ANDY CARROLL will wear Fernando Torres' No 9 shirt after completing his £35million move to Liverpool.

The England hitman, 22, finalised his switch tonight after Torres joined Chelsea for £50m.

Carroll, who forced through the deal after handing in a transfer request earlier today, has signed a 5½-year contract.

He passed a medical and agreed personal terms just minutes before tonight's 11pm transfer deadline.

The staggering fee is a record for a British player - beating the £29.1m Manchester United paid Leeds for Rio Ferdinand in 2002.

Confirmation of Carroll's signing means the Reds' transfer record has been broken twice in the space of a few hours after a £22.8million deal for Ajax forward Luis Suarez was finalised earlier in the evening.

Source: The Sun