10 players who became the most expensive defenders in the world
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Vincent Candela to Roma for £8.1m
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Taribo West to Inter Milan for £10.2m
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Japp Stam to Manchester United for £10.6m
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Lillian Thuram to Juventus for £22m
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Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United for £30m
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David Luiz to PSG for £50
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Kyle Walker to Manchester City for £50m
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Benjamin Mendy to Manchester City for £52m
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Virgil Van Dijk to Liverpool for £75m
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Harry Maguire to Manchester United for £80m
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Manchester United’s signing of Harry Maguire for £80m from Leicester City makes him the most expensive defender of all time.
The England international’s transfer has broken the record set last year when Virgil van Dijk moved to Liverpool from Southampton.
We look back at 10 times this particular record has been broken, there are some famous names in this list!