| 1 |  Patrick de Lucca | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Cuiabá Esporte Clube (MT) | 2000 | €1.4m |
| 2 |  Aldo López | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Santos Laguna | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 3 |  Tom Ducrocq | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | SC Bastia | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 4 |  Rodrigo Saravia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Club Atlético Belgrano | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 5 |  Conor Coventry | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Karol Struski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 7 |  Emil Bohinen | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Venezia FC | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 8 |  Max Balard | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Australia France | NAC Breda | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 9 |  Kai Klefisch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 10 |  Áron Csongvai | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hungary | AIK | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 11 |  Jaime Alvarado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Independiente Medellín | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 12 |  Giovanni Haag | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Red Star FC | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 13 |  James Etoo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 14 |  Andreas Müller | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Karlsruher SC | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 15 |  Camilo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Netherlands | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 16 |  Sam Sanna | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Italy | Stade Lavallois | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 17 |  Roni | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 18 |  Balthazar Pierret | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | US Lecce | 2000 | €1.7m |
| 19 |  Takumu Kawamura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Red Bull Salzburg | 1999 | €1.7m |
| 20 |  Gustavo Assunção | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Portugal | Without Club | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 21 |  Ivan Zhelizko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Lechia Gdansk | 2001 | €1.0m |
| 22 |  Jean Onana | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon | Genoa CFC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 23 |  Newton | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 24 |  Luan Santos | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1999 | €1.8m |
| 25 |  Cheick Condé | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea | Venezia FC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 26 |  Mathis Lachuer | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Martinique | Real Valladolid CF | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 27 |  Robert Mejía | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Once Caldas | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 28 |  Tamás Nikitscher | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hungary | Rio Ave FC | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 29 |  Hrvoje Babec | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NK Osijek | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 30 |  Calem Nieuwenhof | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Australia Netherlands | Heart of Midlothian FC | 2001 | €1.0m |