsea chose Monday to unveil their latest accounts, showing they lost nearly ?71m in the year ending last June. [LNB]That didn't stopthem signing Torres, even though the Spaniard walked away from Anfield with a parting shot from Dalglish. [LNB]He said: 'There is no one individual bigger than this club. There never has been and there never will be. Players come and go, but more have come intothis club than gone out. The owners have been unbelievable in the support they have shown. [LNB]'They understand what this club is about and arevery much prepared to put their hand into their pocket. When we spoke to them about Suarez their response was, "Is there anybody else?"'[LNB] Fernando Torres: Full transcript of the ?50m striker's first interview since joining ChelseaFernando Torres: If you don't play in the Champions League it's as if you don't existDeadline day goes nuts! Premier League big guns splash the cashAndy Carroll sparks outrage among Newcastle fans after ?35m move to LiverpoolBlackburn seal double swoop for Barcelona kid Rochina and FormicaEverton boss Moyes blasts 'insulting' Spurs bids for skipper NevilleTransfer deadline day round-up: Sven snaps up Nigerian youngster [LNB] Explore more:People: Andy Carroll, Fernando Torres, Charlie Adam, Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Carlo Ancelotti, Bruce Buck Places: Newcastle, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Brazil, Europe
