Best Deadline Day ever?

Another Deadline Day is upon us, with fans across the country hoping their team can bring in that one player sure to make all the difference this season.

It is sure to be frantic with fax machines, seemingly neglected for most of the year, whirring frenziedly as clubs scramble to get all the paperwork submitted in time to complete the deal before the 11pm deadline.

However, it would take something special to match the drama of what is arguably the best transfer Deadline Day ever…

In late January 2011, defending champions Chelsea sat fourth in the Premier League table, some 10 points behind leaders Manchester United.

Liverpool, meanwhile, were seventh and there was an air of positivity around the club. Not only had Fenway Sports Group replaced Tom Hicks and George Gillett as owners, they had also recently appointed club legend Kenny Dalglish as manager until the end of the season after a dismal first half to the campaign.

That good feeling soon went away when it emerged that Chelsea, keen to reignite their title push, were interested in signing the Reds’ star striker Fernando Torres and, perhaps more importantly, the player wanted to go.

Torres made his desire to leave for Stamford Bridge official when he handed in a transfer request on 28 January. It was swiftly rejected by Liverpool but it was clear that was far from the end of the story.

The situation remained in the balance three days later on deadline day and while other moves around the country were being confirmed it wasn’t until around 7.30pm, after various claims and counter-claims, that Liverpool confirmed that they had finally agreed on a fee with Chelsea for the Spanish …

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