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:
10. Aaron Wan-Bissaka | $64.8m
Joined From: Crystal Palace
Joined To: Manchester United
Year: 2019
Country: England
9. John Stones | $65.6m
Joined From: Everton
Joined To: Manchester City
Year: 2016
Country: England
8. Benjamin Mendy | $67.8m
Joined From: Monaco
Joined To: Manchester City
Year: 2017
Country: France
7. Aymeric Laporte | $76.6m
Joined From: Athletic Bilbao
Joined To: Manchester City
Year: 2018
Country: Spain
6. Joao Cancelo | $76.6m
Joined From: Juventus
Joined To: Manchester City
Year: 2019
Country: Portugal
5. Ruben Dias | $80.2m
Joined From: Benfica
Joined To: Manchester City
Year: 2020
Country: Portugal
4. Lucas Hernandez | $94.3m
Joined From: Atletico Madrid
Joined To: Bayern Munich
Year: 2019
Country: France
3. Virgil Van Dijk | $100m
Joined From: Southampton
Joined To: Liverpool
Year: 2018
Country: Netherlands
2. Matthijs De Ligt | $100.7m
Joined From: Ajax
Joined To: Juventus
Year: 2019
Country: Netherlands
1. Harry Maguire | $102.5m
Joined From: Leicester City
Joined To: Manchester United
Year: 2019
Country: England
