| 1 |  Marco Richter | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 2 |  Ilzat Akhmetov | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia Kyrgyzstan | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 3 |  Bartosz Kapustka | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Poland | Legia Warszawa | 1996 | €1.5m |
| 4 |  Mazire Soula | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Algeria | Levski Sofia | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 5 |  Danel Sinani | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Luxembourg Serbia | FC St. Pauli | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Matheusinho | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Sport Club do Recife | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 7 |  Lucas Fernandes | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Esporte Clube Juventude | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 8 |  Ramadan Sobhi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Egypt | Pyramids FC | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 9 |  Ianis Hagi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Romania Türkiye | Alanyaspor | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 10 |  Xadas | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Portugal | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 11 |  Matheus Savio | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil Italy | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 12 |  Konstantin Kuchaev | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Russia | FC Rostov | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 13 |  Matheus Frizzo | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Grêmio Novorizontino | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 14 |  Grigoris Kastanos | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Cyprus | Hellas Verona | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 15 |  Arno Verschueren | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belgium | Twente Enschede FC | 1997 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Dong-gyeong Lee | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Korea, South | Gimcheon Sangmu | 1997 | €1.4m |
| 17 |  Youssef Maziz | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Morocco | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1998 | €1.3m |
| 18 |  Gaétan Weissbeck | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France | Apollon Limassol | 1997 | €1.3m |
| 19 |  Pedrinho | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Konyaspor | 1996 | €1.3m |
| 20 |  Shaylon | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1997 | €1.3m |
| 21 |  Matheus Jesus | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 22 |  Florent Muslija | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Kosovo Germany | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 23 |  Valeriy Gromyko | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belarus | Kairat Almaty | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 24 |  David Tijanic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Slovenia | Al-Najma SC | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 25 |  Sebastian Kowalczyk | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Poland | Houston Dynamo FC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 26 |  Iván Tapia | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Argentina Italy | CA Barracas Central | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 27 |  Fran Villalba | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Santos Laguna | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  Robert Mudrazija | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Croatia | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Marvin Mehlem | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | Arminia Bielefeld | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Anthony Kalik | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Australia Croatia | HNK Hajduk Split | 1997 | €1.0m |