| 1 |  David Da Costa | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal France | Portland Timbers | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 2 |  Fabian Rieder | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Switzerland | FC Augsburg | 2002 | €6.0m |
| 3 |  Gaetano Oristanio | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | Parma Calcio 1913 | 2002 | €6.0m |
| 4 |  Tomas Suslov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Slovakia | Hellas Verona | 2002 | €6.0m |
| 5 |  Niko Jankovic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Croatia | HNK Rijeka | 2001 | €6.5m |
| 6 |  Yari Verschaeren | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belgium | RSC Anderlecht | 2001 | €5.0m |
| 7 |  Pedro Vite | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ecuador | UNAM Pumas | 2002 | €5.0m |
| 8 |  Anis Mehmeti | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Albania England | Bristol City | 2001 | €7.0m |
| 9 |  Giovanni Reyna | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States Portugal | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2002 | €7.0m |
| 10 |  Mateusz Bogusz | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Poland | CD Cruz Azul | 2001 | €7.5m |
| 11 |  Sam Greenwood | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England | Pogon Szczecin | 2002 | €4.5m |
| 12 |  Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Nigeria England | SS Lazio | 2001 | €7.5m |
| 13 |  Nico Melamed | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain Argentina | UD Almería | 2001 | €4.0m |
| 14 |  Matko Miljevic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States Argentina | CA Huracán | 2001 | €4.0m |
| 15 |  Bruno Zapelli | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Argentina Italy | Club Athletico Paranaense | 2002 | €4.0m |
| 16 |  Cole Bassett | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | Colorado Rapids | 2001 | €4.0m |
| 17 |  Sergio Arribas | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | UD Almería | 2001 | €8.0m |
| 18 |  Nikita Krivtsov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia | FC Krasnodar | 2002 | €4.0m |
| 19 |  Julien Ponceau | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Angola | Real Valladolid CF | 2000 | €4.0m |
| 20 |  Matthias Seidl | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Austria | Rapid Vienna | 2001 | €3.0m |
| 21 |  Anouar Ait El Hadj | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belgium Morocco | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2002 | €3.0m |
| 22 |  Jhon Jhon | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 2002 | €9.0m |
| 23 |  Naatan Skyttä | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Finland | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 2002 | €3.0m |
| 24 |  Filip Marchwinski | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Poland | US Lecce | 2002 | €3.0m |
| 25 |  Kirill Shchetinin | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia | FC Rostov | 2002 | €2.8m |
| 26 |  Aguibou Camara | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Guinea | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 27 |  Ole Pohlmann | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | Rio Ave FC | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 28 |  Immanuel Pherai | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Suriname Netherlands | Hamburger SV | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 29 |  Melker Heier | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Sweden | IK Sirius | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Gabriel Pirani | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | D.C. United | 2002 | €2.0m |