Best shortlist of bargain Defenders in FM26. These are cheap bargain Defenders as well as free transfer Defenders perfect if you're on a budget in Football Manager 26.
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Looking for bargain Defenders in FM26? Look no further this shortlist will give you a list of all the cheapest Defenders in Football Manager 26. It also includes unattached free agent Defenders that you can buy on a free transfer in FM2026.
| Name | Age | Position | Wage | Value | Cost | Expires | Rating | Potential | |
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Dani Carvajal | 33 | D/WB R | £172k | £11m | £10m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Raphaël Guerreiro | 31 | D/WB L, DM, AM C | £108k | £9m | £9m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Kalidou Koulibaly | 34 | D C | £497k | £11m | £14m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Íñigo Martínez | 34 | D C | £232k | £8m | £10m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Francesco Acerbi | 37 | D C | £46k | £3m | £3m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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David Alaba | 33 | D LC | £373k | £9m | £4m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Kieran Trippier | 34 | D/WB R | £115k | £4m | £8m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Emre Can | 31 | D C, DM | £133k | £9m | £18m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Hiroki Ito | 26 | D LC | £108k | £18m | £16m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Axel Disasi | 27 | D RC | £75k | £13m | £12m | 30-06-2029 | ||
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Sergio Ramos | 39 | D C | £0 | £0 | ||||
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Benjamin Henrichs | 28 | D/WB RL | £91k | £17m | £18m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Thiago Silva | 40 | D C | £39k | £3m | £6m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Danilo Pereira | 33 | D C, DM | £85k | £12m | £15m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Nacho | 35 | D C | £166k | £4m | £380k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Juan Jesus | 34 | D C | £31k | £4m | £7m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Stefan de Vrij | 33 | D C | £117k | £4m | £4m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Takehiro Tomiyasu | 26 | D RLC | £9k | £12m | £12m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Igoh Ogbu | 25 | D C | £9k | £10m | £13m | 31-12-2027 | ||
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Lloyd Kelly | 26 | D LC | £74k | £21m | £19m | 30-06-2029 | ||
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Nicolás Otamendi | 37 | D C | £42k | £5m | £9m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Marcos Alonso | 34 | D LC | £0 | £3m | £2m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Ferland Mendy | 30 | D/WB L | £172k | £23m | £10m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Timothy Weah | 25 | D/WB R, AM RL | £43k | £13m | £12m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Danilho Doekhi | 27 | D C | £41k | £7m | £8m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Davide Zappacosta | 33 | D/WB/M RL | £28k | £7m | £14m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Melvin Bard | 24 | D LC | £18k | £19m | £13m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Niklas Süle | 29 | D RC | £199k | £8m | £7m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Philipp Lienhart | 29 | D C | £46k | £12m | £14m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Rasmus Kristensen | 28 | D RC | £41k | £19m | £19m | 30-06-2029 | ||
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Pervis Estupiñán | 27 | D/WB/M L | £77k | £15m | £13m | 30-06-2030 | ||
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Jeff Chabot | 27 | D C | £46k | £12m | £12m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Omar El Hilali | 21 | D RC | £8k | £13m | £15m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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César Azpilicueta | 35 | D RLC | £0 | £3m | £5m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Nino | 28 | D C | £0 | £10m | £10m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Matteo Darmian | 35 | D RLC, M RL | £53k | £919k | £829k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Alfonso Pedraza | 29 | D/WB/AM L | £0 | £19m | £17m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Presnel Kimpembe | 29 | D C | £66k | £8m | £792k | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Alejandro Catena | 30 | D C | £0 | £9m | £9m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Anthony Caci | 28 | D RLC | £41k | £10m | £12m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Bernardo | 30 | D LC | £33k | £11m | £12m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Joël Veltman | 33 | D RC | £57k | £8m | £9m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Daley Blind | 35 | D LC | £29k | £3m | £2m | 30-06-2026 |
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