| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrés Andrade | Defender - Centre-Back | Panama | LASK | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Dan-Axel Zagadou | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | VfB Stuttgart | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Mickaël Nadé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | AS Saint-Étienne | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Luke Woolfenden | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Coventry City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  José Fontán | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | FC Arouca | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Riccieli | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Qingdao West Coast | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Lucas Halter | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Erhan Masovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | VfL Bochum | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  João Goulart | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Casa Pia AC | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Cacá | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Niklas Geyrhofer | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | SK Sturm Graz | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Pedro Álvaro | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Aris Thessaloniki | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Gaby Jean | Defender - Centre-Back | France | US Lecce | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Jakov Medic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Norwich City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Lucas Perrin | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Sporting Gijón | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  Facundo Almada | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Mazatlán FC | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Tim Siersleben | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Lukas Mai | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | FC Lugano | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Andy Pelmard | Defender - Centre-Back | Madagascar France | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Joël Schmied | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | 1.FC Köln | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Henry Kessler | Defender - Centre-Back | United States Ireland | St. Louis CITY SC | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Maxime Bernauer | Defender - Centre-Back | France | AS Saint-Étienne | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Víctor Chust | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Elche CF | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Enzo Ebosse | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Hellas Verona | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Colin Rösler | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway Germany | Malmö FF | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Dennis Hadzikadunic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Sweden | UC Sampdoria | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Chumi | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | UD Almería | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 28 |  Javi Montero | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Málaga CF | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 29 |  Rayyan Baniya | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye Italy | Trabzonspor | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 30 |  Axel Norén | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Mjällby AIF | 1999 | €1.8m |