| Updated: 18:00 EDT, 21 June 2025
Money, money, money. It makes the world go round, and it definitely makes the football world go round.
First there was Willie Groves. Then there was Alf Common. Then Denis Law. Trevor Francis. Paul Pogba. Now, there is Florian Wirtz.
The 1970s saw a quick increase in the price of British football transfers, but those kind of fees were nothing compared to today. Signings over £100million are now common, and the latest has gone through in the form of Bayer Leverkusen's Wirtz joining Liverpool for what could be £116m - another record.