# Top 10 most-expensive transfer of defenders in history

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-most-expensive-transfer-of-defenders-in-history/  
Published: 2021-06-06  
Updated: 2021-06-06  
Author: Rahul Roy

Usually the attackers are valued a lot more than defenders but the defenders are equally important to a team compared to the attackers in order to an optimal balance.

So now-a-days, clubs have started to value their defenders most as we see all the top 10 most expensive transfer for defenders happening in the last 5 years. Manchester City have 5 defenders in the top 10 list with Manchester United having 2 and Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Juventus having 1 each.

So, lets take a look at the top 10 most-expensive transfer of defenders in history:

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/aaron-wan-bissaka.jpg)

## 10. Aaron Wan-Bissaka | $64.8m

Joined From: Crystal Palace  
Joined To: Manchester United  
Year: 2019  
Country: England

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/skysports-john-stones-man-city_5204776.jpg)

## 9. John Stones | $65.6m

Joined From: Everton  
Joined To: Manchester City  
Year: 2016  
Country: England

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/benjamin-mendy-1024x1024.jpg)

## 8. Benjamin Mendy | $67.8m

Joined From: Monaco  
Joined To: Manchester City  
Year: 2017  
Country: France

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/E1HElaportezdQWQAkwgHk-1024x711.jpeg)

## 7. Aymeric Laporte | $76.6m

Joined From: Athletic Bilbao  
Joined To: Manchester City  
Year: 2018  
Country: Spain

![Barcelona wants to swap Nelson Semedo for Man City's Joao Cancelo](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ezgif.com-gif-maker-4.jpg)
*Photo by Matt McNulty – Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images*

## 6. Joao Cancelo | $76.6m

Joined From: Juventus  
Joined To: Manchester City  
Year: 2019  
Country: Portugal

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ruben-dias.jpg)

## 5. Ruben Dias | $80.2m

Joined From: Benfica  
Joined To: Manchester City  
Year: 2020  
Country: Portugal

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh.jpg)
*MUNICH, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 18: Lucas Hernandez of FC Bayern Muenchen runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Bayern Muenchen and Crvena Zvezda at Allianz Arena on September 18, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)*

## 4. Lucas Hernandez | $94.3m

Joined From: Atletico Madrid  
Joined To: Bayern Munich  
Year: 2019  
Country: France

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/van-dijk-1024x768.jpg)

## 3. Virgil Van Dijk | $100m

Joined From: Southampton  
Joined To: Liverpool  
Year: 2018  
Country: Netherlands

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/de-ligt-1024x599.jpeg)

## 2. Matthijs De Ligt | $100.7m

Joined From: Ajax  
Joined To: Juventus  
Year: 2019  
Country: Netherlands

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GettyImages-1206106266.jpg)
*MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 08: Harry Maguire of Manchester United celebrates the 2-0 victory during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on March 8, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)*

## 1. Harry Maguire | $102.5m

Joined From: Leicester City  
Joined To: Manchester United  
Year: 2019  
Country: England