| 1 |  Pablo Rodríguez | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Lech Poznan | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 2 |  Lyall Cameron | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Scotland | Rangers FC | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 3 |  Rareș Ilie | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Romania | FC Empoli | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 4 |  Bledian Krasniqi | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Kosovo Switzerland | FC Zürich | 2001 | €1.7m |
| 5 |  Theodore Ku-DiPietro | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | Colorado Rapids | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Immanuel Pherai | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Suriname Netherlands | Hamburger SV | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Thelo Aasgaard | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Norway England | Rangers FC | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Levi Smans | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Netherlands | SC Heerenveen | 2003 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Melker Heier | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Sweden | IK Sirius | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Matheus Araújo | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Ceará Sporting Club | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Gabriel Pirani | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | D.C. United | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Reda Khadra | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany | Le Havre AC | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Aimé Omgba | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Netherlands Cameroon | KAA Gent | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Rômulo | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Grêmio Novorizontino | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 15 |  Ronaldo Nájera | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Mexico | Atlético de San Luis | 2003 | €2.0m |
| 16 |  AZ Jackson | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 17 |  Bruninho | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Mathis Suray | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Belgium | Go Ahead Eagles | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Ajdin Hasic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Cracovia | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Adil Aouchiche | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Algeria | Aberdeen FC | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Reinier | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Hyun-ju Lee | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Korea, South | FC Arouca | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Rubin Colwill | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Wales | Cardiff City | 2002 | €1.4m |
| 24 |  Antonio Vergara | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | SSC Napoli | 2003 | €2.2m |
| 25 |  Luis Sequeira | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Argentina | CA Talleres | 2003 | €1.3m |
| 26 |  Chris-Kévin Nadje | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire France | Excelsior Rotterdam | 2001 | €1.2m |
| 27 |  Daniel Dos Santos | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Switzerland | FC Lugano | 2002 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  Karamoko Dembélé | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England Scotland | Queens Park Rangers | 2003 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Denis Visinsky | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzen | 2003 | €1.2m |
| 30 |  Adriano | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Raków Częstochowa | 2002 | €1.2m |