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The 18 highest-paid centre-backs have been named after Wesley Fofana completes eye-watering Chelsea transfer

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Updated 23:07 31 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 18:18 31 Aug 2022 GMT+1

The 18 highest-paid centre-backs have been named after Wesley Fofana completes eye-watering Chelsea transfer

Wesley Fofana is the 12th highest-paid centre-back in world football following his big move to Chelsea.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Featured Image Credit: Alamy/Chelsea

Topics: Chelsea, Wesley Fofana, Football, Sergio Ramos

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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The world's 18 highest-paid centre-backs have been named following Wesley Fofana's mega move to Chelsea.

Chelsea have finally completed the signing of Fofana from Leicester City in a transfer worth £70 million.

He's expected to earn a cool £200,000-per-week, having penned a lucrative seven-year deal.

Only 11 centre-backs will pocket more than the 21-year-old, according to a study.

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Fbref, via data from Capology, recently named the 100 highest-paid players in the world, with 18 centre-backs featuring in the top 100 following Fofana's transfer.

Paris Saint-Germain star Sergio Ramos is the highest-paid centre-back, earning a massive £451,128-per-week, ahead of David Alaba and Raphael Varane, who earn £372,218-per-week and £310,182-per-week at Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively.

Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

Antonio Rudiger, Presnel Kimpembe, Kalidou Koulibaly, Matthijs de Ligt, John Stones, Marquinhos and Jules Kounde make up the top ten.

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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, the aforementioned Fofana and Leonardo Bonucci are ranked 11th, 12th and 13th respectively.

Harry Maguire, Gerard Pique, Andreas Christensen, Dayot Upamecano and Mats Hummels make up the top 18 highest-paid centre-backs in world football.

Check out the full list below:

18. Mats Hummels - Borussia Dortmund: £165,430-per-week

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17. Dayot Upamecano - Bayern Munich: £165,430-per-week

16. Andreas Christensen - Barcelona: £172,378-per-week

15. Gerard Pique - Barcelona: £172,378-per-week

14. Harry Maguire - Manchester United: £190,000-per-week

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13. Leonardo Bonucci - Juventus: £199,178-per-week

12. Wesley Fofana - Chelsea: £200,000-per-week

11. Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool: £220,000-per-week

10. Jules Kounde - Barcelona: £224,158-per-week

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9. Marquinhos - Paris Saint-Germain: £238,220-per-week

8. John Stones - Manchester City: £250,000-per-week

7. Matthijs de Ligt - Bayern Munich: £264,688-per-week

6. Kalidou Koulibaly - Chelsea: £295,000-per-week

5. Presnel Kimpembe - Paris Saint-Germain: £300,752-per-week

4. Antonio Rudiger - Real Madrid: £310,182-per-week

3. Raphael Varane - Manchester United: £340,000-per-week

2. David Alaba - Real Madrid: £372,218-per-week

1. Sergio Ramos - Paris Saint-Germain: £451,128-per-week

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