| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dani Vivian | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 1999 | €40.0m |
| 2 | Nico Schlotterbeck | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 1999 | €40.0m |
| 3 | Marc Guéhi | Defender - Centre-Back | England Cote d'Ivoire | Crystal Palace | 2000 | €45.0m |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Manchester United | 1999 | €38.0m |
| 5 | Yann Bisseck | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Cameroon | Inter Milan | 2000 | €35.0m |
| 6 | Edmond Tapsoba | Defender - Centre-Back | Burkina Faso | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1999 | €35.0m |
| 7 | Ronald Araujo | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Spain | FC Barcelona | 1999 | €35.0m |
| 8 | Alessandro Buongiorno | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | SSC Napoli | 1999 | €50.0m |
| 9 | Jan Paul van Hecke | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2000 | €32.0m |
| 10 | Isak Hien | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden Ghana | Atalanta BC | 1999 | €30.0m |
| 11 | Mario Gila | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | SS Lazio | 2000 | €30.0m |
| 12 | Evan Ndicka | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire France | AS Roma | 1999 | €30.0m |
| 13 | Bafodé Diakité | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guinea | AFC Bournemouth | 2001 | €28.0m |
| 14 | Toti | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal Guinea-Bissau | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1999 | €28.0m |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | FC Porto | 2000 | €28.0m |
| 16 | Pierre Kalulu | Defender - Centre-Back | France DR Congo | Juventus FC | 2000 | €28.0m |
| 17 | Trevoh Chalobah | Defender - Centre-Back | England Sierra Leone | Chelsea FC | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 18 | Jean-Clair Todibo | Defender - Centre-Back | France French Guiana | West Ham United | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 19 | Hiroki Ito | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | Bayern Munich | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 20 | Maxence Lacroix | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guadeloupe | Crystal Palace | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 21 | Odilon Kossounou | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire | Atalanta BC | 2001 | €25.0m |
| 22 | Calvin Bassey | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria England | Fulham FC | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 23 | Loïc Badé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 24 | Facundo Medina | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Olympique Marseille | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 25 | Wesley Fofana | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Chelsea FC | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 26 | Ibrahima Konaté | Defender - Centre-Back | France Mali | Liverpool FC | 1999 | €60.0m |
| 27 | Josip Sutalo | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Ajax Amsterdam | 2000 | €24.0m |
| 28 | Arthur Theate | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2000 | €24.0m |
| 29 | Mohamed Simakan | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guinea | Al-Nassr FC | 2000 | €23.0m |
| 30 | Aitor Paredes | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 2000 | €22.0m |
Dani Vivian
Nico Schlotterbeck
Marc Guéhi
Matthijs de Ligt
Yann Bisseck
Edmond Tapsoba
Ronald Araujo
Alessandro Buongiorno
Jan Paul van Hecke
Isak Hien
Mario Gila
Evan Ndicka
Bafodé Diakité
Toti
Jakub Kiwior
Pierre Kalulu
Trevoh Chalobah
Jean-Clair Todibo
Hiroki Ito
Maxence Lacroix
Odilon Kossounou
Calvin Bassey
Loïc Badé
Facundo Medina
Wesley Fofana
Ibrahima Konaté
Josip Sutalo
Arthur Theate
Mohamed Simakan
Aitor Paredes