| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adam Webster | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1995 | €11.0m |
| 2 |  Niklas Süle | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 1995 | €8.0m |
| 3 |  Eric Dier | Defender - Centre-Back | England Portugal | AS Monaco | 1994 | €8.0m |
| 4 |  Victor Lindelöf | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Aston Villa | 1994 | €8.0m |
| 5 |  Amir Rrahmani | Defender - Centre-Back | Kosovo Albania | SSC Napoli | 1994 | €12.0m |
| 6 |  Clément Lenglet | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Atlético de Madrid | 1995 | €7.5m |
| 7 |  Matthias Ginter | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SC Freiburg | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 8 |  Emre Can | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Türkiye | Borussia Dortmund | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 9 |  David García | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Al-Rayyan SC | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 10 |  Yeray Álvarez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 1995 | €7.0m |
| 11 |  Abdülkerim Bardakcı | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Galatasaray | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 12 |  Mario Hermoso | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | AS Roma | 1995 | €7.0m |
| 13 |  Brendan Chardonnet | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Brestois 29 | 1994 | €6.0m |
| 14 |  Carl Starfelt | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Celta de Vigo | 1995 | €6.0m |
| 15 |  Willyan Rocha | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | Al-Jazira Club | 1995 | €6.0m |
| 16 |  Bernardo | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1995 | €5.5m |
| 17 |  Lucas Veríssimo | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Al-Wakrah SC | 1995 | €5.5m |
| 18 |  Aymeric Laporte | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain France | Athletic Bilbao | 1994 | €15.0m |
| 19 |  Alexander Barboza | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Uruguay | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 1995 | €5.0m |
| 20 |  Presnel Kimpembe | Defender - Centre-Back | France DR Congo | Qatar SC | 1995 | €5.0m |
| 21 |  Maksim Osipenko | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | Dynamo Moscow | 1994 | €5.0m |
| 22 |  Milan Škriniar | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovakia | Fenerbahce | 1995 | €15.0m |
| 23 |  Jamaal Lascelles | Defender - Centre-Back | England Barbados | Newcastle United | 1993 | €4.0m |
| 24 |  Niklas Stark | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SV Werder Bremen | 1995 | €4.0m |
| 25 |  Guillermo Maripán | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile | Torino FC | 1994 | €4.0m |
| 26 |  Dominik Kohr | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 27 |  Gregory Wüthrich | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Ghana | BSC Young Boys | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 28 |  Jakob Glesnes | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Philadelphia Union | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 29 |  Pedro Henrique | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 30 |  Jean-Charles Castelletto | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Al-Duhail SC | 1995 | €3.5m |