Estádio da Luz.

The 23-year-old Brazilian, who flew to London to complete his medical, will add some much-needed depth to a stretched defence.

Liverpool were the other big spenders on transfer deadline day. In a shocking bit of news, perhaps more so than Torres' transfer, Andy Carroll was confirmed as a Liverpool player after the Merseyside club agreed a five-and-half-year deal with Newcastle United for a record fee of £35m. The deal, which will keep him at Anfield till 2016 was agreed earlier in the day and the deal was subject to a medical, which the striker passed.

Andy Carroll will wear the No.9 shirt for Liverpool, previously adorned by Fernando Torres who moved on to Chelsea.

The deal makes Andy Carroll the most expensive English player in the history of football.He is brought in as a replacement for Torres who was sold to Chelsea just before the close of the transfer window.

Liverpool said in a statement, Andy Carroll has tonight completed his transfer from Newcastle United to Liverpool FC and signed a five-and-a-half-year deal that will keep him at Anfield until 2016.

The club agreed a record transfer fee with Newcastle earlier in the day for the transfer of the England international striker. The deal was subject to the completion of a medical, which the player has now passed. Andy Carroll will wear the No. 9 shirt for Liverpool.

A statement in Newcastle's website said, Andy Carroll has completed his switch to Liverpool for an undisclosed fee. The England international handed in a transfer request to Newcastle on Monday afternoon,