5 expensive defenders who succeeded

#3. Thiago Silva (AC Milan - PSG)

Thiago Silva has been likened to Maldini

Thiago Emiliano Da Silva popularly known as Thiago Silva joined the Parisian club from AC Milan in 2012 for a deal which took over a month to complete before a record-breaking fee of £33 million was finally agreed between the two clubs.

Since making the switch, the Brazilian has cemented his place at the heart of the defence and is outright first-choice centre-back for any manager at the club, also being handed the Captain's arm-band.

Good on the ball, confident, strong and athletic, and blessed as well with an unmatched ability to read the game among his contemporaries, the impressive Brazilian has not only made a name for himself in France, but in the football world as well, and he is rated among the top 10 defenders in the World.

In his five years at the club, the 31-year-old has been included in a UEFA Champions League Team of the Season and boasts four Ligue 1 titles alongside three Coupe de France titles in his trophy cabinet.

If one signing is to be singled out over the past five seasons, since the Qatar spending spree started at the Parisian club, it is surely going to be that of Thiago Silva, who has justified every amount paid to sign him.