Harry Maguire's move to Manchester United for £ 80m has made the England national team the most expensive defensive player ever and made it directly to the all-time high-profile team, as assembled in the Spanish "Marquee".
These 11 players, each of whom is dear in his role, together cross the billions of euros (1.2 billion to be exact), an astronomical sum for all opinions. In addition, none of these players crossed the age of 27 when he broke the record in his post. Six of the players were bought by English teams, two by Barcelona, two by Paris Saint-Germain and one by Bayern Munich. All amounts are shown in Euro.
The Spanish national goalkeeper, who is often favored by David de Haha, became the world's most valuable goalkeeper last summer when he moved from Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea. The Blue were looking for a replacement for Tibo Courtois who left for Real Madrid and had to break the record for a goalkeeper, broken a few weeks earlier by Allison who moved from Rome to Liverpool for € 75m. With the goalkeeping record high since 2001, Janeluigi Buffon moved from Parma to Juventus for € 53 million.
Right defender: Kyle Walker (€ 56 million)
Pep Guardiola has revolutionized Manchester City since arriving in 2016. Defenders have always been a key part of the Spanish game system, like Danny Elves in Barcelona. In 2017, he made Walker the most valuable defensive player in history as he paid Tottenham nearly € 60 million and set a new threshold for pricing players from the back.
Brake: Virgil Van Dyke (€ 85 million)
Liverpool chased a long time after the Dutch brake in January 2018 from Southampton for € 85 million. In no time Van Dyke was able to stabilize the Reds defense, came with them to two Champions League finals and won in May with Liverpool in the Sixth Cup in Madrid. Next goal: winning the championship after 30 years.
Brake: Harry Maguire (€ 88 million)
The newcomer to the list. Much like Liverpool. Manchester United also want to upgrade its defense and put their trust in the Leicester City brake, which excelled in the England national team at the World Cup. It remains to be seen whether he will justify the price.
Left defender: Lucas Hernandez (€ 80 million)
Bayern Munich is picking championships in the chain in Germany, but dream of winning the Champions League again since 2013. To that end, Atletico Madrid has paid off the big left-back clause, which won with the French national team in the World Cup last summer.
Rudry (€ 70 million)
Another freshman joins the list, and another who left Atletico Madrid after redeeming his parole. Guardiola was looking for a replacement for Fernandinho, who remains but the Brazilian is already 34 and not getting any younger. Rudry is supposed to be the anchor of the link.
Paul Pogba (€ 105 million)
The 2016 French midfielder became the most expensive player of all time when he moved from Juventus to Manchester United, returning a player who left for free. Since Pogba, he has not justified the price and flirted with Real Madrid and Juventus, who will try to sign him until the end of the transfer window.
Contact: Frankie de Jong (€ 75 million)
Barcelona courted Ajax for a long time and secured its services in the middle of last season. The amount could grow by an additional € 11 million, depending on De Jong's achievements on the lawn and the titles he will win.
Attack: Philippa Coutinho (€ 145 million)
Barcelona looked for a replacement for Neymar and went all out on his Brazilian teammate, who in the meantime did not deliver the goods. The original transfer amount is € 120 million, but is expected to reach € 160 million with various bonuses. Since the original transfer was priced in pounds, the estimated amount is € 145 million.
Attack: Killian Ambapa (€ 180 million)
The player who, before his 20th birthday, conquered the World Cup final and won France with the World Cup should be the one to inherit Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in due course. Paris Saint-Germain asked him first from Monaco and then paid her € 180 million. If there is a player to break the next world record, it is Ambapa.
Attack: Neymar (€ 222 million)
The all-time favorite player and the one that inspires saga around him every summer. In 2017 Paris Saint-Germain paid his parole to Barcelona. He hasn't brought her the Champions Cup yet, but a lot of rumors and speculation about a possible return to Barcelona.
The replacements: Joao Felix (€ 126 million), Antoine Grisman (€ 120 million), Usman Dembla (€ 105 million), Edan Hazar (€ 100 million), Cristiano Ronaldo (€ 100 million), Gareth Bale (100 million) Euro).
