| 1 |  Jean Onana | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon | Genoa CFC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 2 |  Jurica Prsir | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Gorica | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 3 |  Luan Santos | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 4 |  Cheick Condé | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea | Venezia FC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 5 |  Takumu Kawamura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Red Bull Salzburg | 1999 | €1.7m |
| 6 |  Balthazar Pierret | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | US Lecce | 2000 | €1.7m |
| 7 |  Roberto Meraz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Mazatlán FC | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Danley Jean Jacques | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Haiti | Philadelphia Union | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Marco Pompetti | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Catanzaro | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Juergen Elitim | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia Spain | Legia Warszawa | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Andrés Perea | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States Colombia | New York City FC | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Joe Bell | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | New Zealand England | Viking FK | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Lindon Selahi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania Belgium | Widzew Lodz | 1999 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Rodrigo Herrera | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Platense | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Max Balard | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Australia France | NAC Breda | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Karol Struski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Áron Csongvai | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hungary | AIK | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Rodrigo Saravia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Club Atlético Belgrano | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Kai Klefisch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Tom Ducrocq | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | SC Bastia | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Conor Coventry | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Aldo López | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Santos Laguna | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Emil Bohinen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Venezia FC | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 24 |  Marc Aguado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Elche CF | 2000 | €1.4m |
| 25 |  Adam Randell | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Bristol City | 2000 | €2.2m |
| 26 |  Patrick de Lucca | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Cuiabá Esporte Clube (MT) | 2000 | €1.4m |
| 27 |  Federico Navarro | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | CA Rosario Central | 2000 | €2.3m |
| 28 |  Sam Sanna | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Italy | Stade Lavallois | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  James Etoo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 30 |  Andreas Müller | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Karlsruher SC | 2000 | €1.2m |