The top five most expensive defenders ever

3. Luke Shaw – Southampton to Manchester United, £30m

Here he is, at just 18 he’s worth more money now than he could possibly ever be worth and is already more expensive on his own than several Premier League sides are as a collective. United have obviously been aware that Southampton produce stars from their academy and have laid the money out for the enormous potential he has already shown. He will likely work as an understudy to Patrice Evra at first, just to ensure that there is not too much pressure on him from the start.