| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alidu Seidu | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | Stade Rennais FC | 2000 | €9.0m |
| 2 |  Ben Cabango | Defender - Centre-Back | Wales Angola | Swansea City | 2000 | €9.0m |
| 3 |  Alexandre Penetra | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal | AZ Alkmaar | 2001 | €9.0m |
| 4 |  Strahinja Erakovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Australia | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2001 | €9.0m |
| 5 |  Armel Bella-Kotchap | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany Cameroon | Hellas Verona | 2001 | €9.0m |
| 6 |  Yerson Mosquera | Defender - Centre-Back | Colombia | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 7 |  Anthony Rouault | Defender - Centre-Back | France | Stade Rennais FC | 2001 | €10.0m |
| 8 |  Caleb Okoli | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy Nigeria | Leicester City | 2001 | €10.0m |
| 9 |  Eiran Cashin | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland England | Birmingham City | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 10 |  Thomas Beelen | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 11 |  Mujaid Sadick | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain Nigeria | KRC Genk | 2000 | €8.0m |
| 12 |  Mika Mármol | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | UD Las Palmas | 2001 | €10.0m |
| 13 |  Tiago Djaló | Defender - Centre-Back | Portugal Guinea-Bissau | Besiktas JK | 2000 | €8.0m |
| 14 |  Santiago Ramos Mingo | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina Italy | Esporte Clube Bahia | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 15 |  Moïse Bombito | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada DR Congo | OGC Nice | 2000 | €10.0m |
| 16 |  Marash Kumbulla | Defender - Centre-Back | Albania Italy | RCD Mallorca | 2000 | €7.5m |
| 17 |  Jay Idzes | Defender - Centre-Back | Indonesia Netherlands | US Sassuolo | 2000 | €7.5m |
| 18 |  Igoh Ogbu | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria | SK Slavia Prague | 2000 | €11.0m |
| 19 |  Simone Canestrelli | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Pisa Sporting Club | 2000 | €7.0m |
| 20 |  Mark McGuinness | Defender - Centre-Back | Ireland England | Sheffield United | 2001 | €7.0m |
| 21 |  Étienne Youté Kinkoué | Defender - Centre-Back | France Cameroon | Le Havre AC | 2002 | €7.0m |
| 22 |  Sampson Dweh | Defender - Centre-Back | Liberia | FC Viktoria Plzen | 2001 | €6.5m |
| 23 |  Mees Hilgers | Defender - Centre-Back | Indonesia Netherlands | Twente Enschede FC | 2001 | €6.5m |
| 24 |  Thomas Kristensen | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | Udinese Calcio | 2002 | €6.0m |
| 25 |  Christopher Wooh | Defender - Centre-Back | Cameroon France | Spartak Moscow | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 26 |  Jon Pacheco | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | Deportivo Alavés | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 27 |  Jordan Beyer | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Burnley FC | 2000 | €6.0m |
| 28 |  Adilson Malanda | Defender - Centre-Back | France Congo | Charlotte FC | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 29 |  Gabriel Pereira | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | FC Copenhagen | 2000 | €6.0m |
| 30 |  Ramón Juárez | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | CF América | 2001 | €6.0m |