| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexis Peña | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Club Necaxa | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 2 |  Zé Ivaldo | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Santos FC | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 3 |  Benedikt Gimber | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 4 |  Gautier Lloris | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Le Havre AC | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 5 |  Joyskim Dawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | FCSB | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 6 |  Phil Neumann | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Birmingham City | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 7 |  Nat Phillips | Defender - Centre-Back | England | West Bromwich Albion | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 8 |  Riechedly Bazoer | Defender - Centre-Back | Curacao Netherlands | Konyaspor | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 9 |  Milos Veljkovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Switzerland | Red Star Belgrade | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 10 |  Timo Hübers | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Köln | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 11 |  Oumar Sako | Defender - Centre-Back | Niger Cote d'Ivoire | FC Rostov | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 12 |  Rodrigão | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Red Star Belgrade | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 13 |  Kiki Kouyaté | Defender - Centre-Back | Mali | Royal Antwerp FC | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 14 |  Ibrahim Cissé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Senegal | Ferencvárosi TC | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 15 |  Marlon | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 16 |  Unai Núñez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Hellas Verona | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 17 |  Cédric Kipré | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire France | Ipswich Town | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 18 |  Filip Uremovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Kawasaki Frontale | 1997 | €3.0m |
| 19 |  Tristan Blackmon | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1996 | €3.2m |
| 20 |  Zak Vyner | Defender - Centre-Back | Kenya England | Bristol City | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 21 |  Rob Dickie | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Bristol City | 1996 | €2.8m |
| 22 |  Pantelis Hatzidiakos | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece Netherlands | FC Copenhagen | 1997 | €3.2m |
| 23 |  Kamal Miller | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada Jamaica | Portland Timbers | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 24 |  Rubén Duarte | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | UNAM Pumas | 1995 | €2.8m |
| 25 |  Tin Jedvaj | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Panathinaikos FC | 1995 | €2.7m |
| 26 |  Ben Davies | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Oxford United | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 27 |  Jean-Kévin Duverne | Defender - Centre-Back | Haiti France | KAA Gent | 1997 | €2.5m |
| 28 |  Pawel Bochniewicz | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | SC Heerenveen | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 29 |  Joel Waterman | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada | Chicago Fire FC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 30 |  Jack Elliott | Defender - Centre-Back | England Scotland | Chicago Fire FC | 1995 | €2.5m |