| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eduardo Águila | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Atlético de San Luis | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 2 |  Formose Mendy | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal Guinea-Bissau | Watford FC | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 3 |  Gastón Ávila | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 4 |  Munashe Garananga | Defender - Centre-Back | Zimbabwe | FC Copenhagen | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 5 |  Rein Van Helden | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Sint-Truidense VV | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 6 |  Valentin Paltsev | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | FC Krasnodar | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 7 |  Moisés Mosquera | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | FC Juárez | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 8 |  Terry Yegbe | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | FC Metz | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 9 |  Valentin Antov | Defender - Centre-Back | Bulgaria | AC Monza | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 10 |  Julián Malatini | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | SV Werder Bremen | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 11 |  Botond Balogh | Defender - Centre-Back | Hungary | Kocaelispor | 2002 | €2.4m |
| 12 |  Flavius Daniliuc | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | FC Basel 1893 | 2001 | €2.7m |
| 13 |  Rodrigo Guth | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Germany | CA Talleres | 2000 | €2.8m |
| 14 |  Luis Binks | Defender - Centre-Back | England Scotland | Bröndby IF | 2001 | €2.2m |
| 15 |  Maxwell Woledzi | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | Fredrikstad FK | 2001 | €2.2m |
| 16 |  Bruno Amione | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | Santos Laguna | 2002 | €2.8m |
| 17 |  Cas Odenthal | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | US Sassuolo | 2000 | €2.8m |
| 18 |  Andrea Carboni | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | AC Monza | 2001 | €2.8m |
| 19 |  Felix Bacher | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | GD Estoril Praia | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Mateo Gamarra | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Emanuel Aiwu | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | SK Sturm Graz | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Loïc Mbe Soh | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cameroon | Beerschot VA | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Márton Dárdai | Defender - Centre-Back | Hungary Germany | Hertha BSC | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Maik Nawrocki | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland Germany | Hannover 96 | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Maximilian Dietz | Defender - Centre-Back | United States Germany | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Gonzalo Luján | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Spain | Inter Miami CF | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Zé Vítor | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | CD Nacional | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 28 |  Naves | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | FC Alverca | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Alejandro Gómez | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Club Tijuana | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Leo Greiml | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | NAC Breda | 2001 | €2.0m |