It has been 366 days since Chelsea smashed the British transfer by shelling out 50 million pounds to acquire Fernando Torres from rivals Liverpool. Disgruntled with the direction the club was heading down, El Nino shocked Merseyside with a written transfer request at the eleventh hour.
At the same time down on Tyneside, Geordie nation were stunned to learn that their number nine, home grown prodigy Andy Carroll had done the same. The fee of 35 million pounds was too good to pass up for the Magpie’s. One day and a staggering 85 million pounds spent, both players became forever linked.
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2012/02/01/michalakos_blog/
At the same time down on Tyneside, Geordie nation were stunned to learn that their number nine, home grown prodigy Andy Carroll had done the same. The fee of 35 million pounds was too good to pass up for the Magpie’s. One day and a staggering 85 million pounds spent, both players became forever linked.
To read mor click on the link below...
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2012/02/01/michalakos_blog/
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