| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dan-Axel Zagadou | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | VfB Stuttgart | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Emanuel Aiwu | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | SK Sturm Graz | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Ruan | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Pedro Álvaro | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Aris Thessaloniki | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Cacá | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  João Goulart | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Casa Pia AC | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Jackson Porozo | Defender - Centre-Back | Ecuador | Club Tijuana | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Mickaël Nadé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | AS Saint-Étienne | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Tim Siersleben | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Víctor Chust | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Elche CF | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Andy Pelmard | Defender - Centre-Back | Madagascar France | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Gaby Jean | Defender - Centre-Back | France | US Lecce | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Mateo Gamarra | Defender - Centre-Back | Paraguay | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Niklas Geyrhofer | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | SK Sturm Graz | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Colin Rösler | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway Germany | Malmö FF | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  Maik Nawrocki | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland Germany | Hannover 96 | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Lukas Mai | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | FC Lugano | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Carlos Terán | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Club Athletico Paranaense | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Enzo Ebosse | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Hellas Verona | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Felix Bacher | Defender - Centre-Back | Austria | GD Estoril Praia | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Osaze Urhoghide | Defender - Centre-Back | England Nigeria | FC Dallas | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Lucas Halter | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Lewis Gibson | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Preston North End | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Zé Vítor | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | CD Nacional | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Hrvoje Smolcic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Kocaelispor | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Rayyan Baniya | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye Italy | Trabzonspor | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 27 |  Edgaras Utkus | Defender - Centre-Back | Lithuania | Cercle Brugge | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 28 |  Javi Castro | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Racing Santander | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 29 |  Axel Norén | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Mjällby AIF | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 30 |  Matheus Thuler | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Vissel Kobe | 1999 | €1.8m |