| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joel Waterman | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada | Chicago Fire FC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 2 |  Jean-Kévin Duverne | Defender - Centre-Back | Haiti France | KAA Gent | 1997 | €2.5m |
| 3 |  Pawel Bochniewicz | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | SC Heerenveen | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 4 |  Rodrigo Schlegel | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Germany | Orlando City SC | 1997 | €2.5m |
| 5 |  Matt Clarke | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Derby County | 1996 | €2.3m |
| 6 |  Philippe Sandler | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands United States | NEC Nijmegen | 1997 | €2.3m |
| 7 |  Kamal Miller | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada Jamaica | Portland Timbers | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 8 |  Zak Vyner | Defender - Centre-Back | Kenya England | Bristol City | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 9 |  Emanuel Gularte | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay | CA Peñarol | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 10 |  Stjepan Radeljic | Defender - Centre-Back | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | HNK Rijeka | 1997 | €2.8m |
| 11 |  David Bates | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland | Standard Liège | 1996 | €2.2m |
| 12 |  Rob Dickie | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Bristol City | 1996 | €2.8m |
| 13 |  Mateusz Wieteska | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | Kocaelispor | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Mouctar Diakhaby | Defender - Centre-Back | Guinea France | Valencia CF | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Edgar González | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | HNK Hajduk Split | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  Benjamín Kuscevic | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile Croatia | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Ignácio | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Fluminense Football Club | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Scott Wharton | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Blackburn Rovers | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Sebastián Vegas | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile | CSD Colo-Colo | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Miguel Tapias | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Deportivo Guadalajara | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Juan José Purata | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Jorge Fernandes | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | Al-Fateh SC | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Elias Cobbaut | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | AC Sparta Prague | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Marcão | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sevilla FC | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Joris Kramer | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Go Ahead Eagles | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Jordi Vanlerberghe | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Bröndby IF | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Ismaël Kandouss | Defender - Centre-Back | Morocco France | Renaissance de Berkane | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 28 |  Julien Le Cardinal | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Brestois 29 | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Mads Andersen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Luton Town | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Chidozie Awaziem | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Portugal | FC Nantes | 1997 | €2.0m |