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The Premier League is ready to welcome a brand new mega-money celebrity, with Florian Wirtz about to develop into the most costly signing in historical past.
talkSPORT understands that Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have agreed a complete price of £116million for Wirtz and that can see him set a brand new British switch file this summer time.
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Chelsea at present nonetheless maintain the file after signing Moises Caicedo from Brighton for £115million in August 2023.
The Blues even have the second-highest ever switch price following their signing of World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for £106.5million on deadline day of the 2022/23 January window.
In the meantime, Manchester United had a protracted historical past of being the main spenders in England and former star man Paul Pogba had beforehand been the top-flight’s priciest participant.
Nonetheless, that every one modified in the summertime of 2021 when Manchester Metropolis purchased Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.
Man Metropolis did maintain the file after spending £100million on England maestro Grealish, however now that deal has slipped down the checklist.
Arsenal’s £105million signing of Declan Rice makes him the most costly British participant of all time, though he nonetheless sits behind the Chelsea duo within the historical past books.
So, Wirtz will high this checklist as soon as his transfer goes by, however who makes up the present high ten?
Right here, talkSPORT.com appears at who has value essentially the most in English top-flight historical past.
10.Josko Gvdiori (Leipzig to Manchester Metropolis in 2023) – £ 78Million
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9.Harry Maguire (Leicester to Manchester United in 2019) – £80million
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8. Antony (Ajax to Manchester United in 2022) – £86million
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7. Mykhale Mudryk (Shakhtar Donetsk to Chelsea in 2023) – £ 89million
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6. Paul Pogba (Juventus to Manchester United in 2016) – £89million
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5. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan to Chelsea in 2021) – £97million
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4. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa to Manchester Metropolis in 2021) – £100million
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3. Declan Rice (West Ham to Arsenal in 2023) – £105million
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2. Enzo Fernandez (Benfica to Chelsea in 2023) – £106.8million
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1. Moses Caicedo (Brighton to Chelsea in 2023) – £115million
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