| 1 |  Pedro Aquino | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru | Club Alianza Lima | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 2 |  Artem Timofeev | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1994 | €1.5m |
| 3 |  Kellyn Acosta | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | Chicago Fire FC | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 4 |  Lukas Grgic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | Rapid Vienna | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 5 |  Carlos Gruezo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ecuador | LDU Quito | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Fernando González | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Deportivo Guadalajara | 1994 | €1.3m |
| 7 |  Victor Lekhal | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Algeria France | Qadsia SC | 1994 | €1.3m |
| 8 |  Samuel Piette | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Canada France | CF Montréal | 1994 | €1.2m |
| 9 |  Dylan Louiserre | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guadeloupe | EA Guingamp | 1995 | €1.2m |
| 10 |  Alberto Grassi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Cremonese | 1995 | €1.8m |
| 11 |  Josip Radosevic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NK Istra 1961 | 1994 | €1.2m |
| 12 |  Didier Ndong | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Gabon | Esteghlal FC | 1994 | €1.2m |
| 13 |  Marvelous Nakamba | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Zimbabwe | Luton Town | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 14 |  Manolis Siopis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Panathinaikos FC | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 15 |  Birger Verstraete | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 16 |  Wilder Cartagena | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru | Orlando City SC | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 17 |  Josip Misic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 18 |  Claudio Baeza | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 1993 | €2.0m |
| 19 |  Adrien Tamèze | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Cameroon | Torino FC | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 20 |  Jonas Meffert | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Hamburger SV | 1994 | €1.0m |
| 21 |  Lukas Kalvach | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Czech Republic | Qatar SC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Jean-Eudes Aholou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Umm Salal SC | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Tiemoué Bakayoko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Cote d'Ivoire | Without Club | 1994 | €1.0m |
| 24 |  Nahuel Estévez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Spain | Parma Calcio 1913 | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | DR Congo England | Cambridge United | 1994 | €1.0m |
| 26 |  Filip Krovinovic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Hajduk Split | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 27 |  Jordan Houghton | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Stevenage FC | 1995 | €1.0m |
| 28 |  Florian Grillitsch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | SC Braga | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Jean-Philippe Gbamin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire France | FC Metz | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Zé Welison | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 1995 | €2.0m |