| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maxime Bernauer | Defender - Centre-Back | France | AS Saint-Étienne | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Facundo Almada | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Mazatlán FC | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Eray Cömert | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland Türkiye | Valencia CF | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Andrés Andrade | Defender - Centre-Back | Panama | LASK | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Erhan Masovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | VfL Bochum | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Ruan | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Felix Götze | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | SC Paderborn 07 | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Mads Andersen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Luton Town | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Luke Woolfenden | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Coventry City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Juan José Purata | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Cacá | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Julien Le Cardinal | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Brestois 29 | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Scott Wharton | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Blackburn Rovers | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Dan-Axel Zagadou | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | VfB Stuttgart | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Riccieli | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Qingdao West Coast | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  Mickaël Nadé | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cote d'Ivoire | AS Saint-Étienne | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Joël Schmied | Defender - Centre-Back | Switzerland | 1.FC Köln | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Jakov Medic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Norwich City | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Miguel Rubio | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Virgil Ghiță | Defender - Centre-Back | Romania | Hannover 96 | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Enzo Ebosse | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Hellas Verona | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Elias Cobbaut | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | AC Sparta Prague | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Lucas Perrin | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Sporting Gijón | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Ismaël Kandouss | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco France | Renaissance de Berkane | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Dennis Hadzikadunic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Sweden | UC Sampdoria | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Axel Norén | Defender - Centre-Back | Sweden | Mjällby AIF | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 27 |  Kyle Hiebert | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada | St. Louis CITY SC | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 28 |  Mohamed Camara | Defender - Centre-Back | Guinea | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 29 |  Léo Bolgado | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | FC Rapid 1923 | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 30 |  Mamadou Fofana | Defender - Centre-Back | Mali | New England Revolution | 1998 | €1.8m |