| 1 |  Leander Dendoncker | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Real Oviedo | 1995 | €4.5m |
| 2 |  Julian Weigl | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Al-Qadsiah FC | 1995 | €6.0m |
| 3 |  Nabil Bentaleb | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Algeria France | LOSC Lille | 1994 | €6.0m |
| 4 |  Andrés Cubas | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Paraguay Argentina | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 5 |  Jon Gorenc Stankovic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Slovenia | SK Sturm Graz | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 6 |  Marko Grujić | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia | AEK Athens | 1996 | €4.0m |
| 7 |  Jesper Karlström | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | Udinese Calcio | 1995 | €4.0m |
| 8 |  Marlon Freitas | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 1995 | €6.0m |
| 9 |  Julien De Sart | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Al-Rayyan SC | 1994 | €6.0m |
| 10 |  Kaan Ayhan | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Galatasaray | 1994 | €4.0m |
| 11 |  Rodrigo Echeverría | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile | Club León FC | 1995 | €3.8m |
| 12 |  Damian Szymanski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Legia Warszawa | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 13 |  Josh Cullen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Burnley FC | 1996 | €6.5m |
| 14 |  Danilo Cataldi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | SS Lazio | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 15 |  Artur | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil United States | Houston Dynamo FC | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 16 |  Edimilson Fernandes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Switzerland | BSC Young Boys | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 17 |  Baptiste Santamaria | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Valencia CF | 1995 | €7.0m |
| 18 |  Bryan Cristante | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy Canada | AS Roma | 1995 | €7.0m |
| 19 |  Lucas Torró | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | CA Osasuna | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 20 |  Vladyslav Kochergin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Raków Częstochowa | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 21 |  Jair | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 22 |  Mathias Normann | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Al-Sailiya SC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 23 |  Ellyes Skhiri | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Tunisia France | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1995 | €7.5m |
| 24 |  Danilo Barbosa | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Al-Ula FC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 25 |  Habib Maïga | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Ferencvárosi TC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 26 |  José Martínez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Venezuela | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 27 |  Samuel Gustafson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1995 | €2.3m |
| 28 |  Filip Krovinovic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Hajduk Split | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Renato Tapia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru Spain | Al-Wasl FC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Jean-Philippe Gbamin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire France | FC Metz | 1995 | €2.0m |