| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isak Hien | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden Ghana | Atalanta BC | 1999 | €30.0m |
| 2 | Jan Paul van Hecke | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2000 | €32.0m |
| 3 | Pierre Kalulu | Defender - Centre-Back | France DR Congo | Juventus FC | 2000 | €28.0m |
| 4 | Toti | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal Guinea-Bissau | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1999 | €28.0m |
| 5 | Jakub Kiwior | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | FC Porto | 2000 | €28.0m |
| 6 | Sam Beukema | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | SSC Napoli | 1998 | €28.0m |
| 7 | Edmond Tapsoba | Defender - Centre-Back | Burkina Faso | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1999 | €35.0m |
| 8 | Loïc Badé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 9 | Facundo Medina | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Olympique Marseille | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 10 | Kevin Danso | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | Tottenham Hotspur | 1998 | €25.0m |
| 11 | Trevoh Chalobah | Defender - Centre-Back | England Sierra Leone | Chelsea FC | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 12 | Hiroki Ito | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | Bayern Munich | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 13 | Maxence Lacroix | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guadeloupe | Crystal Palace | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 14 | Jean-Clair Todibo | Defender - Centre-Back | France French Guiana | West Ham United | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 15 | Calvin Bassey | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria England | Fulham FC | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 16 | Ronald Araujo | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Spain | FC Barcelona | 1999 | €35.0m |
| 17 | Josip Sutalo | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Ajax Amsterdam | 2000 | €24.0m |
| 18 | Arthur Theate | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2000 | €24.0m |
| 19 | Mohamed Simakan | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guinea | Al-Nassr FC | 2000 | €23.0m |
| 20 | Matthijs de Ligt | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Manchester United | 1999 | €38.0m |
| 21 | Aitor Paredes | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 2000 | €22.0m |
| 22 | Nico Schlotterbeck | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 1999 | €40.0m |
| 23 | Leonardo Balerdi | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | Olympique Marseille | 1999 | €20.0m |
| 24 | Alexsandro | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | LOSC Lille | 1999 | €20.0m |
| 25 | Dani Vivian | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 1999 | €40.0m |
| 26 | Oumar Solet | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Udinese Calcio | 2000 | €18.0m |
| 27 | Jaka Bijol | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovenia | Leeds United | 1999 | €18.0m |
| 28 | Anel Ahmedhodzic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Sweden | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1999 | €18.0m |
| 29 | Pascal Struijk | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands Belgium | Leeds United | 1999 | €18.0m |
| 30 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | Without Club | 1998 | €18.0m |
Isak Hien
Jan Paul van Hecke
Pierre Kalulu
Toti
Jakub Kiwior
Sam Beukema
Edmond Tapsoba
Loïc Badé
Facundo Medina
Kevin Danso
Trevoh Chalobah
Hiroki Ito
Maxence Lacroix
Jean-Clair Todibo
Calvin Bassey
Ronald Araujo
Josip Sutalo
Arthur Theate
Mohamed Simakan
Matthijs de Ligt
Aitor Paredes
Nico Schlotterbeck
Leonardo Balerdi
Alexsandro
Dani Vivian
Oumar Solet
Jaka Bijol
Anel Ahmedhodzic
Pascal Struijk
Takehiro Tomiyasu