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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Every footballer signed for £100m as Wirtz joins Liverpool
Every footballer signed for £100m as Wirtz joins Liverpool Florian Wirtz has completed his transfer to Liverpool in a deal that could reach a British record fee. Wirtz arrives at Anfield with a huge reputation, having been named as the Bundesliga's Player of the Season in consecutive campaigns. The 22-year-old inspired Bayer Leverkusen to a first-ever German title in 2023/24 before shining on the Champions League stage last season. Liverpool have paid Leverkusen an initial £100m for the Germany midfielder, which could rise to £116m with add-ons. It's a club-record fee for Liverpool with Wirtz becoming just the 10th player to cost in excess of £100m. Advertisement Jack Grealish was the first Premier League player to cost £100m, after leaving Aston Villa for Manchester City in 2021. Declan Rice (Arsenal), Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo (both Chelsea) have each cost north of the figure. The Premier League's record sale remains Philippe Coutinho's departure from Liverpool to Barcelona. Coutinho joined the Spanish side for an initial £105m, potentially rising to £142m with add-ons. Wirtz's transfer still falls significantly behind the £198m world-record deal that took Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017. Here is every footballer to have cost over £100m, all initial figures before add-ons. Highest transfer records in football history Neymar – Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, 2017 (£198m) Kylian Mbappe – AS Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain, 2018 (£163m) Joao Felix – Benfica to Atletico Madrid, 2019 (£113m) Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid to Barcelona, 2019 (£107m) Enzo Fernandez – Benfica to Chelsea, 2023 (£106.8m) Philippe Coutinho – Liverpool to Barcelona, 2018 (£105m, rising to £142m) Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool (£100m, rising £116m) Jack Grealish – Aston Villa to Manchester City (£100m) Declan Rice – West Ham United to Arsenal (£100m, rising to £105m) Moises Caicedo – Brighton and Hove Albion to Chelsea (£100m, rising to £115m) Advertisement Read – Six players we'd love to see in the Premier League next season See more – PFA Player of the Year shortlist revealed for 2024/25 Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Liverpool announce British record Florian Wirtz deal
Liverpool have announced the club-record signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The Germany international moves to Merseyside for an initial fee of £100m, which could rise to a British transfer record £116m with add-ons. Liverpool have landed one of Europe's most impressive young talents with the 22-year-old having won the Bundesliga's Player of the Season in consecutive campaigns. Advertisement In 2023/24, he helped inspire Bayer Leverkusen to a first-ever Bundesliga title. Under the management of ex-Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen became the first German side to win the title unbeaten. He is one of just two players across Europe's top five leagues to record 10+ goals and 10+ assists across each of the last two seasons, alongside new Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah. Wirtz has put pen to paper on a long-term deal and said he can't wait to get started on his 'new adventure' at Anfield Wirtz told 'I feel very happy and very proud. Finally it's done and I was waiting for a long time – finally it's done and I am really happy. 'I'm really excited to have a new adventure in front of me. This was also a big point of my thoughts: that I want to have something completely new, to go out of the Bundesliga and to join the Premier League. Advertisement 'I will see how I can perform there. I hope I can do my best. I spoke also with some players who played there and they told me that it's perfect for me and every pitch is perfect, you can enjoy every game. I'm really looking forward to playing my first game.' Read – Six players we'd love to see in the Premier League next season See more – Eight transfers you might have missed this summer Read also – Florian Wirtz: What will record-breaker bring to Liverpool? Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok
The South African
2 days ago
- Sport
- The South African
Throwback to Saleng at his best for Orlando Pirates
Monnapule Saleng was a menace to defenders in the 2022-2023 season. Will Orlando Pirates ever see that version of him again? Once Player of the Season, now Saleng is one of the PSL's forgotten men. Orlando Pirates must find a resolution to this issue, otherwise it will detract from their on-pitch goals in 2025-2026. What is Saleng earning at Pirates? Saleng produced a dazzling output of 15 goals and 11 assists from 30 appearances across all competitions in 2022-2023 to be crowned PSL Player of the Year. 2023-2024 didn't reach those heights, but class, as they say, is permanent. He was easily the best player in South Africa, by a mile. In October 2022, he bagged a match-winning brace in a 3-0 win against Sundowns in the MTN8 semi-final and then grabbed the only goal in the final to vanquish AmaZulu. There's no doubt that Saleng loves big games. Orlando Pirates XI next season with two brand new signings The last time 27-year-old Monnapule Saleng kicked a competitive ball for the club was in December 2024. Depending on who you believe and what you read, Saleng could be heading to Kaizer Chiefs, Sundowns, Al Ahly or any number of European clubs like Anderlecht or Monaco. The talk of the town. Image: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix Where will Monnapule Saleng be playing his football next season? Let us know by leaving a comment below, or sending a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Ex Hearts and Leeds United man could face sack after 10 games after cup stunner and league slump
The former Hearts and Leeds United player is up against it in the Far East. Sign up to our Hearts newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A former Hearts and Leeds United player is facing the sack in Japan after a difficult start to his latest managerial stint. Since hanging up his boots, Patrick Kisnorbo has managed at Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory in his native Australia, alongside a stint at Troyes in France. He joined J League club Yokohama F. Marinos as an assistant to head coach Steve Holland last year and was appointed interim gaffer after the former England coach was sacked. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Just last month, Kisnorbo took charge of Yokohama permanently but it has not gone to plan. He has won just two and lost eight of his first 10 matches overall and his case has not been helped by one of those losses being a shock 2-0 defeat at home in the second round of the Emperor's Cup against ReinMoor Aomori. They play in Japan's fourth tier. Former Leeds United and Hearts man poised for sacking Losing 1-0 to another struggling side in Albirex Niigata has dented his reputation further in Japan and Far-East outlet Sponichi claim that Marinos will sack the former Hearts and Leeds United man, who is to be replaced by Kenta Kawai, most recently in charge of Sagan Tosu. The club have never sacked two managers in the same season but they are desperately looking to avoid relegation for the first time, currently bottom of the league at the halfway stage and six points off safety. Kisnorbo was handed his chance in the UK by Hearts after time at South Melbourne. He was a regular during the course of his two year contract and his only league goal came in a derby win against Hibs in 2004. The former defender also netted vs Braga in Europe before leaving for Leicester City and then Leeds United, where he spent four years and won the fans' Player of the Season and also the Players' Player of the Season in his first campaign. Kisnorbo ended his playing days back in Australia at Melbourne City and was also called upon by his country between 2002-2009. What Patrick Kisnorbo thought of Hearts Speaking to the Evening News in 2019 about time at Hearts, Kisnorbo said: 'Signing for Hearts was one of my highlights. Then obviously playing in the UEFA Cup. We had such a great team and a good team culture. Scoring in the derby (a 2-1 win at Tynecastle just days after facing Ruud Gullit's Feyenoord in De Kuip) and getting through to the UEFA Cup group stage, which nobody thought we'd do, was great. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I scored against Braga at Murrayfield. Then there was the win in Bordeaux the previous year - again, nobody gave us a chance in that one but we went over there and won 1-0. In the two years I was at Hearts we did a lot of things that won't be bettered for a long time. 'I had so many great moments there. I just enjoyed every day at Hearts, knowing how fortunate I was that all the hard work I'd done at Melbourne had paid off in terms of getting the opportunity to go to Scotland.'
Hans India
5 days ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Shivaldo Singh extends Bengaluru FC deal until 2028
Forward Chingangbam Shivaldo Singh has signed a new three-year deal with Bengaluru FC that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2027-28 season. Shivaldo, who has been called up to Team India's U23 squad for friendlies against Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic in Dushanbe later this month, has made 15 appearances for the club across two seasons. "I'm really happy to have signed a new deal with Bengaluru FC, a club where I've grown immensely over the last few years. I'm grateful to the coaches and management for putting their faith in me, and to the fans for their support. The season gone by was one that tested me, and I'm thankful to the club for supporting me through this period. I'm looking forward to contributing to the team's future successes," said Shivaldo, after completing the formalities on the deal. Shivaldo, who made his debut for the Blues against Mumbai City FC in 2023, scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 win over Goa later on that season. He was also named the club's Emerging Player of the Season at the end of 2023-24. He made his debut for India's U23 squad later that year, scoring on his first appearance against Malaysia in an international friendly. "Shivaldo is a player who has immense potential, and having come back from what was a tough injury at the start of last season, we see him playing a big part in our future successes. All of us at the club are really glad to see him sign on a new deal," said Blues' Director of Football, Darren Caldeira. Shivaldo's extension follows that of Naorem Roshan Singh and Lalremtluanga Fanai, who have both put pen to paper on long term deals at the club.
