From Harry Maguire to Matthijs de Ligt: Top five most expensive defenders of all time

#2 Virgil van Dijk, £75 million, Southampton to Liverpool (January 2018) | AFP

#3 Lucas Hernandez, £68 million, Atletico Madrid to Bayern Munich (July 2019)| AFP

#4 Matthijs de Ligt, £67.5 million (could rise to £77 million with potential add-ons), Ajax to Juventus (July 2019)| AFP

#5 Aymeric Laporte, £57 million, Athletic Bilbao to Manchester City (January 2018)| AFP