| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Julio Pleguezuelo | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Plymouth Argyle | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 2 |  Yevgen Cheberko | Defender - Centre-Back | Ukraine | Columbus Crew | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 3 |  Javi Sánchez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Real Valladolid CF | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 4 |  Maxim Leitsch | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 5 |  Félix Torres | Defender - Centre-Back | Ecuador | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Dimitrios Nikolaou | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece | SSC Bari | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 7 |  Lucas Bartlett | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | D.C. United | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 8 |  Timo Becker | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 9 |  Sean McLoughlin | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland | Blackburn Rovers | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 10 |  Leo Väisänen | Defender - Centre-Back | Finland | BK Häcken | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 11 |  Nicholas Opoku | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | Kasimpasa | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 12 |  Birk Risa | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Molde FK | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 13 |  Lucas Cunha | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Portugal | Sport Club do Recife | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 14 |  Nkosi Tafari | Defender - Centre-Back | United States Ethiopia | Los Angeles FC | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 15 |  Filip Benkovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | AIK | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Reece Burke | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Charlton Athletic | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Oumar Gonzalez | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Without Club | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Nikola Katic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | FC Schalke 04 | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Paul Bellón | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico France | Club León FC | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Francisco Sierralta | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile Spain | AJ Auxerre | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Maximiliano Falcón | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay | Inter Miami CF | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Jorge Sáenz | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | CD Leganés | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Danilo Boza | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1998 | €1.6m |
| 24 |  Pedrão | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Maccabi Haifa | 1997 | €1.4m |
| 25 |  Fatih Aksoy | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Alanyaspor | 1997 | €1.6m |
| 26 |  Manu Hernando | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Racing Santander | 1998 | €1.4m |
| 27 |  Luca Ravanelli | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | AC Monza | 1997 | €1.6m |
| 28 |  Tetsushi Yamakawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | Vissel Kobe | 1997 | €1.3m |
| 29 |  Hasan Kuruçay | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye Denmark | FC Schalke 04 | 1997 | €1.3m |
| 30 |  Lucas Carrizo | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | CA Huracán | 1997 | €1.3m |