| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gregory Wüthrich | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Ghana | BSC Young Boys | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 2 |  Marvin Friedrich | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 3 |  Pedro Henrique | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 4 |  Jean-Charles Castelletto | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Al-Duhail SC | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 5 |  Tristan Blackmon | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1996 | €3.2m |
| 6 |  Ibrahim Cissé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Senegal | Ferencvárosi TC | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 7 |  Yerry Mina | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Cagliari Calcio | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 8 |  Rodrigão | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Red Star Belgrade | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 9 |  Léo Duarte | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Basaksehir FK | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 10 |  Joyskim Dawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | FCSB | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 11 |  Milos Veljkovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Switzerland | Red Star Belgrade | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 12 |  Gautier Lloris | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Le Havre AC | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 13 |  Niklas Stark | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SV Werder Bremen | 1995 | €4.0m |
| 14 |  Paddy McNair | Defender - Centre-Back | Northern Ireland | San Diego FC | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 15 |  Alexis Peña | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Club Necaxa | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 16 |  Marc Oliver Kempf | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Como 1907 | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 17 |  Sebastiano Luperto | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Cagliari Calcio | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 18 |  Marlon | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 19 |  Timo Hübers | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Köln | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 20 |  Patrick Mainka | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 21 |  Oumar Sako | Defender - Centre-Back | Niger Cote d'Ivoire | FC Rostov | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 22 |  Alejandro Catena | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | CA Osasuna | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 23 |  Rubén Duarte | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | UNAM Pumas | 1995 | €2.8m |
| 24 |  Rob Dickie | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Bristol City | 1996 | €2.8m |
| 25 |  Tin Jedvaj | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Panathinaikos FC | 1995 | €2.7m |
| 26 |  Thiago Martins | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | New York City FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 27 |  Daniel Amartey | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | Without Club | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 28 |  Ben Davies | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Oxford United | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 29 |  Jack Hendry | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland | Al-Ettifaq FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 30 |  Pawel Bochniewicz | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | SC Heerenveen | 1996 | €2.5m |