| 1 |  Pedro Aquino | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru | Club Alianza Lima | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 2 |  Lukas Grgic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | Rapid Vienna | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 3 |  Omar Govea | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Deportivo Guadalajara | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 4 |  Gerard Gumbau | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Rayo Vallecano | 1994 | €1.5m |
| 5 |  Kellyn Acosta | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | Chicago Fire FC | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Lucas Mineiro | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Cuiabá Esporte Clube (MT) | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 7 |  Manolis Siopis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Panathinaikos FC | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 8 |  Dylan Louiserre | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guadeloupe | EA Guingamp | 1995 | €1.2m |
| 9 |  Wilder Cartagena | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru | Orlando City SC | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 10 |  Didier Ndong | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Gabon | Esteghlal FC | 1994 | €1.2m |
| 11 |  Matheus Jussa | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Shanghai Port | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 12 |  Samuel Piette | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Canada France | CF Montréal | 1994 | €1.2m |
| 13 |  Alberto Grassi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Cremonese | 1995 | €1.8m |
| 14 |  Kevin N'Doram | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Chad | Al-Kholood Club | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 15 |  Ylber Ramadani | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania Kosovo | US Lecce | 1996 | €1.8m |
| 16 |  Nahuel Estévez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Spain | Parma Calcio 1913 | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Jonas Meffert | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Hamburger SV | 1994 | €1.0m |
| 18 |  Meritão | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Clube de Regatas Brasil (AL) | 1994 | €1.0m |
| 19 |  Zé Welison | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Lukas Kalvach | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Czech Republic | Qatar SC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Jailson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Los Angeles FC | 1995 | €1.0m |
| 22 |  Josip Misic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Jean-Philippe Gbamin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire France | FC Metz | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Diadié Samassékou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mali | Houston Dynamo FC | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 25 |  Florian Grillitsch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | SC Braga | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Thom Haye | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Indonesia Netherlands | PERSIB Bandung | 1995 | €1.0m |
| 27 |  Tiemoué Bakayoko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Cote d'Ivoire | Without Club | 1994 | €1.0m |
| 28 |  Filip Krovinovic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Hajduk Split | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Jordan Houghton | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Stevenage FC | 1995 | €1.0m |
| 30 |  Boris Céspedes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bolivia Switzerland | Without Club | 1995 | €1.0m |