| 1 |  Arthur Piedfort | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | KVC Westerlo | 2005 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Max Grüger | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 2005 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Abdoulaye Kanté | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Middlesbrough FC | 2005 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Rabby Nzingoula | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Congo | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2005 | €2.5m |
| 5 |  Cedric Hatenboer | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | RSC Anderlecht | 2005 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Pascal Klemens | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Hertha BSC | 2005 | €2.5m |
| 7 |  Silvano Vos | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands Suriname | Milan Futuro | 2005 | €1.4m |
| 8 |  Kasper Davidsen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | Holstein Kiel | 2005 | €1.3m |
| 9 |  Salih Malkoçoğlu | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye | Trabzonspor | 2005 | €1.2m |
| 10 |  Mahamadou Susoho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain England | Livingston FC | 2005 | €1.2m |
| 11 |  Rafael Luís | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2005 | €1.2m |
| 12 |  Hakim Sahabo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Rwanda Belgium | Standard Liège | 2005 | €1.0m |
| 13 |  Fodé Sylla | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guinea | RC Lens | 2006 | €1.0m |
| 14 |  Henrique Arreiol | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | Legia Warszawa | 2005 | €1.0m |
| 15 |  Leonardo Mendicino | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | AC Reggiana 1919 | 2006 | €0.8m |
| 16 |  Jacob Wright | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Norwich City | 2005 | €0.8m |
| 17 |  Sam Rak-Sakyi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England Ghana | Chelsea FC U21 | 2005 | €0.8m |
| 18 |  Pape Diong | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal | USL Dunkerque | 2006 | €0.8m |
| 19 |  Bailey Rice | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Scotland | Rangers FC | 2006 | €0.8m |
| 20 |  Aladji Bamba | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guinea | AS Monaco | 2006 | €0.8m |
| 21 |  André Oliveira | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | FC Porto B | 2005 | €0.8m |
| 22 |  Matteo Cichella | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Frosinone Calcio | 2005 | €0.8m |
| 23 |  Islamdine Halifa | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Comoros | Red Star FC | 2004 | €0.8m |
| 24 |  George Abbott | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Wycombe Wanderers | 2005 | €0.8m |
| 25 |  David Ozoh | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England Spain | Derby County | 2005 | €0.7m |
| 26 |  Noel Aseko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany Equatorial Guinea | Hannover 96 | 2005 | €0.7m |
| 27 |  Jacob Bartlett | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | Sporting Kansas City | 2005 | €0.6m |
| 28 |  Samuele Di Benedetto | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany Italy | VfB Stuttgart II | 2005 | €0.6m |
| 29 |  Luca Lipani | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Sassuolo | 2005 | €3.5m |
| 30 |  Amadou Koné | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire Mali | NEOM SC | 2005 | €4.0m |