The Bundesliga's Most Expensive Players
If a club wants a player, then money is not a problem. These players certainly left their departing clubs with their pockets full. We give you the top eight most costly Bundesliga players.
Roberto Firmino
For the unbelievable reported sum of 41 million euros, the 23-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder will leave Hoffenheim for Liverpool and the Premier League, subject to medical. If the reported fee is true, Firmino becomes the most expensive player in Bundesliga history.
Javi Martinez
Up until now, Bayern Munich's Spanish defensive midfielder held his spot at the top of the league's transfer list. In 2012, Bayern triggered a clause in his contract and spent a whopping 40 million euros to prize Martinez from Athletic Bilbao, but Firmino's transfer to Liverpool has pushed Martinez to second.
Mario Götze
37 million euros and a whole lot of heartache is what Borussia Dortmund got when Bayern Munich prized Mario Götze away from them a year after the Bavarians signed Martinez. Since 2013, Götze has worn red instead of yellow but has yet to find his purple patch.
Edin Dzeko
Roughly the same, was the price Manchester City paid Wolfsburg in the January transfer window during the 2010/11 season for Bosnian Edin Dezeko. The striker won the domestic league with both teams respectively and helped Bosnia reach the World Cup last year for the first time in the nation's history.
Andre Schürrle
Some of those millions, Wolfsburg reinvested when they purchased World Cup winner Andre Schürrle at the beginning of 2015. Chelsea banked 32 million euros for the winger, who has failed to live up to his fee since returning from the Premier League.
Manuel Neuer
It's not just playmakers and goalscorers that can fetch an impressive fee and that much was clear when Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer joined Bayern Munich in 2011. The man between the sticks cost 30 million and it's hard to argue he hasn't been worth every penny.
Toni Kroos
A visionary passer who was central to Germany's World Cup win in Brazil, Toni Kroos joined Real Madrid from Bayern Munich for around 30 million euros in 2014. For a side that spent more than 90 million securing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale, the deal for Kroos was peanuts.
Mario Gomez
It's a while ago, but Mario Gomez joining Bayern Munich from Stuttgart in 2009 for 30 million euros was big news and it is still a top ten Bundesliga transfer record. The German now plays for Fiorentina in the Italian top division.