| 1 |  Yoshio Koizumi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | Kashiwa Reysol | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 2 |  Ewandro Costa | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Omonia Nicosia | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 3 |  Mattia Aramu | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | Without Club | 1995 | €0.9m |
| 4 |  Maksim Kuzmin | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia | Akron Togliatti | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 5 |  Urho Nissilä | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Finland | Puskás Akadémia FC | 1996 | €0.9m |
| 6 |  Memo Rodríguez | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States Mexico | Sporting Kansas City | 1995 | €1.0m |
| 7 |  Latif Blessing | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ghana | Lexington SC | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 8 |  Kirian Rodríguez | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | UD Las Palmas | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 9 |  Shintaro Nago | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | Avispa Fukuoka | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 10 |  Daniel-Kofi Kyereh | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ghana Germany | SC Freiburg | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 11 |  Carlos Baltazar | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Mexico | Puebla FC | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 12 |  Alen Halilovic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Croatia | Fortuna Sittard | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 13 |  Danielzinho | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Clube de Regatas Brasil (AL) | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 14 |  Marcus Harness | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ireland England | Huddersfield Town | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 15 |  Hamza Sakhi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Morocco France | Wydad Casablanca | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 16 |  Lyes Houri | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Morocco | CS Universitatea Craiova | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 17 |  Kasey Palmer | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Jamaica England | Hull City | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 18 |  Giuseppe Sibilli | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | SSC Bari | 1996 | €1.0m |
| 19 |  Ivo Rodrigues | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal | Motor Lublin | 1995 | €1.0m |
| 20 |  Rifet Kapic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Lechia Gdansk | 1995 | €0.8m |
| 21 |  Chico Geraldes | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal | Athletic Club | 1995 | €0.8m |
| 22 |  Kristian Eriksen | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Norway | Molde FK | 1995 | €1.0m |
| 23 |  Benny | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal | CA Petróleos Luanda | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 24 |  Saîf-Eddine Khaoui | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Tunisia France | Red Star FC | 1995 | €0.8m |
| 25 |  Luca Marseiler | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany Italy | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 26 |  Antonio Vutov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Bulgaria | Arda Kardzhali | 1996 | €0.8m |
| 27 |  Joe Abrigo | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Chile | CD Palestino | 1995 | €0.7m |
| 28 |  Zinédine Machach | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Morocco | Renaissance de Berkane | 1996 | €0.7m |
| 29 |  Gabriel Boschilia | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil Italy | Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube (PR) | 1996 | €0.7m |
| 30 |  Olivier Thill | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Luxembourg | FK IMT Belgrad | 1996 | €0.7m |