| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alan Franco | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1996 | €4.5m |
| 2 |  Rasmus Nicolaisen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | FC Toulouse | 1997 | €4.5m |
| 3 |  Derek Cornelius | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada Jamaica | Rangers FC | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 4 |  Martin Erlić | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | FC Midtjylland | 1998 | €4.0m |
| 5 |  Mason Holgate | Defender - Centre-Back | Jamaica England | Al-Gharafa SC | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 6 |  Zé Pedro | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Cagliari Calcio | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 7 |  Aleksandr Soldatenkov | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | FC Sochi | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 8 |  Eric Smith | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | FC St. Pauli | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 9 |  Joe Worrall | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Burnley FC | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 10 |  Scott McKenna | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 11 |  Willer Ditta | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | CD Cruz Azul | 1998 | €5.0m |
| 12 |  Alfie Jones | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Middlesbrough FC | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 13 |  Dimitri Lavalée | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | SK Sturm Graz | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 14 |  Kevin Diks | Defender - Centre-Back | Indonesia Netherlands | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1996 | €5.0m |
| 15 |  Sebastiano Luperto | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Cagliari Calcio | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 16 |  Toni Borevković | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Samsunspor | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 17 |  Dael Fry | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Middlesbrough FC | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 18 |  Luiz Felipe | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy Brazil | Rayo Vallecano | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 19 |  Abdou Diallo | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal France | Al-Duhail SC | 1996 | €5.0m |
| 20 |  Jordan Torunarigha | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Germany | Hamburger SV | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 21 |  Nathan Silva | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | UNAM Pumas | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 22 |  Harold Moukoudi | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | AEK Athens | 1997 | €4.0m |
| 23 |  John Souttar | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland Australia | Rangers FC | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 24 |  Jordan Storey | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Preston North End | 1997 | €3.8m |
| 25 |  Federico Baschirotto | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | US Cremonese | 1996 | €3.6m |
| 26 |  Amos Pieper | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SV Werder Bremen | 1998 | €3.5m |
| 27 |  Miles Robinson | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | FC Cincinnati | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 28 |  Jacob Rasmussen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Red Bull Salzburg | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 29 |  Kanu | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Esporte Clube Bahia | 1997 | €3.5m |
| 30 |  Sidney Lima | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | CD Santa Clara | 1997 | €3.5m |