Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-13
The Precedent
1st on the list: how Liverpool's €125.0m for Florian Wirtz sits against its own midfielders
The club has bought 7 midfielders for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
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Liverpool paid €125.0m for Florian Wirtz. Against the club's own history of paying for midfielders, that is the 1st largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Szoboszlai | Leipzig | €70.0m | 2023/24 |
| Naby Keïta | RB Leipzig | €60.0m | 2018/19 |
| Fabinho | Monaco | €45.0m | 2018/19 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Brighton | €42.0m | 2023/24 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | Bayern Munich | €40.0m | 2023/24 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | Arsenal | €38.0m | 2017/18 |
A club's own precedent is the only fair yardstick for whether a fee is a departure for it. A number that looks enormous league-wide can be routine for one buyer, and a modest one can be a record for another.
Transfer record, fees and market values: ACTUAL TRANSFER MARKET (actualtransfermarket.com). Analysis: ACTUAL SPORT INTELLIGENCE.
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