| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Souttar | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland Australia | Rangers FC | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 2 |  Dimitri Lavalée | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | SK Sturm Graz | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 3 |  Alfie Jones | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Middlesbrough FC | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 4 |  Aleksandr Soldatenkov | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | FC Sochi | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 5 |  Dael Fry | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Middlesbrough FC | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 6 |  Zé Pedro | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Cagliari Calcio | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 7 |  Jordan Torunarigha | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Germany | Hamburger SV | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 8 |  Mason Holgate | Defender - Centre-Back | Jamaica England | Al-Gharafa SC | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 9 |  Sebastiano Luperto | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Cagliari Calcio | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 10 |  Jordan Storey | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Preston North End | 1997 | €3.8m |
| 11 |  Federico Baschirotto | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | US Cremonese | 1996 | €3.6m |
| 12 |  Sidney Lima | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | CD Santa Clara | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 13 |  Miles Robinson | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | FC Cincinnati | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 14 |  Alan Franco | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1996 | €4.5m |
| 15 |  César Montes | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1997 | €4.5m |
| 16 |  Marvin Friedrich | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 17 |  Daniel Elfadli | Defender - Centre-Back | Libya Germany | Hamburger SV | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 18 |  Kanu | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Esporte Clube Bahia | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 19 |  Jacob Rasmussen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Red Bull Salzburg | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 20 |  Rasmus Nicolaisen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | FC Toulouse | 1997 | €4.5m |
| 21 |  Pantelis Hatzidiakos | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece Netherlands | FC Copenhagen | 1997 | €3.2m |
| 22 |  Tristan Blackmon | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1996 | €3.2m |
| 23 |  Filip Uremovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Kawasaki Frontale | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 24 |  Stratos Svarnas | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece | Raków Częstochowa | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 25 |  Cédric Kipré | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire France | Ipswich Town | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 26 |  Oumar Sako | Defender - Centre-Back | Niger Cote d'Ivoire | FC Rostov | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 27 |  Alexis Peña | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Club Necaxa | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 28 |  Zé Ivaldo | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Santos FC | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 29 |  Nat Phillips | Defender - Centre-Back | England | West Bromwich Albion | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 30 |  Joyskim Dawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | FCSB | 1996 | €3.0m |