| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leo Østigård | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Genoa CFC | 1999 | €10.0m |
| 2 |  Lilian Brassier | Defender - Centre-Back | France Togo | Stade Rennais FC | 1999 | €10.0m |
| 3 |  David Carmo | Defender - Centre-Back | Angola Portugal | Real Oviedo | 1999 | €10.0m |
| 4 |  Santiago Bueno | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Italy | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1998 | €10.0m |
| 5 |  Victor Nelsson | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Hellas Verona | 1998 | €10.0m |
| 6 |  Igoh Ogbu | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria | SK Slavia Prague | 2000 | €11.0m |
| 7 |  Youssouf Ndayishimiye | Defender - Centre-Back | Burundi | OGC Nice | 1998 | €12.0m |
| 8 |  Mohammed Salisu | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | AS Monaco | 1999 | €12.0m |
| 9 |  Jeff Chabot | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany France | VfB Stuttgart | 1998 | €12.0m |
| 10 |  Luca Ranieri | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | ACF Fiorentina | 1999 | €12.0m |
| 11 |  Diego Costa | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | FC Krasnodar | 1999 | €8.0m |
| 12 |  Dan Ballard | Defender - Centre-Back | Northern Ireland England | Sunderland AFC | 1999 | €8.0m |
| 13 |  Sikou Niakaté | Defender - Centre-Back | Mali France | SC Braga | 1999 | €8.0m |
| 14 |  Igor Diveev | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | CSKA Moscow | 1999 | €8.0m |
| 15 |  Vitão | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sport Club Internacional | 2000 | €12.0m |
| 16 |  Santiago Sosa | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Croatia | Racing Club | 1999 | €8.0m |
| 17 |  Marco Friedl | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | SV Werder Bremen | 1998 | €12.0m |
| 18 |  Alberto Dossena | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Como 1907 | 1998 | €8.0m |
| 19 |  Abdel Abqar | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco | Getafe CF | 1999 | €7.5m |
| 20 |  Marash Kumbulla | Defender - Centre-Back | Albania Italy | RCD Mallorca | 2000 | €7.5m |
| 21 |  Valeriy Bondar | Defender - Centre-Back | Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1999 | €7.0m |
| 22 |  Cédric Zesiger | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | FC Augsburg | 1998 | €7.0m |
| 23 |  Danilho Doekhi | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands Suriname | 1.FC Union Berlin | 1998 | €13.0m |
| 24 |  Carlos Cuesta | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 1999 | €7.0m |
| 25 |  Merih Demiral | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Al-Ahli SFC | 1998 | €13.0m |
| 26 |  Jhohan Romaña | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 27 |  Harry Souttar | Defender - Centre-Back | Australia Scotland | Leicester City | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 28 |  Nicolò Casale | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Bologna FC 1909 | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 29 |  Montassar Talbi | Defender - Centre-Back | Tunisia France | FC Lorient | 1998 | €6.0m |
| 30 |  Mark McKenzie | Defender - Centre-Back | United States Jamaica | FC Toulouse | 1999 | €6.0m |