Top ten most expensive Premier League transfers ever: Florian Wirtz set to break record and move above Chelsea duo
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The Premier League is set to welcome a new mega-money superstar, with Florian Wirtz about to become the most expensive signing in history. 

talkSPORT reports that Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have reached an agreement on a total fee of £116 million for Wirtz, which will establish a new British transfer record this summer.

Wirtz to Liverpool is about to be the new British record transfer

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Wirtz to Liverpool is about to be the new British record transferCredit: Getty

Chelsea currently still hold the record after signing Moises Caicedo from Brighton for £115million in August 2023.

The Blues also made headlines with the second-highest transfer deal when they acquired World Cup champion Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for £106.5 million on the final day of the January 2022/23 window.

In the past, Manchester United was renowned for being the biggest spender in England, with ex-player Paul Pogba once holding the title of the league’s most expensive athlete.

However, that all changed in the summer of 2021 when Manchester City bought Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.

Man City did hold the record after spending £100million on England maestro Grealish, but now that deal has slipped down the list.

Arsenal’s £105million signing of Declan Rice makes him the most expensive British player of all time, although he still sits behind the Chelsea duo in the history books.

So, Wirtz will top this list once his move goes through, but who makes up the current top ten?

Here, talkSPORT.com looks at who has cost the most in English top-flight history.

10.Josko Gvardiol (Leipzig to Manchester City in 2023) – £78million

Gvardiol is one of the most expensive defenders ever

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Gvardiol is one of the most expensive defenders everCredit: Getty

9.Harry Maguire (Leicester to Manchester United in 2019) – £80million

Maguire's move to Man United broke records

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Maguire’s move to Man United broke recordsCredit: Getty

8. Antony (Ajax to Manchester United in 2022) – £86million

Antony is already primed for a move away from Old Trafford

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Antony is already primed for a move away from Old TraffordCredit: Getty

7. Mykhailo Mudryk (Shakhtar Donetsk to Chelsea in 2023) – £89million

Mykhailo Mudryk's move to Chelsea hasn't been too successful so far

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Mykhailo Mudryk’s move to Chelsea hasn’t been too successful so farCredit: Getty

6. Paul Pogba (Juventus to Manchester United in 2016) – £89million

Former Man United star Paul Pogba never justified his price tag at Old Trafford

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Former Man United star Paul Pogba never justified his price tag at Old TraffordCredit: Getty Images – Getty

5. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan to Chelsea in 2021) – £97million

Romelu Lukaku's move back to Chelsea didn't go to plan

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Romelu Lukaku’s move back to Chelsea didn’t go to planCredit: getty

4. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa to Manchester City in 2021) – £100million

Grealish was once the most expensive Premier League player ever

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Grealish was once the most expensive Premier League player everCredit: Getty

3. Declan Rice (West Ham to Arsenal in 2023) – £105million

Arsenal broke the British transfer record to sign Rice in 2023

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Arsenal broke the British transfer record to sign Rice in 2023Credit: Getty

2. Enzo Fernandez (Benfica to Chelsea in 2023) – £106.8million

Fernandez has become a leader at Chelsea

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Fernandez has become a leader at ChelseaCredit: AFP

1. Moises Caicedo (Brighton to Chelsea in 2023) – £115million

Caicedo is soon to have his record fee beaten by Wirtz

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Caicedo is soon to have his record fee beaten by WirtzCredit: Getty
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