Florian Wirtz to Liverpool: Who are the most expensive football signings?

Florian Wirtz is set to become the 10th footballer to move for a nine-figure fee after Liverpool agreed to pay Bayer Leverkusen an initial £100m for the Germany attacking midfielder.

Including add-ons, the Reds could end up paying Leverkusen £116m.

The move will make Wirtz, 22, Liverpool’s club record signing, the most expensive German footballer ever – and the biggest sale by a Bundesliga club.

Liverpool already have the world’s second most expensive goalkeeper – Alisson – and centre-back – Virgil van Dijk.

The British record for an initial fee remains the £107m Chelsea paid for Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez in 2023.

Six months later they signed Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo for an initial £100m, which could rise to £115m.

Wirtz’s initial fee means he moves for exactly half the world record, which remains the £200m PSG paid Barcelona for Neymar in 2017.

Here BBC Sport looks at some of the most expensive players ever.

We are using initial fees, excluding add-ons, where possible – including reported figures where they were officially undisclosed.