| 1 |  Robert Mudrazija | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 2 |  Jamie McGrath | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ireland | Hibernian FC | 1996 | €1.2m |
| 3 |  Valeriy Gromyko | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belarus | Kairat Almaty | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 4 |  Gaétan Weissbeck | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France | Apollon Limassol | 1997 | €1.3m |
| 5 |  Ryoma Watanabe | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1996 | €1.3m |
| 6 |  Shaylon | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1997 | €1.3m |
| 7 |  Pedrinho | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Konyaspor | 1996 | €1.3m |
| 8 |  Dong-gyeong Lee | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Korea, South | Gimcheon Sangmu | 1997 | €1.4m |
| 9 |  Luís Esteves | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal | Gil Vicente FC | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 10 |  Kieran Dowell | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England | Rangers FC | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 11 |  Giuseppe Sibilli | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | SSC Bari | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 12 |  Kasey Palmer | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Jamaica England | Hull City | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 13 |  Fran Álvarez | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Widzew Lodz | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 14 |  Tomas Ladra | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzen | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 15 |  Davis Keillor-Dunn | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England Scotland | Barnsley FC | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 16 |  Alen Halilovic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Croatia | Fortuna Sittard | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 17 |  Hamza Sakhi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Morocco France | Wydad Casablanca | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 18 |  Anthony Kalik | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Australia Croatia | HNK Hajduk Split | 1997 | €1.0m |
| 19 |  Danel Sinani | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Luxembourg Serbia | FC St. Pauli | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Matheus Savio | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil Italy | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Kosuke Saito | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | Tokyo Verdy | 1997 | €0.9m |
| 22 |  Ilzat Akhmetov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia Kyrgyzstan | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Konstantin Kuchaev | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia | FC Rostov | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 24 |  Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Martinique | Heracles Almelo | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 25 |  Grigoris Kastanos | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Cyprus | Hellas Verona | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 26 |  Bartosz Kapustka | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Poland | Legia Warszawa | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 27 |  Rémi Oudin | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France | US Catanzaro | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 28 |  Tsukasa Morishima | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | Nagoya Grampus | 1997 | €0.9m |
| 29 |  Randy Nteka | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Angola France | Rayo Vallecano | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 30 |  Marco Richter | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1997 | €1.5m |