| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aarón Anselmino | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Borussia Dortmund | 2005 | €8.0m |
| 2 |  Jon Martín | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Real Sociedad | 2006 | €8.0m |
| 3 |  Eivind Helland | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | SK Brann | 2005 | €6.0m |
| 4 |  Taras Mykhavko | Defender - Centre-Back | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv | 2005 | €6.0m |
| 5 |  Juma Bah | Defender - Centre-Back | Sierra Leone | OGC Nice | 2006 | €6.0m |
| 6 |  Ayden Heaven | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Manchester United | 2006 | €5.0m |
| 7 |  Jérémy Jacquet | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guadeloupe | Stade Rennais FC | 2005 | €10.0m |
| 8 |  Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Celtic FC | 2005 | €5.0m |
| 9 |  Jaydee Canvot | Defender - Centre-Back | France Senegal | Crystal Palace | 2006 | €4.0m |
| 10 |  Emmanuel Biumla | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cameroon | Angers SCO | 2005 | €4.0m |
| 11 |  Jan Ziolkowski | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | AS Roma | 2005 | €4.0m |
| 12 |  Lucas Høgsberg | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2006 | €3.5m |
| 13 |  Luka Vuskovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Hamburger SV | 2007 | €12.0m |
| 14 |  Pau Navarro | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Villarreal CF | 2005 | €3.0m |
| 15 |  Ashley Phillips | Defender - Centre-Back | England Wales | Stoke City | 2005 | €2.8m |
| 16 |  Bung Meng Freimann | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | FC Luzern | 2005 | €2.5m |
| 17 |  Bastien Meupiyou | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cameroon | FC Alverca | 2006 | €2.5m |
| 18 |  Joane Gadou | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Red Bull Salzburg | 2007 | €15.0m |
| 19 |  Nathan Zézé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | NEOM SC | 2005 | €15.0m |
| 20 |  Giovanni Leoni | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Liverpool FC | 2006 | €18.0m |
| 21 |  El Chadaille Bitshiabu | Defender - Centre-Back | France DR Congo | RB Leipzig | 2005 | €18.0m |
| 22 |  Mamadou Sarr | Defender - Centre-Back | France Senegal | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2005 | €20.0m |
| 23 |  Finn Jeltsch | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | VfB Stuttgart | 2006 | €20.0m |
| 24 |  Luca Marianucci | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | SSC Napoli | 2004 | €7.5m |
| 25 |  Yarek Gasiorowski | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain Poland | PSV Eindhoven | 2005 | €7.5m |
| 26 |  Ousmane Diao | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal | FC Midtjylland | 2004 | €7.5m |
| 27 |  Saba Goglichidze | Defender - Centre-Back | Georgia | Udinese Calcio | 2004 | €8.0m |
| 28 |  Alan Matturro | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Italy | Levante UD | 2004 | €7.0m |
| 29 |  Mikayil Faye | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal | US Cremonese | 2004 | €6.0m |
| 30 |  Sadibou Sané | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal | FC Metz | 2004 | €5.0m |