| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiago Martins | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | New York City FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 2 | Joel Waterman | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada | Chicago Fire FC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 3 | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Mazatlán FC | 1995 | €2.5m | |
| 4 | Jack Elliott | Defender - Centre-Back | England Scotland | Chicago Fire FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 5 | Daniel Amartey | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | Without Club | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 6 | Paweł Dawidowicz | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | Without Club | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 7 | Kevin Akpoguma | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Germany | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 8 | Ben Davies | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Oxford United | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 9 | Pawel Bochniewicz | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | SC Heerenveen | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 10 | Stiven Barreiro | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Club León FC | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 11 | Tin Jedvaj | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Panathinaikos FC | 1995 | €2.7m |
| 12 | Rubén Duarte | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | UNAM Pumas | 1995 | €2.8m |
| 13 | Rob Dickie | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Bristol City | 1996 | €2.8m |
| 14 | Matt Miazga | Defender - Centre-Back | United States Poland | FC Cincinnati | 1995 | €2.2m |
| 15 | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal | Basaksehir FK | 1995 | €2.0m | |
| 16 | Dominic Hyam | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland England | Wrexham AFC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 17 | Cameron Burgess | Defender - Centre-Back | Australia Scotland | Swansea City | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 18 | Chancel Mbemba | Defender - Centre-Back | DR Congo | LOSC Lille | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 19 | Milos Veljkovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Switzerland | Red Star Belgrade | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 20 | Mauricio Lemos | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 21 | Paddy McNair | Defender - Centre-Back | Northern Ireland | San Diego FC | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 22 | Jake Cooper | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Millwall FC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 23 | Marc Oliver Kempf | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Como 1907 | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 24 | Luis Abram | Defender - Centre-Back | Peru Italy | Club Sporting Cristal | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 25 | Vaclav Jemelka | Defender - Centre-Back | Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzen | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 26 | Stian Gregersen | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Atlanta United FC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 27 | Patrick Mainka | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 28 | Benjamín Kuscevic | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile Croatia | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 29 | Jason Denayer | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium DR Congo | Without Club | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 30 | Daniele Rugani | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Juventus FC | 1994 | €3.0m |
Thiago Martins
Joel Waterman
Jack Elliott
Daniel Amartey
Paweł Dawidowicz
Kevin Akpoguma
Ben Davies
Pawel Bochniewicz
Stiven Barreiro
Tin Jedvaj
Rubén Duarte
Rob Dickie
Matt Miazga
Dominic Hyam
Cameron Burgess
Chancel Mbemba
Milos Veljkovic
Mauricio Lemos
Paddy McNair
Jake Cooper
Marc Oliver Kempf
Luis Abram
Vaclav Jemelka
Stian Gregersen
Patrick Mainka
Benjamín Kuscevic
Jason Denayer
Daniele Rugani