Source: Daily_Mail
Fernando Torres and Andy Carroll move on football's craziest day - What the back pages say
DAILY MAILFernando Torres completed his British record ?50million moveto Chelsea last night at the end of a day in which the Barclays PremierLeague went cash crazy. [LNB]Also: Newcastle United are bracing themselves for a furious backlash from supporters after agreeing to sell Andy Carroll to Liverpool for a record-breaking ?35million last night.[LNB] Record breaker: Torres completed his big-money move to Chelsea last night[LNB]THE SUNAndy Carroll replaced Fernando Torres as King of the Kop last night after a record-breaking transfer deadline day. [LNB]Also: Spurs missed out on signing Blackpool's Charlie Adam last night - by two minutes.[LNB]THE TIMESChelsea and Liverpool shattered transfer records as they embarked on a dramatic spending spree on the final day of the January window in which the rivals spent ?130million on four players. [LNB]Also: Chelsea's participation in the Champions League may be threatened after the club yesterday announces increased losses of ?70.9million for the financial year ending June 2010.[LNB]THE INDEPENDENT Liverpool were last night on the brink of taking one of British football's biggest transfer gambles by paying out ?35million to make Newcastle United's 22-year-old Andy Carroll the most expensive British player ever, in the hope that he would immediately fill the position vacated by Fernando Torres' ?50million departure to Chelsea. [LNB]Also: Chelsea yesterday announced huge losses of ?70.9m despite winning the Double last season, on the same day they agreed to break the British transfer record with the ?48m capture of Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.[LNB] Big buy: Liverpool have snapped up giant striker Carroll from Newcastle[LNB]DAILY STARAndy Carroll last night sensationally claimed he had been forced out of Newcastle after sealing his record-breaking ?35million move to Liverpool. [LNB]Also: Premier League clubs went deadline-day crazy after splashing a recession-busting ?133million yesterday.[LNB]DAILY MIRRORFootball went cash crazy in a final day of transfer-window dealing which saw the British record smashed twice in a matter of hours. [LNB]Also: Martin Johnson has branded Cardiff the most hostile venue in Six Nations rugby - but demanded his players show no fear.[LNB]DAILY EXPRESSAndy Carroll completed an astonishing ?35million move to Liverpool yesterday but claimed he had been forced out of Newcastle. [LNB]Also: Wales are set to pick James Hook at full-back against England on Friday night instead of Lee Byrne.[LNB]DAILY TELEGRAPHThe British transfer record was smashed twice yesterday when Fernando Torres joined Chelsea and Andy Carroll signed for Liverpool as the window closed in an unprecedented avalanche of big-deal activity. [LNB]Also: Harry Redknapp eventually conceded defeat at 8.30pm last night in his search for a new striker after Tottenham were rebuffed in their attempts to recruit Sergio Aguero, Guiseppe Rossi or Diego Forlan.[LNB]THE GUARDIANLiverpool and Chelsea produced an extraordinary finale to the January transfer window yesterday by both agreeing to break the British transfer record to sign Andy Carroll and Fernando Torres respectively in a combined spending spree that could reach almost ?150million. [LNB]Also: Tottenham Hotspur embarked upon a frantic late mission to sign the marquee striker that they craved, one characterised by club record-breaking eight-figure bids but they also found themselves under fire from Everton for their "disrespectful" attempt to snatch Phil Neville on the cheap. [LNB] Explore more:People: James Hook, Phil Neville, Harry Redknapp, Andy Carroll, Lee Byrne, Sergio Aguero, Fernando Torres, Martin Johnson, Charlie Adam Places: Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Wales
