| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jakob Glesnes | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Philadelphia Union | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 2 |  Dominik Kohr | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 3 |  Brandon Mechele | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Club Brugge KV | 1993 | €3.5m |
| 4 |  Clinton Mata | Defender - Centre-Back | Angola Belgium | Olympique Lyon | 1992 | €3.5m |
| 5 |  Aritz Elustondo | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Real Sociedad | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 6 |  Samuel Gigot | Defender - Centre-Back | France | SS Lazio | 1993 | €3.0m |
| 7 |  Fábio Cardoso | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Sevilla FC | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 8 |  Edoardo Goldaniga | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Como 1907 | 1993 | €3.0m |
| 9 |  Guillermo Maripán | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile | Torino FC | 1994 | €4.0m |
| 10 |  Jonathan Gradit | Defender - Centre-Back | France | RC Lens | 1992 | €4.0m |
| 11 |  Jamaal Lascelles | Defender - Centre-Back | England Barbados | Newcastle United | 1993 | €4.0m |
| 12 |  Júnior Alonso | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 1993 | €3.0m |
| 13 |  Daniele Rugani | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Juventus FC | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 14 |  Connor Goldson | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Aris Limassol | 1992 | €2.8m |
| 15 |  Patric | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | SS Lazio | 1993 | €2.5m |
| 16 |  Sverrir Ingi Ingason | Defender - Centre-Back | Iceland | Panathinaikos FC | 1993 | €2.5m |
| 17 |  Walker Zimmerman | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | Nashville SC | 1993 | €2.5m |
| 18 |  Jubal | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | FC Krasnodar | 1993 | €2.5m |
| 19 |  Stiven Barreiro | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Club León FC | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 20 |  Jesús Murillo | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | FC Juárez | 1994 | €2.3m |
| 21 |  Alexis Pérez | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Without Club | 1994 | €2.2m |
| 22 |  Conor Coady | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Wrexham AFC | 1993 | €2.2m |
| 23 |  Omar Colley | Defender - Centre-Back | The Gambia | Al-Diraiyah FC | 1992 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Chancel Mbemba | Defender - Centre-Back | DR Congo | LOSC Lille | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Robin Pröpper | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Twente Enschede FC | 1993 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Lautaro Giannetti | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | Antalyaspor | 1993 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Unai Bilbao | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Club Tijuana | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 28 |  Rodrigo Ely | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 1993 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Georgiy Dzhikiya | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | Antalyaspor | 1993 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Eric Bailly | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire | Real Oviedo | 1994 | €2.0m |