| 1 | Enzo Fernández | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina | Chelsea FC | 2001 | €75.0m |
| 2 | Sandro Tonali | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Newcastle United | 2000 | €60.0m |
| 3 | Éderson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Atalanta BC | 1999 | €50.0m |
| 4 | Curtis Jones | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Liverpool FC | 2001 | €45.0m |
| 5 | Conor Gallagher | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Atlético de Madrid | 2000 | €40.0m |
| 6 | João Gomes | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2001 | €40.0m |
| 7 | Davide Frattesi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Inter Milan | 1999 | €35.0m |
| 8 | Mattéo Guendouzi | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Morocco | SS Lazio | 1999 | €32.0m |
| 9 | Orkun Kökçü | Midfield - Central Midfield | Türkiye Netherlands | Besiktas JK | 2000 | €30.0m |
| 10 | Lewis Ferguson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Scotland | Bologna FC 1909 | 1999 | €28.0m |
| 11 | Felix Nmecha | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany England | Borussia Dortmund | 2000 | €28.0m |
| 12 | Ismael Saibari | Midfield - Central Midfield | Morocco Belgium | PSV Eindhoven | 2001 | €27.0m |
| 13 | Tijjani Reijnders | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands | Manchester City | 1998 | €60.0m |
| 14 | Alexis Mac Allister | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina Italy | Liverpool FC | 1998 | €100.0m |
| 15 | Nico González | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | Manchester City | 2002 | €40.0m |
| 16 | Exequiel Palacios | Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1998 | €40.0m |
| 17 | Khéphren Thuram | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Guadeloupe | Juventus FC | 2001 | €40.0m |
| 18 | Manu Koné | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Cote d'Ivoire | AS Roma | 2001 | €40.0m |
| 19 | Declan Rice | Midfield - Central Midfield | England Ireland | Arsenal FC | 1999 | €120.0m |
| 20 | Matheus Nunes | Midfield - Central Midfield | Portugal Brazil | Manchester City | 1998 | €35.0m |
| 21 | Jacob Ramsey | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Newcastle United | 2001 | €32.0m |
| 22 | Douglas Luiz | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Nottingham Forest | 1998 | €30.0m |
| 23 | Quinten Timber | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands Curacao | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2001 | €30.0m |
| 24 | Federico Valverde | Midfield - Central Midfield | Uruguay Spain | Real Madrid | 1998 | €130.0m |
| 25 | Johnny Cardoso | Midfield - Central Midfield | United States Italy | Atlético de Madrid | 2001 | €25.0m |
| 26 | Joey Veerman | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven | 1998 | €25.0m |
| 27 | Eduardo Camavinga | Midfield - Central Midfield | France DR Congo | Real Madrid | 2002 | €60.0m |
| 28 | Frenkie de Jong | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands | FC Barcelona | 1997 | €45.0m |
| 29 | Youri Tielemans | Midfield - Central Midfield | Belgium DR Congo | Aston Villa | 1997 | €38.0m |
| 30 | Elliot Anderson | Midfield - Central Midfield | England Scotland | Nottingham Forest | 2002 | €32.0m |