| 1 |  Roberto Meraz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Mazatlán FC | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Juergen Elitim | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia Spain | Legia Warszawa | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Lindon Selahi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania Belgium | Widzew Lodz | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Kalidou Sidibé | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mali France | EA Guingamp | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Matheus Fernandes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Jean Onana | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon | Genoa CFC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 7 |  Luan Santos | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 8 |  Chris Durkin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | St. Louis CITY SC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 9 |  Federico Navarro | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | CA Rosario Central | 2000 | €2.3m |
| 10 |  Gökhan Gül | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany Türkiye | Al-Okhdood Club | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 11 |  Takumu Kawamura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Red Bull Salzburg | 1999 | €1.7m |
| 12 |  Baralhas | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 13 |  Adriano Firmino | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | CD Santa Clara | 1999 | €2.5m |
| 14 |  Beni Baningime | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | DR Congo England | Heart of Midlothian FC | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 15 |  Tom Ducrocq | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | SC Bastia | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Ignacio Saavedra | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile | FC Sochi | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Darko Nejasmic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NEC Nijmegen | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Conor Coventry | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Njegos Petrovic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia | FK Vojvodina Novi Sad | 1999 | €2.5m |
| 20 |  Ron Schallenberg | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Silas Gnaka | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire Belgium | 1.FC Magdeburg | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Cheikh Niasse | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal France | Hellas Verona | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 23 |  Kai Klefisch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 24 |  Mihael Zaper | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 25 |  Dani Silva | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | FC Midtjylland | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 26 |  Hugo Guillamón | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | HNK Hajduk Split | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 27 |  Emil Bohinen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Venezia FC | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 28 |  Giannis Papanikolaou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Caykur Rizespor | 1998 | €1.4m |
| 29 |  Marc Aguado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Elche CF | 2000 | €1.4m |
| 30 |  Lucas Ventura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1998 | €1.4m |