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…

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TOP 10 | THE BUNDESLIGA TRANSFER RECORDS

1. Javi Martínez | €40 m
Athletic Bilbao to FC Bayern Munich

2. Mario Gomez | €30 m
VfB Stuttgart to FC Bayern Munich

3. Franck Ribéry | €25 m
Olympique de Marseille to FC Bayern Munich

4. Marcio Amoroso | €25 m
AC Parma to Borussia Dortmund

5. Arjen Robben | €24 m
Real Madrid CF to FC Bayern Munich

6. Manuel Neuer | €22 m
FC Schalke 04 to FC Bayern Munich

7. Roy Makaay | €19.75 m
Deportivo La Coruna to FC Bayern Munich

8. Marco Reus | €17.5 m
Borussia Mönchengladbach to Borussia Dortmund

9. Luiz Gustavo | €17 m
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to FC Bayern Munich

10. Miroslav Klose | €15 m
SV Werder Bremen to FC Bayern Munich

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