| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harry Maguire | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Manchester United | 1993 | €13.0m |
| 2 |  Adam Webster | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1995 | €11.0m |
| 3 |  Kurt Zouma | Defender - Centre-Back | France Central African Republic | CFR Cluj | 1994 | €10.0m |
| 4 |  Diego Carlos | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Spain | Como 1907 | 1993 | €9.5m |
| 5 |  Aymeric Laporte | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain France | Athletic Bilbao | 1994 | €15.0m |
| 6 |  Milan Škriniar | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovakia | Fenerbahce | 1995 | €15.0m |
| 7 |  Victor Lindelöf | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Aston Villa | 1994 | €8.0m |
| 8 |  Eric Dier | Defender - Centre-Back | England Portugal | AS Monaco | 1994 | €8.0m |
| 9 |  Ethan Pinnock | Defender - Centre-Back | Jamaica England | Brentford FC | 1993 | €7.0m |
| 10 |  Matthias Ginter | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SC Freiburg | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 11 |  Emre Can | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Türkiye | Borussia Dortmund | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 12 |  Abdülkerim Bardakcı | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Galatasaray | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 13 |  Sead Kolasinac | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | Atalanta BC | 1993 | €7.0m |
| 14 |  David García | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Al-Rayyan SC | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 15 |  Yeray Álvarez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 1995 | €7.0m |
| 16 |  Ben Davies | Defender - Centre-Back | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur | 1993 | €6.0m |
| 17 |  Willyan Rocha | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | Al-Jazira Club | 1995 | €6.0m |
| 18 |  Brendan Chardonnet | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Brestois 29 | 1994 | €6.0m |
| 19 |  Diego Llorente | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Real Betis Balompié | 1993 | €6.0m |
| 20 |  Tyrone Mings | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Aston Villa | 1993 | €5.0m |
| 21 |  Gustavo Gómez | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 1993 | €5.0m |
| 22 |  Maksim Osipenko | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | Dynamo Moscow | 1994 | €5.0m |
| 23 |  Guillermo Maripán | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile | Torino FC | 1994 | €4.0m |
| 24 |  Jamaal Lascelles | Defender - Centre-Back | England Barbados | Newcastle United | 1993 | €4.0m |
| 25 |  Antonio Rüdiger | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Sierra Leone | Real Madrid | 1993 | €20.0m |
| 26 |  José María Giménez | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Spain | Atlético de Madrid | 1995 | €20.0m |
| 27 |  John Stones | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Manchester City | 1994 | €25.0m |
| 28 |  Nathan Aké | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands Cote d'Ivoire | Manchester City | 1995 | €25.0m |
| 29 |  Marquinhos | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Portugal | Paris Saint-Germain | 1994 | €35.0m |
| 30 |  Fabrício Bruno | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 1996 | €10.0m |