| 1 |  Marco Pompetti | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Catanzaro | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Rodrigo Herrera | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Platense | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Marko Bulat | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Danley Jean Jacques | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Haiti | Philadelphia Union | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Cheick Condé | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea | Venezia FC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 6 |  Jurica Prsir | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Gorica | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 7 |  Anouar El Azzouzi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Morocco Netherlands | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 8 |  Adam Randell | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Bristol City | 2000 | €2.2m |
| 9 |  Thomas van den Belt | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Twente Enschede FC | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 10 |  Chris Durkin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | St. Louis CITY SC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 11 |  Jean Onana | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon | Genoa CFC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 12 |  Bruno Leyes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Tigre | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 13 |  Balthazar Pierret | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | US Lecce | 2000 | €1.7m |
| 14 |  Federico Navarro | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | CA Rosario Central | 2000 | €2.3m |
| 15 |  Fredrik Hammar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | KV Mechelen | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Rodrigo Saravia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Club Atlético Belgrano | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Zanocelo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Ceará Sporting Club | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 18 |  Áron Csongvai | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hungary | AIK | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Karol Struski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Mathias Kjølø | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Twente Enschede FC | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Max Balard | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Australia France | NAC Breda | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Julian Niehues | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Markus Solbakken | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Aarhus GF | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 24 |  Aldo López | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Santos Laguna | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 25 |  Mykola Mykhaylenko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 26 |  Kai Klefisch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 27 |  Dani Silva | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | FC Midtjylland | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 28 |  Conor Coventry | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 29 |  Cheikh Niasse | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal France | Hellas Verona | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 30 |  Hugo Guillamón | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | HNK Hajduk Split | 2000 | €2.5m |