| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benedikt Gimber | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 2 |  Malte Amundsen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Columbus Crew | 1998 | €3.0m |
| 3 |  Robson Bambu | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | SC Braga | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 4 |  Zé Ivaldo | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Santos FC | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 5 |  Filip Uremovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Kawasaki Frontale | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 6 |  Cédric Kipré | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire France | Ipswich Town | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 7 |  Krystian Bielik | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | West Bromwich Albion | 1998 | €3.0m |
| 8 |  Riechedly Bazoer | Defender - Centre-Back | Curacao Netherlands | Konyaspor | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 9 |  Unai Núñez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Hellas Verona | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 10 |  Stratos Svarnas | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece | Raków Częstochowa | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 11 |  Nat Phillips | Defender - Centre-Back | England | West Bromwich Albion | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 12 |  Timo Hübers | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Köln | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 13 |  Ibrahim Cissé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Senegal | Ferencvárosi TC | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 14 |  Phil Neumann | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Birmingham City | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 15 |  Oumar Sako | Defender - Centre-Back | Niger Cote d'Ivoire | FC Rostov | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 16 |  Léo Duarte | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Basaksehir FK | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 17 |  Stjepan Radeljic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | HNK Rijeka | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 18 |  Emanuel Gularte | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay | CA Peñarol | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 19 |  Pantelis Hatzidiakos | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece Netherlands | FC Copenhagen | 1997 | €3.2m |
| 20 |  Zak Vyner | Defender - Centre-Back | Kenya England | Bristol City | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 21 |  Kamal Miller | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada Jamaica | Portland Timbers | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 22 |  Tristan Blackmon | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1996 | €3.2m |
| 23 |  Nemanja Stojic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | FC Sochi | 1998 | €2.7m |
| 24 |  Jean-Kévin Duverne | Defender - Centre-Back | Haiti France | KAA Gent | 1997 | €2.5m |
| 25 |  Shaquille Pinas | Defender - Centre-Back | Suriname Netherlands | Al-Kholood Club | 1998 | €2.5m |
| 26 |  Jacob Rasmussen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Red Bull Salzburg | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 27 |  Ahmed Touba | Defender - Centre-Back | Algeria Belgium | Panathinaikos FC | 1998 | €2.5m |
| 28 |  Rodrigo Schlegel | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Germany | Orlando City SC | 1997 | €2.5m |
| 29 |  Fali Candé | Defender - Centre-Back | Guinea-Bissau Portugal | US Sassuolo | 1998 | €2.5m |
| 30 |  Sean Nealis | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | New York Red Bulls | 1997 | €2.5m |