| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auston Trusty | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | Celtic FC | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 2 | Jhohan Romaña | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 3 | Joaquim | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Tigres UANL | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 4 | Montassar Talbi | Defender - Centre-Back | Tunisia France | FC Lorient | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 5 | Harry Souttar | Defender - Centre-Back | Australia Scotland | Leicester City | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 6 | Sebastiaan Bornauw | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Leeds United | 1999 | €6.0m |
| 7 | Abdul Mumin | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana Nigeria | Rayo Vallecano | 1998 | €5.0m |
| 8 | Mads Bech Sørensen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | FC Midtjylland | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 9 | Jerome Opoku | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana England | Basaksehir FK | 1998 | €5.0m |
| 10 | Malang Sarr | Defender - Centre-Back | France Senegal | RC Lens | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 11 | Sebastián Cáceres | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay | CF América | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 12 | Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Rapid Vienna | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 13 | Jorge Cuenca | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Fulham FC | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 14 | Nahuel Ferraresi | Defender - Centre-Back | Venezuela Italy | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1998 | €5.0m |
| 15 | Panagiotis Retsos | Defender - Centre-Back | Greece | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1998 | €5.0m |
| 16 | João Victor | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | CSKA Moscow | 1998 | €5.0m |
| 17 | Carlos Cuesta | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 1999 | €7.0m |
| 18 | Valeriy Bondar | Defender - Centre-Back | Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1999 | €7.0m |
| 19 | Perr Schuurs | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Torino FC | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 20 | Cédric Zesiger | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | FC Augsburg | 1998 | €7.0m |
| 21 | Moritz Jenz | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Nigeria | VfL Wolfsburg | 1999 | €5.0m |
| 22 | Ben Wilmot | Defender - Centre-Back | England Ireland | Stoke City | 1999 | €4.8m |
| 23 | Bruno Méndez | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Spain | Deportivo Toluca | 1999 | €4.5m |
| 24 | Liam Kitching | Defender - Centre-Back | England Ireland | Coventry City | 1999 | €4.5m |
| 25 | Abdel Abqar | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco | Getafe CF | 1999 | €7.5m |
| 26 | Marash Kumbulla | Defender - Centre-Back | Albania Italy | RCD Mallorca | 2000 | €7.5m |
| 27 | Hjalmar Ekdal | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Burnley FC | 1998 | €4.5m |
| 28 | Petko Hristov | Defender - Centre-Back | Bulgaria | Spezia Calcio | 1999 | €4.0m |
| 29 | Enea Mihaj | Defender - Centre-Back | Albania Greece | Atlanta United FC | 1998 | €4.0m |
| 30 | Liam Scales | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland | Celtic FC | 1998 | €4.0m |
Auston Trusty
Jhohan Romaña
Joaquim
Montassar Talbi
Harry Souttar
Sebastiaan Bornauw
Abdul Mumin
Mads Bech Sørensen
Jerome Opoku
Malang Sarr
Sebastián Cáceres
Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao
Jorge Cuenca
Nahuel Ferraresi
Panagiotis Retsos
João Victor
Carlos Cuesta
Valeriy Bondar
Perr Schuurs
Cédric Zesiger
Moritz Jenz
Ben Wilmot
Bruno Méndez
Liam Kitching
Abdel Abqar
Marash Kumbulla
Hjalmar Ekdal
Petko Hristov
Enea Mihaj
Liam Scales