| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nicolás Díaz | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile | Puebla FC | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 2 |  Javi Montero | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Málaga CF | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 3 |  Matheus Thuler | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Vissel Kobe | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 4 |  Axel Norén | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Mjällby AIF | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 5 |  Chumi | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | UD Almería | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 6 |  Léo Bolgado | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | FC Rapid 1923 | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 7 |  Denil Maldonado | Defender - Centre-Back | Honduras | Rubin Kazan | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 8 |  Alexandru Pașcanu | Defender - Centre-Back | Romania England | FC Rapid 1923 | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 9 |  Boris Tomiak | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Hannover 96 | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 10 |  Daniel Anyembe | Defender - Centre-Back | Kenya Denmark | Viborg FF | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 11 |  Odin Bjørtuft | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | FK Bodø/Glimt | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 12 |  Andrés Andrade | Defender - Centre-Back | Panama | LASK | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Erhan Masovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | VfL Bochum | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Enzo Ebosse | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Hellas Verona | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Lucas Perrin | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Sporting Gijón | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  Danilo Boza | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1998 | €1.6m |
| 17 |  Dan-Axel Zagadou | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | VfB Stuttgart | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Ruan | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Joël Schmied | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | 1.FC Köln | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Miguel Rubio | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Dennis Hadzikadunic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Sweden | UC Sampdoria | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Caetano | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Vissel Kobe | 1999 | €1.6m |
| 23 |  Luke Woolfenden | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Coventry City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  João Goulart | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Casa Pia AC | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Raz Shlomo | Defender - Centre-Back | Israel | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1999 | €1.6m |
| 26 |  Maxime Bernauer | Defender - Centre-Back | France | AS Saint-Étienne | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Virgil Ghiță | Defender - Centre-Back | Romania | Hannover 96 | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 28 |  Jakov Medic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Norwich City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Niklas Geyrhofer | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | SK Sturm Graz | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Mickaël Nadé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | AS Saint-Étienne | 1999 | €2.0m |