| 1 | | Croatia U21 | DEF | 19 | €68.6M |
| 2 | Nathaniel Brown FC Bayern München | FC Bayern München | DEF | 23 | €64.8M |
| 3 | Nico Schlotterbeck Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | DEF | 26 | €57.1M |
| 4 | Dayot Upamecano FC Bayern München | FC Bayern München | DEF | 27 | €55.1M |
| 5 | | VfB Stuttgart | DEF | 28 | €54.4M |
| 6 | Edmond Tapsoba Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | DEF | 27 | €53.4M |
| 7 | Leopold Querfeld FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin | DEF | 22 | €52.3M |
| 8 | Jarell Quansah Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | DEF | 23 | €51.8M |
| 9 | Loïc Badé Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | DEF | 26 | €50.9M |
| 10 | | TSG Hoffenheim | DEF | 26 | €49.7M |
| 11 | Daniel Svensson Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | DEF | 24 | €49.7M |
| 12 | Min-jae Kim FC Bayern München | FC Bayern München | DEF | 29 | €48.3M |
| 13 | Albian Hajdari TSG Hoffenheim | TSG Hoffenheim | DEF | 23 | €47.2M |
| 14 | Waldemar Anton Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | DEF | 30 | €47.1M |
| 15 | | Schalke 04 | DEF | 29 | €46.7M |
| 16 | Josip Stanisic FC Bayern München | FC Bayern München | DEF | 26 | €46.0M |
| 17 | Maximilian Mittelstädt VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | DEF | 29 | €44.1M |
| 18 | Konrad Laimer FC Bayern München | FC Bayern München | DEF | 29 | €43.4M |
| 19 | Julian Ryerson Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | DEF | 28 | €42.2M |
| 20 | | TBC | DEF | 27 | €41.7M |
| 21 | Nicolás Capaldo Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | DEF | 27 | €41.0M |
| 22 | Castello Lukeba RB Leipzig | RB Leipzig | DEF | 23 | €39.9M |
| 23 | Jonathan Tah FC Bayern München | FC Bayern München | DEF | 30 | €39.5M |
| 24 | | FSV Mainz 05 | DEF | 29 | €39.4M |
| 25 | | Schalke 04 | DEF | 29 | €38.7M |
| 26 | Robin Koch Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | DEF | 30 | €38.4M |
| 27 | | RB Leipzig | DEF | 28 | €37.8M |
| 28 | Joe Scally Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DEF | 23 | €37.6M |
| 29 | | Schalke 04 | DEF | 29 | €37.1M |
| 30 | Robin Hranac TSG Hoffenheim | TSG Hoffenheim | DEF | 26 | €37.1M |
| 31 | | Elversberg | DEF | 26 | €37.0M |
| 32 | Ramon Hendriks VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | DEF | 25 | €36.3M |
| 33 | | Bologna | DEF | 26 | €34.5M |
| 34 | Jordan Torunarigha Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | DEF | 29 | €34.4M |
| 35 | Marco Friedl Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | DEF | 28 | €33.9M |
| 36 | | SC Freiburg | DEF | 25 | €33.7M |
| 37 | | RB Leipzig | DEF | 28 | €33.3M |
| 38 | Kristoffer Lund Birmingham City | Birmingham City | DEF | 24 | €33.3M |
| 39 | Kevin Diks Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DEF | 29 | €32.7M |
| 40 | | Hamburger SV | DEF | 28 | €31.5M |
| 41 | | Werder Bremen | DEF | 28 | €31.5M |
| 42 | Finn Jeltsch VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | DEF | 20 | €31.0M |
| 43 | | Elversberg | DEF | 23 | €30.0M |
| 44 | Lorenz Assignon VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | DEF | 26 | €29.8M |
| 45 | Chrislain Matsima FC Augsburg | FC Augsburg | DEF | 24 | €29.7M |
| 46 | | SC Freiburg | DEF | 25 | €29.4M |
| 47 | Josha Vagnoman VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | DEF | 25 | €28.3M |
| 48 | Miguel Gutiérrez Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | DEF | 25 | €28.2M |
| 49 | Ramy Bensebaini Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | DEF | 31 | €27.9M |
| 50 | Nnamdi Collins Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | DEF | 22 | €27.6M |
