| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fali Candé | Defender - Centre-Back | Guinea-Bissau Portugal | US Sassuolo | 1998 | €2.5m |
| 2 |  Jean-Kévin Duverne | Defender - Centre-Back | Haiti France | KAA Gent | 1997 | €2.5m |
| 3 |  Siebe Van der Heyden | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | KAA Gent | 1998 | €2.5m |
| 4 |  Rodrigo Schlegel | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Germany | Orlando City SC | 1997 | €2.5m |
| 5 |  Shaquille Pinas | Defender - Centre-Back | Suriname Netherlands | Al-Kholood Club | 1998 | €2.5m |
| 6 |  Michael Svoboda | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | Venezia FC | 1998 | €2.5m |
| 7 |  Rick van Drongelen | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Samsunspor | 1998 | €2.7m |
| 8 |  Nemanja Stojic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | FC Sochi | 1998 | €2.7m |
| 9 |  Emanuel Gularte | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay | CA Peñarol | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 10 |  Przemysław Wiśniewski | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | Spezia Calcio | 1998 | €2.2m |
| 11 |  Matías Pérez | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Paraguay | Club Cerro Porteño | 1999 | €2.8m |
| 12 |  Stjepan Radeljic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | HNK Rijeka | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 13 |  Alessandro Vogliacco | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | PAOK Thessaloniki | 1998 | €2.8m |
| 14 |  Zak Vyner | Defender - Centre-Back | Kenya England | Bristol City | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 15 |  Kamal Miller | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada Jamaica | Portland Timbers | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 16 |  Felix Götze | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SC Paderborn 07 | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Erhan Masovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | VfL Bochum | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Mads Andersen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Luton Town | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Luke Woolfenden | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Coventry City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Maxime Bernauer | Defender - Centre-Back | France | AS Saint-Étienne | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Virgil Ghiță | Defender - Centre-Back | Romania | Hannover 96 | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Scott Wharton | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Blackburn Rovers | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Lucas Perrin | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Sporting Gijón | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Jorge Fernandes | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Al-Fateh SC | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Enzo Ebosse | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Hellas Verona | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Joël Schmied | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | 1.FC Köln | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Edgar González | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | HNK Hajduk Split | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 28 |  Juan José Purata | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Jakov Medic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Norwich City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Mickaël Nadé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | AS Saint-Étienne | 1999 | €2.0m |