German giants FC Bayern Munich are expected to officially announce the signing of Athletic Bilbao & Spain star Javi Martínez early next week.
Bayern will be paying a record-breaking €40 million for the 23-year-old defensive midfielder according to German media. The deal would mark a new Bundesliga transfer record and top the €30 million German record set by Mario Gomez for his transfer from Stuttgart to Bayern.
The Martínez deal sets a new high for the German Bundesliga, but the German record is still far away to make it to the international “Top 10″. Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo (€94 million) heads the international list ahead of Zinedine Zidane (€73.5 million) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (€69.5 million).
But let’s have a look at the German transfer records…
TOP 10 | THE BUNDESLIGA TRANSFER RECORDS
1. Javi Martínez | €40 mAthletic Bilbao to FC Bayern Munich
2. Mario Gomez | €30 mVfB Stuttgart to FC Bayern Munich
3. Franck Ribéry | €25 mOlympique de Marseille to FC Bayern Munich
4. Marcio Amoroso | €25 mAC Parma to Borussia Dortmund
5. Arjen Robben | €24 mReal Madrid CF to FC Bayern Munich
6. Manuel Neuer | €22 mFC Schalke 04 to FC Bayern Munich
7. Roy Makaay | €19.75 mDeportivo La Coruna to FC Bayern Munich
8. Marco Reus | €17.5 mBorussia Mönchengladbach to Borussia Dortmund
9. Luiz Gustavo | €17 mTSG 1899 Hoffenheim to FC Bayern Munich
10. Miroslav Klose | €15 mSV Werder Bremen to FC Bayern Munich
