| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chadi Riad | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco Spain | Crystal Palace | 2003 | €15.0m |
| 2 |  Callum Doyle | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Wrexham AFC | 2003 | €15.0m |
| 3 |  Javi Rodríguez | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Celta de Vigo | 2003 | €15.0m |
| 4 |  Eduardo Quaresma | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Sporting CP | 2002 | €18.0m |
| 5 |  Ismaël Doukouré | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2003 | €18.0m |
| 6 |  Leopold Querfeld | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | 1.FC Union Berlin | 2003 | €13.0m |
| 7 |  Jarell Quansah | Defender - Centre-Back | England Scotland | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2003 | €20.0m |
| 8 |  Maxime Estève | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Burnley FC | 2002 | €20.0m |
| 9 |  Youri Baas | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Ajax Amsterdam | 2003 | €12.0m |
| 10 |  Albian Hajdari | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Kosovo | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2003 | €12.0m |
| 11 |  Kevin Lomónaco | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | CA Independiente | 2002 | €12.0m |
| 12 |  Martin Vitík | Defender - Centre-Back | Czech Republic | Bologna FC 1909 | 2003 | €11.0m |
| 13 |  Charlie Cresswell | Defender - Centre-Back | England | FC Toulouse | 2002 | €10.0m |
| 14 |  Taylor Harwood-Bellis | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Southampton FC | 2002 | €22.0m |
| 15 |  Chrislain Matsima | Defender - Centre-Back | France Congo | FC Augsburg | 2002 | €22.0m |
| 16 |  Otávio | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Paris FC | 2002 | €10.0m |
| 17 |  Abakar Sylla | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2002 | €10.0m |
| 18 |  Diego Coppola | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy Netherlands | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2003 | €10.0m |
| 19 |  Nasser Djiga | Defender - Centre-Back | Burkina Faso Serbia | Rangers FC | 2002 | €10.0m |
| 20 |  Koni De Winter | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | AC Milan | 2002 | €22.0m |
| 21 |  Zeno Van Den Bosch | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Royal Antwerp FC | 2003 | €10.0m |
| 22 |  César Tárrega | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Valencia CF | 2002 | €10.0m |
| 23 |  Alessandro Circati | Defender - Centre-Back | Australia Italy | Parma Calcio 1913 | 2003 | €8.0m |
| 24 |  Arouna Sangante | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal Guinea-Bissau | Le Havre AC | 2002 | €8.0m |
| 25 |  Soumaïla Coulibaly | Defender - Centre-Back | France Mali | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2003 | €8.0m |
| 26 |  Max Rosenfelder | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SC Freiburg | 2003 | €8.0m |
| 27 |  Jonas Adjetey | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | FC Basel 1893 | 2003 | €8.0m |
| 28 |  Andrew Omobamidele | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland Nigeria | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2002 | €8.0m |
| 29 |  Kike Salas | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Sevilla FC | 2002 | €8.0m |
| 30 |  Aurèle Amenda | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Cameroon | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2003 | €7.5m |