| 1 |  Leandro Paredes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | CA Boca Juniors | 1994 | €5.0m |
| 2 |  Callum McGregor | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Scotland | Celtic FC | 1993 | €5.0m |
| 3 |  Erick Pulgar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile | CR Flamengo | 1994 | €5.0m |
| 4 |  Julien De Sart | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Al-Rayyan SC | 1994 | €6.0m |
| 5 |  Pierre Lees-Melou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Paris FC | 1993 | €6.0m |
| 6 |  Kaan Ayhan | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye Germany | Galatasaray | 1994 | €4.0m |
| 7 |  Nabil Bentaleb | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Algeria France | LOSC Lille | 1994 | €6.0m |
| 8 |  Rodrigo Dourado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Atlético de San Luis | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 9 |  Danilo Cataldi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | SS Lazio | 1994 | €3.5m |
| 10 |  Lucas Torró | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | CA Osasuna | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 11 |  Abdoulaye Touré | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea France | Le Havre AC | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 12 |  John Lundstram | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Hull City | 1994 | €2.8m |
| 13 |  Okay Yokuşlu | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye | Trabzonspor | 1994 | €2.6m |
| 14 |  Rani Khedira | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany Tunisia | 1.FC Union Berlin | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 15 |  Mario Lemina | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Gabon France | Galatasaray | 1993 | €7.5m |
| 16 |  Otávio | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Fluminense Football Club | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 17 |  Jair | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 18 |  Mikel Vesga | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 1993 | €2.5m |
| 19 |  José Martínez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Venezuela | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 20 |  Samuel Gustafson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1995 | €2.3m |
| 21 |  Jean-Eudes Aholou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Umm Salal SC | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 22 |  Claudio Baeza | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile | CA Vélez Sarsfield | 1993 | €2.0m |
| 23 |  Josip Misic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 24 |  Adrien Tamèze | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Cameroon | Torino FC | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 25 |  Wilmar Barrios | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1993 | €8.0m |
| 26 |  Birger Verstraete | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 27 |  Mats Rits | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium | RSC Anderlecht | 1993 | €1.8m |
| 28 |  Wilder Cartagena | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Peru | Orlando City SC | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 29 |  Manolis Siopis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Panathinaikos FC | 1994 | €1.8m |
| 30 |  Marvelous Nakamba | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Zimbabwe | Luton Town | 1994 | €1.8m |