The 10 most valuable centre-backs have been revealed, Man City target comes out on top

As the summer transfer window approaches, the 10 most valuable central defenders have been revealed.

To date, the highest fee paid for a centre-back remains the €87 million Manchester United forked out for Harry Maguire.

Ahead of this summer’s transfer window, a number of central defenders have been linked with big-money moves.

The likes of Joskol Gvardiol and Jurrien Timber have been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League.

Football Observatory CIES have now ranked the most valuable centre-backs in world football.

Kicking off the top 10 is Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes, who has a transfer value of €70.2 million. The Brazilian’s teammate, William Saliba came ninth with a value of €70.9 million.

In eighth place is Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, who has been given a transfer value of €72 million after impressing at the Anfield club.

Konate’s former RB Leipzig teammate, Dayot Upamecano ranked seventh with €75.6 million.

Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck and Barcelona’s Ronaldo Araujo were sixth and fifth having been valued at €80.7 million and €81.9 million respectively.

Manchester City’s treble winner Ruben Dias just missed out on the top three as he was in fourth place with a transfer value of €84.4 million.

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Kicking off the top three is highly-rated Benfica defender Antonio Silva. The Portuguese youngster is valued at €89.5 million.

Real Madrid star Eder Militao missed out on the top spot despite having a huge transfer value of €108.4 million. This is because RB Leipzig’s Gvardiol has been valued at an eye-watering €114.9 million.

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Gvardiol has been heavily linked with a move to City as the summer transfer window edges ever closer.

It has been widely reported that Gvardiol could leave Leipzig for a fee of €100 million.

According to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, City are in a better position than other clubs to land the highly-rated Croatian international.