Liverpool star Florian Wirtz was one of the most popular players leading up to Gameweek 1 of the 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season.Â
Despite a steep starting price £8.5 million, the German enjoyed 37.4% ownership at the beginning of the season. But unfortunately for Fantasy managers, Wirtz has yet to adjust to life in the Premier League.
Florian Wirtz Sees FPL Price Drop for Third Time
Florian Wirtz has not scored a goal or provided an assist despite playing five matches in the Premier League. He has only scored 10 points in FPL, making him an easy sell for most FPL managers. At the time of writing, only 13.5% managers have kept the former Bayer Leverkusen man in their team.
Ahead of Gameweek 6, Wirtz saw another price reduction in FPL, making it his third fall of the season. Each fall or rise in FPL is worth £0.1 million, so Wirtz now costs £8.2 million, £0.3 million cheaper than he was at the start of the season.
For the third time this season, Florian Wirtz falls in price 🔻 pic.twitter.com/f51i71XcdU
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) September 24, 2025
Wirtz clearly has not had the start to life he had envisioned at Liverpool. He has seen his FPL price fall thrice already in five matchdays, which sets him on course for a rather unwanted record.
Most Price Falls in FPL in the Last Decade
Since the start of the 2016/17 season, 15 players have seen their prices fall for 10 or more times over the course of the season.
Former Liverpool forward Divock Origi holds the record with 16 falls in the 2016/17 season. Origi, who started the season at £7.0 also rose in six Gameweeks, which allowed him to finish at £6.0 million.
In 2016/17 season, Diego Costa swallowed 13 £0.1 million falls. However, he still finished at £10.4 million, £0.9 higher than where he started. He scored 20 goals and provided seven assists in 35 games as Chelsea won the Premier League.
11 years ago, Chelsea signed Diego Costa.
Love him. Hate him. One of the Premier League's greatest villains 😈 pic.twitter.com/kqs1DfsHHr
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 15, 2025
Ivan Toney also attained this unique feat in the 2022/23 season, finishing higher than where he started despite seeing 12 price drops. The English striker had an initial price of £7.0 million and finished at £7.1 million.
Refer to the table below to check out the players who saw their prices fall the most since 2016/17.
| Rank | Player | Season | Falls (–£0.1m) | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divock Origi | 2016/17 | 16 | £7.0m | £6.0m |
| 2 | Kelechi Iheanacho | 2016/17 | 14 | £7.0m | £6.0m |
| 3 | Raheem Sterling | 2016/17 | 14 | £8.0m | £7.5m |
| 4 | Diego Costa | 2016/17 | 13 | £9.5m | £10.4m |
| 5 | Olivier Giroud | 2016/17 | 13 | £9.0m | £8.1m |
| 6 | Adam Lallana | 2016/17 | 13 | £7.0m | £6.7m |
| 7 | Theo Walcott | 2016/17 | 13 | £7.5m | £7.2m |
| 8 | Christian Benteke | 2016/17 | 12 | £7.5m | £7.2m |
| 9 | Ivan Toney | 2022/23 | 12 | £7.0m | £7.1m |
| 10 | Heung-Min Son | 2016/17 | 12 | £7.5m | £7.2m |
| 11 | Junior Stanislas | 2016/17 | 12 | £5.5m | £4.6m |
| 12 | Michail Antonio | 2021/22 | 12 | £7.5m | £7.3m |
| 13 | Theo Walcott (Second Entry) | 2017/18 | 11 | £7.5m | £6.6m |
| 14 | Carlton Morris | 2023/24 | 11 | £5.5m | £4.7m |
| 15 | Sergio Agüero | 2017/18 | 11 | £11.5m | £11.5m |
| 16 | Mason Mount | 2022/23 | 10 | £8.0m | £7.2m |
| 17 | Matt Phillips | 2016/17 | 10 | £5.5m | £5.3m |
| 18 | Eddie Nketiah | 2022/23 | 10 | £7.0m | £6.3m |
| 19 | Julian Alvarez | 2023/24 | 10 | £6.5m | £6.4m |
| 20 | Riyad Mahrez | 2022/23 | 10 | £8.0m | £7.5m |
Players With the Highest Price Cut in the Last Decade
Price falls do not tell the complete story. Some players may hit a slump during the season, but they bounce back to get their valuation back on track. In some rare cases, as seen with Diego Costa and Ivan Toney, players’ end price is higher than their initial value.
Divock Origi and Kelechi Iheanacho, however, could not save themselves from a big drop. They both saw their prices reduce by £1.0 million over the course of the season — the highest since the 2016/17 season.
Refer to the table for the top 10:
| Rank | Player | Season | Start | End | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divock Origi | 2016/17 | £7.0m | £6.0m | £1.0m |
| 2 | Kelechi Iheanacho | 2016/17 | £7.0m | £6.0m | £1.0m |
| 3 | Olivier Giroud | 2016/17 | £9.0m | £8.1m | £0.9m |
| 4 | Junior Stanislas | 2016/17 | £5.5m | £4.6m | £0.9m |
| 5 | Neal Maupay | 2022/23 | £6.5m | £5.6m | £0.9m |
| 6 | Theo Walcott | 2017/18 | £7.5m | £6.6m | £0.9m |
| 7 | Bernardo Silva | 2017/18 | £8.0m | £7.2m | £0.8m |
| 8 | Christopher Nkunku | 2024/25 | £6.5m | £5.7m | £0.8m |
| 9 | Cenk Tosun | 2017/18 | £7.5m | £6.7m | £0.8m |
| 10 | Carlton Morris | 2023/24 | £5.5m | £4.7m | £0.8m |
Note: We have pulled the data from official FPL API’s per-gameweek player history dumps. We have calculated the difference between season-start and season-end prices to get the final values.
