| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Willian Thiego | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | --- | 1986 | €0.8m |
| 2 |  Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye Bosnia-Herzegovina | --- | 1986 | €0.5m |
| 3 |  Davide Astori | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | --- | 1987 | €7.5m |
| 4 |  Nicolás Otamendi | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | SL Benfica | 1988 | €1.0m |
| 5 |  Thiago Silva | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil France | Fluminense Football Club | 1984 | €0.7m |
| 6 |  Nicolas Pallois | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Reims | 1987 | €0.4m |
| 7 |  Yunis Abdelhamid | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco France | AS FAR Rabat | 1987 | €0.4m |
| 8 |  Francesco Acerbi | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Inter Milan | 1988 | €3.0m |
| 9 |  Javi Martínez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Al-Bidda SC | 1988 | €0.8m |
| 10 |  Dante | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | OGC Nice | 1983 | €0.5m |
| 11 |  Axel Witsel | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium Martinique | Girona FC | 1989 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Osmar | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Seoul E-Land | 1988 | €0.4m |
| 13 |  David López | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Girona FC | 1989 | €1.0m |
| 14 |  César Azpilicueta | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Sevilla FC | 1989 | €1.5m |
| 15 |  Chris Smalling | Defender - Centre-Back | England Jamaica | Al-Fayha FC | 1989 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Daley Blind | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Girona FC | 1990 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Álvaro González | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | CD Tenerife | 1990 | €0.8m |
| 18 |  José Luis Palomino | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Bulgaria | CA Talleres | 1990 | €0.7m |
| 19 |  Domagoj Vida | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | AEK Athens | 1989 | €0.7m |
| 20 |  Ben Mee | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Sheffield United | 1989 | €0.7m |
| 21 |  Romain Saïss | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco France | Al-Sadd SC | 1990 | €1.8m |
| 22 |  Dejan Lovren | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | PAOK Thessaloniki | 1989 | €0.6m |
| 23 |  Jeong-ho Hong | Defender - Centre-Back | Korea, South | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1989 | €0.5m |
| 24 |  Nick Viergever | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | FC Utrecht | 1989 | €0.4m |
| 25 |  Lisandro López | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Spain | Club Atlético Belgrano | 1989 | €0.4m |
| 26 |  Nacho Fernández | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Al-Qadsiah FC | 1990 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  William Tesillo | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Atlético Nacional | 1990 | €0.4m |
| 28 |  Ermin Bicakcic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | Without Club | 1990 | €0.4m |
| 29 |  Ahmed Hegazy | Defender - Centre-Back | Egypt | NEOM SC | 1991 | €1.2m |
| 30 |  Gabriel Paulista | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Spain | Besiktas JK | 1990 | €1.0m |