| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Giovanni Bonfanti | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Pisa Sporting Club | 2003 | €3.0m |
| 2 |  Viktor Melekhin | Defender - Centre-Back | Russia | FC Rostov | 2003 | €3.0m |
| 3 |  Facundo González | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay Italy | Racing Santander | 2003 | €3.0m |
| 4 |  Fedde Leysen | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2003 | €3.0m |
| 5 |  Gustavo Martins | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 2002 | €3.0m |
| 6 |  Renan | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil United Arab Emirates | Shabab Al-Ahli Club | 2002 | €3.0m |
| 7 |  Nicolás Romero | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Minnesota United FC | 2003 | €2.8m |
| 8 |  Tobias Guddal | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Tromsø IL | 2002 | €3.2m |
| 9 |  Matías Moreno | Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Levante UD | 2003 | €3.4m |
| 10 |  Joël Schingtienne | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium DR Congo | Venezia FC | 2002 | €3.5m |
| 11 |  Nathan Wood | Defender - Centre-Back | England Jamaica | Southampton FC | 2002 | €3.5m |
| 12 |  Marcel Beifus | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Karlsruher SC | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 13 |  Nathan Ngoy | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium DR Congo | LOSC Lille | 2003 | €3.5m |
| 14 |  Charlie Hughes | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Hull City | 2003 | €3.5m |
| 15 |  Ibe Hautekiet | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Standard Liège | 2002 | €3.5m |
| 16 |  Linus Gechter | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Hertha BSC | 2004 | €2.5m |
| 17 |  Henrik Falchener | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Viking FK | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 18 |  Rein Van Helden | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium | Sint-Truidense VV | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 19 |  Metehan Baltacı | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Galatasaray | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 20 |  Max Bruns | Defender - Centre-Back | Netherlands | Twente Enschede FC | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 21 |  Mihajlo Ilić | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | RSC Anderlecht | 2003 | €3.5m |
| 22 |  Serdar Saatçı | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | Trabzonspor | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 23 |  Emin Bayram | Defender - Centre-Back | Türkiye | KVC Westerlo | 2003 | €3.5m |
| 24 |  Eduardo Águila | Defender - Centre-Back | Mexico | Atlético de San Luis | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 25 |  Stelios Andreou | Defender - Centre-Back | Cyprus Belgium | Widzew Lodz | 2002 | €3.5m |
| 26 |  Mauro Perkovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Cracovia | 2003 | €3.5m |
| 27 |  Oliver Provstgaard | Defender - Centre-Back | Denmark | SS Lazio | 2003 | €3.5m |
| 28 |  Botond Balogh | Defender - Centre-Back | Hungary | Kocaelispor | 2002 | €2.4m |
| 29 |  Ronnie Edwards | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Southampton FC | 2003 | €3.8m |
| 30 |  Alessandro Marcandalli | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy Nigeria | Genoa CFC | 2002 | €2.0m |