| 1 | Mark Sykes | Midfield - Right Midfield | Ireland Northern Ireland | Bristol City | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 2 | Finn Porath | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 1997 | €1.7m |
| 3 | Ablie Jallow | Midfield - Right Midfield | The Gambia | Servette FC | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 4 | Koji Miyoshi | Midfield - Right Midfield | Japan | VfL Bochum | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 5 | Facundo Mater | Midfield - Right Midfield | Syria Argentina | CA Barracas Central | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 6 | Dzenis Burnic | Midfield - Right Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina Germany | Karlsruher SC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 7 | Cadu | Midfield - Right Midfield | Brazil | Ferencvárosi TC | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 8 | Herman Johansson | Midfield - Right Midfield | Sweden | Mjällby AIF | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 9 | David Doudera | Midfield - Right Midfield | Czech Republic | SK Slavia Prague | 1998 | €3.0m |
| 10 | Ogün Bayrak | Midfield - Right Midfield | Türkiye | Göztepe | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 11 | Dmitriy Rybchinskiy | Midfield - Right Midfield | Russia | FC Orenburg | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 12 | Emanuele Adamo | Midfield - Right Midfield | Italy | Cesena FC | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 13 | Artem Kozak | Midfield - Right Midfield | Ukraine | FC Oleksandriya | 1998 | €0.7m |
| 14 | Rövlan Muradov | Midfield - Right Midfield | Azerbaijan | Zira FC | 1998 | €0.7m |
| 15 | Yoichi Naganuma | Midfield - Right Midfield | Japan | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1997 | €0.7m |
| 16 | Idrissa Touré | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany Guinea | Pisa Sporting Club | 1998 | €4.0m |
| 17 | Alessio Castro-Montes | Midfield - Right Midfield | Belgium Spain | 1.FC Köln | 1997 | €5.0m |
| 18 | Donat Rrudhani | Midfield - Right Midfield | Kosovo | FC Sion | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 19 | Maren Haile-Selassie | Midfield - Right Midfield | Switzerland Ethiopia | Chicago Fire FC | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 20 | Patrick Pflücke | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany | Royal Charleroi SC | 1996 | €1.6m |
| 21 | Mohamed Farsi | Midfield - Right Midfield | Algeria Canada | Columbus Crew | 1999 | €2.5m |
| 22 | Renzo Tesuri | Midfield - Right Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Tucumán | 1996 | €1.3m |
| 23 | Salvatore Elia | Midfield - Right Midfield | Italy | FC Empoli | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 24 | Pius Dorn | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany | FC Luzern | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 25 | Tojiro Kubo | Midfield - Right Midfield | Japan | Kashiwa Reysol | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 26 | Juan Alano | Midfield - Right Midfield | Brazil | Gamba Osaka | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 27 | Zan Rogelj | Midfield - Right Midfield | Slovenia | Wisla Plock | 1999 | €0.7m |
| 28 | Fred Onyedinma | Midfield - Right Midfield | Nigeria England | Wycombe Wanderers | 1996 | €0.6m |
| 29 | Hikaru Nakahara | Midfield - Right Midfield | Japan | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1996 | €0.6m |
| 30 | Philipp Hercher | Midfield - Right Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Magdeburg | 1996 | €0.6m |