| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Stones | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Manchester City | 1994 | €25.0m |
| 2 |  Manuel Akanji | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Nigeria | Inter Milan | 1995 | €28.0m |
| 3 |  Jonathan Tah | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Cote d'Ivoire | Bayern Munich | 1996 | €30.0m |
| 4 |  José María Giménez | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Spain | Atlético de Madrid | 1995 | €20.0m |
| 5 |  Léo Ortiz | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | CR Flamengo | 1996 | €15.0m |
| 6 |  Marquinhos | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Portugal | Paris Saint-Germain | 1994 | €35.0m |
| 7 |  Milan Škriniar | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovakia | Fenerbahce | 1995 | €15.0m |
| 8 |  Aymeric Laporte | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain France | Athletic Bilbao | 1994 | €15.0m |
| 9 |  Amir Rrahmani | Defender - Centre-Back | Kosovo Albania | SSC Napoli | 1994 | €12.0m |
| 10 |  Adam Webster | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1995 | €11.0m |
| 11 |  Kurt Zouma | Defender - Centre-Back | France Central African Republic | CFR Cluj | 1994 | €10.0m |
| 12 |  Fabrício Bruno | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 1996 | €10.0m |
| 13 |  Léo Pereira | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | CR Flamengo | 1996 | €9.0m |
| 14 |  Victor Lindelöf | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Aston Villa | 1994 | €8.0m |
| 15 |  Niklas Süle | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 1995 | €8.0m |
| 16 |  Clément Lenglet | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Atlético de Madrid | 1995 | €7.5m |
| 17 |  Benjamin Pavard | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Olympique Marseille | 1996 | €25.0m |
| 18 |  Joachim Andersen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Fulham FC | 1996 | €27.0m |
| 19 |  Davinson Sánchez | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Galatasaray | 1996 | €20.0m |
| 20 |  Antonio Rüdiger | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Sierra Leone | Real Madrid | 1993 | €20.0m |
| 21 |  Thilo Kehrer | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Burundi | AS Monaco | 1996 | €20.0m |
| 22 |  Robin Koch | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1996 | €18.0m |
| 23 |  Waldemar Anton | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 1996 | €18.0m |
| 24 |  Nayef Aguerd | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco | Olympique Marseille | 1996 | €18.0m |
| 25 |  Pau Torres | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Aston Villa | 1997 | €32.0m |
| 26 |  Mykola Matvienko | Defender - Centre-Back | Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1996 | €16.0m |
| 27 |  Gianluca Mancini | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | AS Roma | 1996 | €15.0m |
| 28 |  Moussa Niakhaté | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal France | Olympique Lyon | 1996 | €15.0m |
| 29 |  Issa Diop | Defender - Centre-Back | France Senegal | Fulham FC | 1997 | €14.0m |
| 30 |  Harry Maguire | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Manchester United | 1993 | €13.0m |