| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Otávio | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Paris FC | 2002 | €10.0m |
| 2 |  César Tárrega | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Valencia CF | 2002 | €10.0m |
| 3 |  Anthony Rouault | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Rennais FC | 2001 | €10.0m |
| 4 |  Caleb Okoli | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy Nigeria | Leicester City | 2001 | €10.0m |
| 5 |  Strahinja Erakovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Australia | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2001 | €9.0m |
| 6 |  Natan | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Real Betis Balompié | 2001 | €9.0m |
| 7 |  Armel Bella-Kotchap | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Cameroon | Hellas Verona | 2001 | €9.0m |
| 8 |  Alexandre Penetra | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | AZ Alkmaar | 2001 | €9.0m |
| 9 |  Arouna Sangante | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal Guinea-Bissau | Le Havre AC | 2002 | €8.0m |
| 10 |  Kevin Lomónaco | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | CA Independiente | 2002 | €12.0m |
| 11 |  Eiran Cashin | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland England | Birmingham City | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 12 |  Thomas Beelen | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 13 |  Kike Salas | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Sevilla FC | 2002 | €8.0m |
| 14 |  Andrew Omobamidele | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland Nigeria | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2002 | €8.0m |
| 15 |  Santiago Ramos Mingo | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | Esporte Clube Bahia | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 16 |  Yerson Mosquera | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 17 |  Ameen Al-Dakhil | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium Iraq | VfB Stuttgart | 2002 | €7.5m |
| 18 |  Étienne Youté Kinkoué | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cameroon | Le Havre AC | 2002 | €7.0m |
| 19 |  Rafa Marín | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Villarreal CF | 2002 | €7.0m |
| 20 |  Simone Canestrelli | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Pisa Sporting Club | 2000 | €7.0m |
| 21 |  Mark McGuinness | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland England | Sheffield United | 2001 | €7.0m |
| 22 |  Jesús Orozco Chiquete | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | CD Cruz Azul | 2002 | €6.5m |
| 23 |  Mees Hilgers | Defender - Centre-Back | Indonesia Netherlands | Twente Enschede FC | 2001 | €6.5m |
| 24 |  Sampson Dweh | Defender - Centre-Back | Liberia | FC Viktoria Plzen | 2001 | €6.5m |
| 25 |  Ramón Juárez | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | CF América | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 26 |  Christopher Wooh | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Spartak Moscow | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 27 |  Lorenzo Pirola | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Olympiacos Piraeus | 2002 | €6.0m |
| 28 |  Adilson Malanda | Defender - Centre-Back | France Congo | Charlotte FC | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 29 |  Jon Pacheco | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Deportivo Alavés | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 30 |  Thomas Kristensen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Udinese Calcio | 2002 | €6.0m |