| 1 |  Diadié Samassékou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mali | Houston Dynamo FC | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 2 |  Ronaldo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Sport Club Internacional | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 3 |  Jhojan Valencia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | CD Universidad Católica | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 4 |  Yohann Magnin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Without Club | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 5 |  Frank Boya | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium Cameroon | Club Tijuana | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 6 |  Oliver Abildgaard | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | UC Sampdoria | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 7 |  Édgar Zaldívar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Atlas Guadalajara | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 8 |  Stjepan Loncar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | NK Istra 1961 | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 9 |  Raul | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Club Athletico Paranaense | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 10 |  Jhegson Méndez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ecuador | Independiente del Valle | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 11 |  Fabio Gerli | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Modena FC | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 12 |  Willian Maranhão | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Ha Noi FC | 1995 | €0.9m |
| 13 |  Sandro Lauper | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Switzerland | BSC Young Boys | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 14 |  Filipe Machado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 15 |  Jérémy Gélin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Without Club | 1997 | €0.9m |
| 16 |  Djihad Bizimana | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Rwanda | Al-Ahli SC | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 17 |  Christian Oliva | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Club Nacional | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 18 |  Daniel Stensson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 19 |  Jakov Basic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Zorya Lugansk | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 20 |  Rasmus Vinderslev | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | Sönderjyske Fodbold | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 21 |  Leonard Owusu | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ghana | Fredrikstad FK | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 22 |  Damian Rasak | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Újpest FC | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 23 |  Du-jae Won | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Khor Fakkan SSC | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 24 |  Rodrigo Andrade | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Goiás EC | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 25 |  Fernando Arce | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States Mexico | Deportivo Toluca | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 26 |  José Rodríguez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Club Necaxa | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 27 |  Stanko Juric | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Real Valladolid CF | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  Mamadou Loum | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal | Sporting Gijón | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Diego Moreno | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Independiente Medellín | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 30 |  Neto Moura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1996 | €1.2m |