| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeray Álvarez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 1995 | €7.0m |
| 2 | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Galatasaray | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 3 | Matthias Ginter | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SC Freiburg | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 4 | Emre Can | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Türkiye | Borussia Dortmund | 1994 | €7.0m |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock | Defender - Centre-Back | Jamaica England | Brentford FC | 1993 | €7.0m |
| 6 | Sead Kolasinac | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | Atalanta BC | 1993 | €7.0m |
| 7 | Victor Lindelöf | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Aston Villa | 1994 | €8.0m |
| 8 | Ben Davies | Defender - Centre-Back | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur | 1993 | €6.0m |
| 9 | Diego Llorente | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Real Betis Balompié | 1993 | €6.0m |
| 10 | Brendan Chardonnet | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Brestois 29 | 1994 | €6.0m |
| 11 | Eric Dier | Defender - Centre-Back | England Portugal | AS Monaco | 1994 | €8.0m |
| 12 | Berat Djimsiti | Defender - Centre-Back | Albania Switzerland | Atalanta BC | 1993 | €6.0m |
| 13 | Willyan Rocha | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | Al-Jazira Club | 1995 | €6.0m |
| 14 | Gustavo Gómez | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 1993 | €5.0m |
| 15 | Maksim Osipenko | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | Dynamo Moscow | 1994 | €5.0m |
| 16 | Tyrone Mings | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Aston Villa | 1993 | €5.0m |
| 17 | Diego Carlos | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Spain | Como 1907 | 1993 | €9.5m |
| 18 | Jamaal Lascelles | Defender - Centre-Back | England Barbados | Newcastle United | 1993 | €4.0m |
| 19 | Guillermo Maripán | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile | Torino FC | 1994 | €4.0m |
| 20 | Kurt Zouma | Defender - Centre-Back | France Central African Republic | CFR Cluj | 1994 | €10.0m |
| 21 | Pablo Marí | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | ACF Fiorentina | 1993 | €3.5m |
| 22 | Jean-Charles Castelletto | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Al-Duhail SC | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 23 | Dominik Kohr | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 24 | Jakob Glesnes | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Philadelphia Union | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 25 | Gregory Wüthrich | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Ghana | BSC Young Boys | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 26 | Marc Oliver Kempf | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Como 1907 | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 27 | Yerry Mina | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Cagliari Calcio | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 28 | Samuel Gigot | Defender - Centre-Back | France | SS Lazio | 1993 | €3.0m |
| 29 | Alejandro Catena | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | CA Osasuna | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 30 | Edoardo Goldaniga | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Como 1907 | 1993 | €3.0m |
Yeray Álvarez
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Matthias Ginter
Emre Can
Ethan Pinnock
Sead Kolasinac
Victor Lindelöf
Ben Davies
Diego Llorente
Brendan Chardonnet
Eric Dier
Berat Djimsiti
Willyan Rocha
Gustavo Gómez
Maksim Osipenko
Tyrone Mings
Diego Carlos
Jamaal Lascelles
Guillermo Maripán
Kurt Zouma
Pablo Marí
Jean-Charles Castelletto
Dominik Kohr
Jakob Glesnes
Gregory Wüthrich
Marc Oliver Kempf
Yerry Mina
Samuel Gigot
Alejandro Catena
Edoardo Goldaniga