| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mamadou Fofana | Defender - Centre-Back | Mali | New England Revolution | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 2 |  Andreaw Gravillon | Defender - Centre-Back | Guadeloupe France | Delfino Pescara 1936 | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 3 |  Mohamed Camara | Defender - Centre-Back | Guinea | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 4 |  Denil Maldonado | Defender - Centre-Back | Honduras | Rubin Kazan | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 5 |  Kyle Hiebert | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada | St. Louis CITY SC | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 6 |  Léo Bolgado | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | FC Rapid 1923 | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 7 |  Attila Szalai | Defender - Centre-Back | Hungary | Kasimpasa | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 8 |  Ibrahim Dresevic | Defender - Centre-Back | Kosovo Sweden | Machida Zelvia | 1997 | €1.7m |
| 9 |  Boris Tomiak | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Hannover 96 | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 10 |  Daniel Anyembe | Defender - Centre-Back | Kenya Denmark | Viborg FF | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 11 |  Alexandru Pașcanu | Defender - Centre-Back | Romania England | FC Rapid 1923 | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 12 |  Stefan Gartenmann | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Denmark | Ferencvárosi TC | 1997 | €1.7m |
| 13 |  Maxime Bernauer | Defender - Centre-Back | France | AS Saint-Étienne | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Felix Götze | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SC Paderborn 07 | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Scott Wharton | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Blackburn Rovers | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  Danilo Boza | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1998 | €1.6m |
| 17 |  Mouctar Diakhaby | Defender - Centre-Back | Guinea France | Valencia CF | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Lucas Perrin | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Sporting Gijón | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Erhan Masovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | VfL Bochum | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Luca Ravanelli | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | AC Monza | 1997 | €1.6m |
| 21 |  Edgar González | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | HNK Hajduk Split | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Miguel Tapias | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Deportivo Guadalajara | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Eray Cömert | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Türkiye | Valencia CF | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Virgil Ghiță | Defender - Centre-Back | Romania | Hannover 96 | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Jorge Fernandes | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Al-Fateh SC | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Mateusz Wieteska | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | Kocaelispor | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Fatih Aksoy | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Alanyaspor | 1997 | €1.6m |
| 28 |  Dennis Hadzikadunic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Sweden | UC Sampdoria | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Chidozie Awaziem | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Portugal | FC Nantes | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Joël Schmied | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | 1.FC Köln | 1998 | €2.0m |