| 1 |  Fernandinho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Without Club | 1985 | €0.3m |
| 2 |  Mariano Arini | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Pergolettese 1932 | 1987 | €0.2m |
| 3 |  Shamil Burziev | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia | --- | 1985 | €0.2m |
| 4 |  Hyung-min Shin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Cheonan City | 1986 | €0.1m |
| 5 |  Josimar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | --- | 1986 | €0.8m |
| 6 |  Johan Gastien | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Clermont Foot 63 | 1988 | €0.3m |
| 7 |  Luiz Gustavo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Germany | São Paulo Futebol Clube | 1987 | €0.3m |
| 8 |  Salvatore Burrai | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Dolomiti Bellunesi | 1987 | €0.2m |
| 9 |  Tomás Rincón | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Venezuela | Santos FC | 1988 | €0.2m |
| 10 |  Juninho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Goiás EC | 1987 | €0.2m |
| 11 |  Francesco De Rose | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Catania FC | 1987 | €0.1m |
| 12 |  Alexander Faltsetas | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden Greece | Utsiktens BK | 1987 | €0.1m |
| 13 |  Fernando | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Portugal | Without Club | 1987 | €0.8m |
| 14 |  Gil | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | --- | 1987 | €1.3m |
| 15 |  José Juan Vázquez | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Without Club | 1988 | €0.3m |
| 16 |  João Victor | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Spain | Without Club | 1988 | €0.2m |
| 17 |  Geovane | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 1989 | €0.2m |
| 18 |  Stefano Amadio | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Pineto Calcio | 1989 | €0.2m |
| 19 |  Ahmed Kashi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Algeria France | FC Annecy | 1988 | €0.2m |
| 20 |  Éverton Luiz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Without Club | 1988 | €0.1m |
| 21 |  Ryota Nagaki | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Tokushima Vortis | 1988 | €0.1m |
| 22 |  Andrea Arrigoni | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Notaresco Calcio | 1988 | €0.1m |
| 23 |  Rodrigo López | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States Mexico | Sacramento Republic FC | 1988 | €0.1m |
| 24 |  Robbie Weir | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Northern Ireland | Crusaders FC | 1988 | €0.1m |
| 25 |  Jonathan Hogg | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Without Club | 1988 | €0.1m |
| 26 |  Sung-yueng Ki | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Korea, South | Pohang Steelers | 1989 | €0.5m |
| 27 |  Steven Nzonzi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France DR Congo | Stoke City | 1988 | €0.7m |
| 28 |  Sergio Busquets | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Inter Miami CF | 1988 | €1.5m |
| 29 |  Nemanja Matic | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia Slovakia | US Sassuolo | 1988 | €2.0m |
| 30 |  Aron Gunnarsson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Iceland | Al-Gharafa SC | 1989 | €0.3m |