It doesn't matter how electric your team looks going forward, if it's not built on solid defensive foundations then you're going to struggle to reach your ultimate goal on Football Manager 2021.
As with any edition of the game, a quality centre-back pairing could be the difference between success and failure. Now, we know what you're thinking - you can't be bothered scouring the globe for the best defender available and you just want to concentrate all of your efforts on signing a centre-forward.
Well never fear. We've saved you the bother by providing you with a list of the best centre-backs you can sign on the game, but don't be fooled into thinking we've been lazy and just listed the world's best defenders - every one of the players on our list is available at the right price.
We're good to you y'know.
