| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Mepham | Defender - Centre-Back | Wales England | West Bromwich Albion | 1997 | €6.0m |
| 2 |  Srdjan Babic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Bosnia-Herzegovina | Spartak Moscow | 1996 | €6.0m |
| 3 |  Jeremiah St. Juste | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands St. Kitts & Nevis | Sporting CP B | 1996 | €6.0m |
| 4 |  Murilo | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 1997 | €6.0m |
| 5 |  Keven Schlotterbeck | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | FC Augsburg | 1997 | €6.0m |
| 6 |  Ardian Ismajli | Defender - Centre-Back | Albania Kosovo | Torino FC | 1996 | €6.0m |
| 7 |  Ben Godfrey | Defender - Centre-Back | England Jamaica | Sheffield United | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 8 |  Derek Cornelius | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada Jamaica | Rangers FC | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 9 |  Eric Smith | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | FC St. Pauli | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 10 |  Willer Ditta | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | CD Cruz Azul | 1998 | €5.0m |
| 11 |  Felix Uduokhai | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Nigeria | Besiktas JK | 1997 | €7.0m |
| 12 |  Toni Borevković | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Samsunspor | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 13 |  Joseph Okumu | Defender - Centre-Back | Kenya | Stade Reims | 1997 | €7.0m |
| 14 |  Luiz Felipe | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy Brazil | Rayo Vallecano | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 15 |  Denis Vavro | Defender - Centre-Back | Slovakia | VfL Wolfsburg | 1996 | €7.0m |
| 16 |  Nathan Silva | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | UNAM Pumas | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 17 |  Duje Caleta-Car | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Real Sociedad | 1996 | €7.0m |
| 18 |  Kevin Diks | Defender - Centre-Back | Indonesia Netherlands | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1996 | €5.0m |
| 19 |  Lucas Martínez Quarta | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | CA River Plate | 1996 | €7.0m |
| 20 |  Abdou Diallo | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal France | Al-Duhail SC | 1996 | €5.0m |
| 21 |  Joe Worrall | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Burnley FC | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 22 |  Alan Franco | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1996 | €4.5m |
| 23 |  Kevin Mac Allister | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1997 | €7.5m |
| 24 |  César Montes | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1997 | €4.5m |
| 25 |  Rasmus Nicolaisen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | FC Toulouse | 1997 | €4.5m |
| 26 |  Zé Pedro | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Cagliari Calcio | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 27 |  Scott McKenna | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 28 |  Aleksandr Soldatenkov | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | FC Sochi | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 29 |  Jordan Torunarigha | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Germany | Hamburger SV | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 30 |  John Souttar | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland Australia | Rangers FC | 1996 | €4.0m |