| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Carter-Vickers | Defender - Centre-Back | United States England | Celtic FC | 1997 | €14.0m |
| 2 | Gianluca Mancini | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | AS Roma | 1996 | €15.0m |
| 3 | Moussa Niakhaté | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal France | Olympique Lyon | 1996 | €15.0m |
| 4 | Ko Itakura | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | Ajax Amsterdam | 1997 | €12.0m |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Real Sociedad | 1997 | €12.0m |
| 6 | Philipp Lienhart | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | SC Freiburg | 1996 | €12.0m |
| 7 | Mykola Matvienko | Defender - Centre-Back | Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1996 | €16.0m |
| 8 | Andreas Christensen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | FC Barcelona | 1996 | €12.0m |
| 9 | Nino | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1997 | €11.0m |
| 10 | Konstantinos Mavropanos | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece | West Ham United | 1997 | €17.0m |
| 11 | Koki Machida | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1997 | €11.0m |
| 12 | Marin Pongracic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia Germany | ACF Fiorentina | 1997 | €10.0m |
| 13 | Nayef Aguerd | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco | Olympique Marseille | 1996 | €18.0m |
| 14 | Robin Koch | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1996 | €18.0m |
| 15 | Waldemar Anton | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 1996 | €18.0m |
| 16 | Joe Rodon | Defender - Centre-Back | Wales | Leeds United | 1997 | €10.0m |
| 17 | Fabrício Bruno | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 1996 | €10.0m |
| 18 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1997 | €9.0m |
| 19 | Jan Bednarek | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | FC Porto | 1996 | €9.0m |
| 20 | Léo Pereira | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | CR Flamengo | 1996 | €9.0m |
| 21 | Omar Alderete | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Sunderland AFC | 1996 | €8.0m |
| 22 | Stefan Posch | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | Como 1907 | 1997 | €8.0m |
| 23 | Davinson Sánchez | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Galatasaray | 1996 | €20.0m |
| 24 | Olivier Boscagli | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1997 | €20.0m |
| 25 | Thilo Kehrer | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Burundi | AS Monaco | 1996 | €20.0m |
| 26 | Lukas Klostermann | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | RB Leipzig | 1996 | €8.0m |
| 27 | Joe Gomez | Defender - Centre-Back | England The Gambia | Liverpool FC | 1997 | €20.0m |
| 28 | Tosin Adarabioyo | Defender - Centre-Back | England Nigeria | Chelsea FC | 1997 | €20.0m |
| 29 | Nico Elvedi | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1996 | €8.0m |
| 30 | Fikayo Tomori | Defender - Centre-Back | England Canada | AC Milan | 1997 | €20.0m |
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Gianluca Mancini
Moussa Niakhaté
Ko Itakura
Igor Zubeldia
Philipp Lienhart
Mykola Matvienko
Andreas Christensen
Nino
Konstantinos Mavropanos
Koki Machida
Marin Pongracic
Nayef Aguerd
Robin Koch
Waldemar Anton
Joe Rodon
Fabrício Bruno
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Jan Bednarek
Léo Pereira
Omar Alderete
Stefan Posch
Davinson Sánchez
Olivier Boscagli
Thilo Kehrer
Lukas Klostermann
Joe Gomez
Tosin Adarabioyo
Nico Elvedi
Fikayo Tomori