| 1 |  Mathias Normann | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Al-Sailiya SC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 2 |  Vladyslav Kochergin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Raków Częstochowa | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 3 |  Danilo Barbosa | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Al-Ula FC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 4 |  Samuel Gustafson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1995 | €2.3m |
| 5 |  Nahuel Estévez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Spain | Parma Calcio 1913 | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Jalil Elías | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Syria Argentina | Club Atlético Tigre | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Zé Welison | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Renato Tapia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru Spain | Al-Wasl FC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Florian Grillitsch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | SC Braga | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Edimilson Fernandes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Switzerland | BSC Young Boys | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 11 |  Filip Krovinovic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Hajduk Split | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Jean-Philippe Gbamin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire France | FC Metz | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Lukas Kalvach | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Czech Republic | Qatar SC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Artur | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil United States | Houston Dynamo FC | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 15 |  Obinna Nwobodo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Nigeria | FC Cincinnati | 1996 | €3.0m |
| 16 |  Jaïro Riedewald | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands Suriname | Without Club | 1996 | €1.8m |
| 17 |  Ylber Ramadani | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania Kosovo | US Lecce | 1996 | €1.8m |
| 18 |  Joao Ortiz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ecuador | Portland Timbers | 1996 | €1.8m |
| 19 |  Alberto Grassi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Cremonese | 1995 | €1.8m |
| 20 |  Jorman Campuzano | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia Argentina | Atlético Nacional | 1996 | €1.7m |
| 21 |  Ivan Sunjic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | Pafos FC | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Raniele | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1996 | €3.5m |
| 23 |  Kellyn Acosta | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | Chicago Fire FC | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 24 |  Jefferson Intriago | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ecuador | Mazatlán FC | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 25 |  Omar Govea | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Deportivo Guadalajara | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 26 |  Pedro Aquino | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru | Club Alianza Lima | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 27 |  Damian Szymanski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Legia Warszawa | 1995 | €3.5m |
| 28 |  Lukas Grgic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Austria | Rapid Vienna | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 29 |  Carlos Gruezo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ecuador | LDU Quito | 1995 | €1.5m |
| 30 |  Adama Camara | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Mali | Paris FC | 1996 | €1.5m |