| 1 |  Daniel Edelman | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | New York Red Bulls | 2003 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Patrickson Delgado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ecuador | FC Dallas | 2003 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Timothy Ouma | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Kenya | Lech Poznan | 2004 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Étienne Camara | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guinea | Royal Charleroi SC | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 5 |  Hamzat Ojediran | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Nigeria | RC Lens | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 6 |  Nuno Félix | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | SL Benfica B | 2004 | €1.7m |
| 7 |  Jocelyn Janneh | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sierra Leone Guinea | SC Bastia | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 8 |  Djibril Soumaré | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal | Sheffield United | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 9 |  David Ruíz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Honduras United States | Inter Miami CF | 2004 | €2.5m |
| 10 |  Ronald | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Poland | Atlético Clube Goianiense | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 11 |  Maestro | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Angola | Alanyaspor | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 12 |  Marko Soldo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia Bosnia-Herzegovina | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 13 |  Bartuğ Elmaz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye | Fenerbahce | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 14 |  Connor Barron | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Scotland | Rangers FC | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 15 |  Mateusz Kowalczyk | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | GKS Katowice | 2004 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Maruis Tresor Doh | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Fatih Karagümrük | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Mario Martín | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Getafe CF | 2004 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Dje Davilla | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Chicago Fire FC | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 19 |  Nikola Petković | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia | Charlotte FC | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Mateusz Legowski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Eyüpspor | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 21 |  Alonzo Engwanda | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium DR Congo | FC Utrecht | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 22 |  Mattes Hansen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SC Paderborn 07 | 2004 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Patrick | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 2004 | €1.5m |
| 24 |  Freddie Potts | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | West Ham United | 2003 | €1.4m |
| 25 |  Satoshi Tanaka | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2002 | €1.3m |
| 26 |  Mateo Tanlongo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Italy | Sporting CP B | 2003 | €1.3m |
| 27 |  Miguel Chaiwa | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Zambia | Hibernian FC | 2004 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  Danny Leyva | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | Seattle Sounders FC | 2003 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Mads Enggård | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | Vejle Boldklub | 2004 | €2.8m |
| 30 |  Noé Lebreton | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Senegal | NEC Nijmegen | 2004 | €1.2m |