Liverpool broke the club's transfer record Monday by signing England striker Andy Carroll for a reported 35 million pounds ($56 million) on a 5 1/2-year contract from Newcastle.
The British media said the fee would be a record for a British player, beating the 29.1 million pounds (then $44.5 million) Manchester United paid Leeds for defender Rio Ferdinand in 2002.
Liverpool's previous biggest fee was spending 20.3 million pounds (then $40.6 million) in 2007 for Fernando Torres, who moved to Chelsea for a British-record fee reportedly worth 50 million pounds ($79.5 million) on the final day of Europe's January transfer window.
Earlier, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez moved to Liverpool from Ajax for €26.5 million ($36 million), meaning the Reds' transfer record was smashed twice in the space of a few hours.
"Andy Carroll has tonight completed his transfer from Newcastle United to Liverpool FC and signed a 5 1/2-deal that will keep him at Anfield until 2016," a Liverpool statement read.
The 22-year-old Carroll, who signed an improved five-year deal with Newcastle in October, has scored 11 goals in 19 Premier League games this season.
His superb form for Newcastle led to an England call-up and he made his national-team debut against France last November, his only cap so far.
Carroll has also attracted attention for his off-field behavior this season. In October, he was charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend and granted bail on condition he lived with Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan. The charges were dropped in December.
In a separate incident, he was fined in October after admitting assaulting a man in a nightclub in December 2009.
Liverpool is currently seventh in the Premier League after having recovered from its worst start to a season for 56 years, which cost Roy Hodgson his job as manager.
The club's new owners, Fenway Sports Group, brought in Kenny Dalglish as a replacement for a second spell in charge and has now backed the former Scotland striker in the transfer market.
