| 1 |  Liam Gibbs | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Norwich City | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Praxedes | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Sebastian Berhalter | Midfield - Central Midfield | United States Ireland | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Mohamed Kaba | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Guinea | US Lecce | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Beni | Midfield - Central Midfield | Angola | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Nayel Mehssatou | Midfield - Central Midfield | Chile Belgium | Standard Liège | 2002 | €2.2m |
| 7 |  Justin Haak | Midfield - Central Midfield | United States | New York City FC | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 8 |  Valentyn Rubchynskyi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 9 |  Cătălin Cîrjan | Midfield - Central Midfield | Romania | FC Dinamo 1948 | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 10 |  Abu Francis | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ghana | FC Toulouse | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 11 |  Sergey Babkin | Midfield - Central Midfield | Russia | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 12 |  Odin Holm | Midfield - Central Midfield | Norway | Los Angeles FC | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 13 |  Simone Trimboli | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Mantova 1911 | 2002 | €1.7m |
| 14 |  Joshua Kitolano | Midfield - Central Midfield | Norway | Sparta Rotterdam | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 15 |  Faisal Al-Ghamdi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Saudi Arabia | Al-Ittihad Club | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Kenzo Goudmijn | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands Suriname | Go Ahead Eagles | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Martim Neto | Midfield - Central Midfield | Portugal | Elche CF | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 18 |  Matías Galarza Fonda | Midfield - Central Midfield | Paraguay Bolivia | CA River Plate | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 19 |  Luca Kerber | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Mandaca | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Esporte Clube Juventude | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Magnus Knudsen | Midfield - Central Midfield | Norway | Holstein Kiel | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 22 |  Louie Sibley | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Oxford United | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Diogo Nascimento | Midfield - Central Midfield | Portugal | Olympiacos Piraeus | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 24 |  Sotiris Alexandropoulos | Midfield - Central Midfield | Greece | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 25 |  Melker Widell | Midfield - Central Midfield | Sweden | Swansea City | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 26 |  Waniss Taïbi | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Algeria | Hannover 96 | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 27 |  Denilson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Cuiabá Esporte Clube (MT) | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 28 |  Drissa Camara | Midfield - Central Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire Italy | Gaziantep FK | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 29 |  Habib Keïta | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mali Cote d'Ivoire | Clermont Foot 63 | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 30 |  Aïmen Moueffek | Midfield - Central Midfield | Morocco France | AS Saint-Étienne | 2001 | €2.5m |