| 1 |  Lassana Coulibaly | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mali | US Lecce | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 2 |  Anton Salétros | Midfield - Central Midfield | Sweden Hungary | AIK | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 3 |  Mark Delgado | Midfield - Central Midfield | United States Mexico | Los Angeles FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 4 |  Sébastien Salles-Lamonge | Midfield - Central Midfield | France | Atlético de San Luis | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 5 |  Ben Whiteman | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Preston North End | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 6 |  Antonio Palumbo | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Palermo FC | 1996 | €2.4m |
| 7 |  Alex Mowatt | Midfield - Central Midfield | England Scotland | West Bromwich Albion | 1995 | €2.8m |
| 8 |  Flávio | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Al-Taawoun FC | 1996 | €2.2m |
| 9 |  Alan Browne | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ireland | Middlesbrough FC | 1995 | €2.2m |
| 10 |  Ozan Tufan | Midfield - Central Midfield | Türkiye | Trabzonspor | 1995 | €2.2m |
| 11 |  Aleix Febas | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | Elche CF | 1996 | €2.2m |
| 12 |  Olivier Ntcham | Midfield - Central Midfield | Cameroon France | Samsunspor | 1996 | €2.8m |
| 13 |  Xeka | Midfield - Central Midfield | Portugal | GD Estoril Praia | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Javi Muñoz | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | Getafe CF | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Yago Felipe | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  Stijn Spierings | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands | Bröndby IF | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Matus Bero | Midfield - Central Midfield | Slovakia | VfL Bochum | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 18 |  Edu Expósito | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 19 |  Érick Gutiérrez | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mexico | Deportivo Guadalajara | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 20 |  Liam Henderson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Scotland | UC Sampdoria | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 21 |  Sergio Ruiz | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | Granada CF | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Lukas Sadilek | Midfield - Central Midfield | Czech Republic | AC Sparta Prague | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Morten Thorsby | Midfield - Central Midfield | Norway | Genoa CFC | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 24 |  Ulises Rivas | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mexico Italy | UNAM Pumas | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Simon Gustafson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Sweden | BK Häcken | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 26 |  Sergio Peña | Midfield - Central Midfield | Peru Spain | Club Alianza Lima | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Saúl Ñíguez | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | CR Flamengo | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 28 |  Jon Guridi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | Deportivo Alavés | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 29 |  Grischa Prömel | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 30 |  Fernando Sobral | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Ceará Sporting Club | 1994 | €1.8m |