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Football’s 2020 world most expensive defenders (part 2)

MATTHIJS DE LIGT (67.5 MILLION EURO)

In the summer of 2019, Juventus had to spend 85 million euros to buy De Ligt from Ajax. He also won the best young player award at the 2019 Golden Ball Awards. De Ligt’s strength lies in his ability to fight and pass the ball. But in his first season in Serie A, De Ligt made many mistakes and needed more time to complete.

De Ligt has played 20 matches in Serie A this season with a total of 1,650 minutes. He owns the exact pass rate of 90%; An average of 1.2 tackles per game. In addition, Robertson also has 2 goals in the No. 1 tournament in Italy.

VIRGIL VAN DIJK (80 MILLION EURO)

Van Dijk is the 2nd highest transfer defender in the world, after M.U.’s Harry Maguire. But according to Transfermarkt, Van Dijk’s price is now only 80 million euros. The appearance of Van Dijk makes the Liverpool defense more solid and difficult to defeat. In 2019, Van Dijk won the Silver Ball and ranked 2nd in the forced vote for The Best. However, Van Dijk has the European Player of the Year award. According to many evaluations, Van Dijk is the most comprehensive center-back in the world today with perfect leadership, good dogfight, good passing, concentration and strength.

Van Dijk has played 29 matches in the English Premier League this season with a total of 2,610 minutes. He owns the exact pass rate of 89%; an average of 0.8 tackles per game. In addition, Robertson has 4 goals and 1 assist in the Premier League.

TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD (99 MILLION EURO)

The 21-year-old right-back of Liverpool is currently the most expensive defender in the world today. He is the third expensive Liverpool defender at the moment. Trent himself possesses great tactical vision along with perfect passes. However, Trent needs to try harder on the defensive front.

Van Dijk has played 29 matches in the English Premier League this season with a total of 2,610 minutes. He owns the exact pass rate of 89%; an average of 0.8 tackles per game. In addition, Robertson has 4 goals and 1 assist in the Premier League. TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD (99 MILLION EURO) The 21-year-old right-back of Liverpool is currently the most expensive defender in the world today. He is the third expensive Liverpool defender at the moment. Trent himself possesses great tactical vision along with perfect passes. However, Trent needs to try harder on the defensive front.