Liverpool‘s new signing Florian Wirtz is the tenth player in world football history to be valued at £100m. But he is still two steps behind all-time top scorer Neymar Jr.
The Athletic FC reported that after the Reds reached an agreement. With Bayer Leverkusen to buy the 22-year-old playmaker for a total value of up to 116 million pounds (around 136.3 million euros). Setting a new record for the most expensive signing of all time in the English Premier League.สมัคร UFABET
The fee has broken down into a guaranteed £100m (around €117.5m) and a further £16m (€18.8m) in add-ons depending on performance.
The guaranteed payment format is to pay in installments in three years. But the first lump sum must be more than 55%.
Liverpool’s £100m fee would put Wirtz joint eighth. With Jack Grealish (Aston Villa to Man City, 2021) and Moises Caicedo (Brighton to Chelsea, 2023).
Up top are £105m Declan Rice (West Ham to Arsenal 2023), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool to Barcelona 2018)
£107m Enzo Fernandez (Benfica to Chelsea 2023), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid to Barcelona 2019)
£113m Joao Felix (Benfica to Atletico Madrid 2019)
£165.7m Kylian Mbappe (Monaco to PSG 2018)
£200m Neymar Jr. (Barcelona to PSG 2017)
Looking specifically at the Premier League, in detail, Wirtz could cost as much as £116m if his appearances, personal stats and achievements are all met. Making him the most expensive player in UK history.
Breaking the previous record of Chelsea midfielder Enzo in 2023, who made £107m.
In the case of Caicedo, the Blues midfielder has a guaranteed £ 100m with a maximum option of £ 115m. But that threshold has not been met.