| 1 |  Peru Nolaskoain | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | SD Eibar | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 2 |  Hrvoje Babec | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NK Osijek | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 3 |  Jacob Lungi Sørensen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | SK Brann | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 4 |  Mees Hoedemakers | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Viborg FF | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 5 |  Oleksandr Petrusenko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | NK Osijek | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 6 |  Takahiro Ko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | FC Tokyo | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 7 |  Oskar Repka | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Raków Częstochowa | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 8 |  Khetag Khosonov | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia | Akron Togliatti | 1998 | €1.0m |
| 9 |  Júlio Romão | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Ferencvárosi TC | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 10 |  Maksim Vityugov | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 11 |  Archie Collins | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Peterborough United | 1999 | €0.9m |
| 12 |  Celil Yüksel | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye | Samsunspor | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 13 |  Ivan Lepinjica | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Sabah FK | 1999 | €0.9m |
| 14 |  So Kawahara | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Kawasaki Frontale | 1998 | €0.9m |
| 15 |  Du-jae Won | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Khor Fakkan SSC | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 16 |  Matthias Verreth | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | SSC Bari | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 17 |  Sam Sanna | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Italy | Stade Lavallois | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 18 |  Fabian Kunze | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 19 |  Paul Akouokou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Real Zaragoza | 1997 | €0.8m |
| 20 |  Andrey | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Without Club | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 21 |  Lachezar Kotev | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bulgaria | Arda Kardzhali | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 22 |  Marcus McGuane | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England Ireland | Huddersfield Town | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 23 |  Enis Cokaj | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania | APO Levadiakos | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 24 |  Kylian Kaïboue | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Algeria | Amiens SC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 25 |  Liam Fraser | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Canada | Reading FC | 1998 | €0.8m |
| 26 |  Juljan Shehu | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania | Widzew Lodz | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 27 |  Jaime Alvarado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Independiente Medellín | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  Camilo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Netherlands | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Jonathan González | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico United States | FC Juárez | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 30 |  Roni | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1999 | €1.2m |