| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benoît Badiashile | Defender - Centre-Back | France DR Congo | Chelsea FC | 2001 | €22.0m |
| 2 | Mohamed Simakan | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guinea | Al-Nassr FC | 2000 | €23.0m |
| 3 | Arthur Theate | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2000 | €24.0m |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu | Defender - Centre-Back | Wales England | Leeds United | 2000 | €20.0m |
| 5 | Josip Sutalo | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Ajax Amsterdam | 2000 | €24.0m |
| 6 | Alexsandro | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | LOSC Lille | 1999 | €20.0m |
| 7 | Trevoh Chalobah | Defender - Centre-Back | England Sierra Leone | Chelsea FC | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 8 | Jean-Clair Todibo | Defender - Centre-Back | France French Guiana | West Ham United | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 9 | Hiroki Ito | Defender - Centre-Back | Japan | Bayern Munich | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 10 | Loïc Badé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 11 | Odilon Kossounou | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire | Atalanta BC | 2001 | €25.0m |
| 12 | Maxence Lacroix | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guadeloupe | Crystal Palace | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 13 | Wesley Fofana | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Chelsea FC | 2000 | €25.0m |
| 14 | Facundo Medina | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Olympique Marseille | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 15 | Calvin Bassey | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria England | Fulham FC | 1999 | €25.0m |
| 16 | Jacob Greaves | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Ipswich Town | 2000 | €18.0m |
| 17 | Pascal Struijk | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands Belgium | Leeds United | 1999 | €18.0m |
| 18 | Logan Costa | Defender - Centre-Back | Cape Verde France | Villarreal CF | 2001 | €18.0m |
| 19 | Eric García | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | FC Barcelona | 2001 | €18.0m |
| 20 | Oumar Solet | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | Udinese Calcio | 2000 | €18.0m |
| 21 | Bafodé Diakité | Defender - Centre-Back | France Guinea | AFC Bournemouth | 2001 | €28.0m |
| 22 | Jakub Kiwior | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | FC Porto | 2000 | €28.0m |
| 23 | Pierre Kalulu | Defender - Centre-Back | France DR Congo | Juventus FC | 2000 | €28.0m |
| 24 | Tuta | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Al-Duhail SC | 1999 | €15.0m |
| 25 | Chris Richards | Defender - Centre-Back | United States | Crystal Palace | 2000 | €14.0m |
| 26 | Matteo Gabbia | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | AC Milan | 1999 | €14.0m |
| 27 | Evan Ndicka | Defender - Centre-Back | Cote d'Ivoire France | AS Roma | 1999 | €30.0m |
| 28 | Mario Gila | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | SS Lazio | 2000 | €30.0m |
| 29 | Nehuén Pérez | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | FC Porto | 2000 | €13.0m |
| 30 | Vitão | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sport Club Internacional | 2000 | €12.0m |
Benoît Badiashile
Mohamed Simakan
Arthur Theate
Ethan Ampadu
Josip Sutalo
Alexsandro
Trevoh Chalobah
Jean-Clair Todibo
Hiroki Ito
Loïc Badé
Odilon Kossounou
Maxence Lacroix
Wesley Fofana
Facundo Medina
Calvin Bassey
Jacob Greaves
Pascal Struijk
Logan Costa
Eric García
Oumar Solet
Bafodé Diakité
Jakub Kiwior
Pierre Kalulu
Tuta
Chris Richards
Matteo Gabbia
Evan Ndicka
Mario Gila
Nehuén Pérez
Vitão