| 1 | Denis Genreau | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Australia France | Melbourne Victory | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 2 | Mirko Antonucci | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | SSC Bari | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 3 | Iliyan Stefanov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Bulgaria | Slavia Sofia | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 4 | Kota Yamada | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | Yokohama FC | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 5 | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 6 | Sang-heon Lee | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Korea, South | Gangwon FC | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 7 | Bogdan Lednev | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ukraine | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 8 | Hrvoje Ilic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Croatia | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 9 | Joni Montiel | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Qarabağ FK | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 10 | Lance Duijvestijn | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Netherlands | Sparta Rotterdam | 1999 | €0.9m |
| 11 | Dominik Janosek | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Czech Republic | SK Sigma Olomouc | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 12 | Brian Figueroa | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Mexico | Club Atlético Morelia | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 13 | Daniel Penha | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Dalian Yingbo | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 14 | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Martinique | Heracles Almelo | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 15 | Lukas Daschner | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | FC St. Gallen 1879 | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 16 | Giotto Morandi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Switzerland | Servette FC | 1999 | €0.9m |
| 17 | Harvey Knibbs | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England | Charlton Athletic | 1999 | €0.7m |
| 18 | Muharrem Jashari | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Kosovo | LNZ Cherkasy | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 19 | Sherif Kallaku | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Albania | KF Vllaznia | 1998 | €0.7m |
| 20 | Yan Dhanda | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England India | Dundee FC | 1998 | €0.7m |
| 21 | Giorgi Arabidze | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Georgia | Without Club | 1998 | €0.7m |
| 22 | João Caiado | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal | FC Paços de Ferreira | 1999 | €0.7m |
| 23 | Zidane Banjaqui | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Guinea-Bissau Portugal | Panserraikos | 1998 | €0.7m |
| 24 | José Ávila | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Mexico | Mineros de Zacatecas | 1998 | €0.7m |
| 25 | Mauro Luna Diale | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Platense | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 26 | Christian Viet | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | MSV Duisburg | 1999 | €0.6m |
| 27 | Anthony Kalik | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Australia Croatia | HNK Hajduk Split | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 28 | Robin González | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Colombia | HNK Vukovar 1991 | 1998 | €0.6m |
| 29 | Butta Magomedov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia | Fakel Voronezh | 1997 | €0.6m |
| 30 | Jesús Díaz | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Colombia | Zaglebie Lubin | 1999 | €0.6m |