| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tyrese Campbell | Attack - Centre-Forward | England Jamaica | Sheffield United | 1999 | €8.0m |
| 2 |  Ben Brereton Díaz | Attack - Centre-Forward | Chile England | Derby County | 1999 | €7.5m |
| 3 |  Isidro Pitta | Attack - Centre-Forward | Paraguay | Red Bull Bragantino | 1999 | €7.5m |
| 4 |  Estéban Lepaul | Attack - Centre-Forward | France | Stade Rennais FC | 2000 | €7.0m |
| 5 |  Myron Boadu | Attack - Centre-Forward | Netherlands Ghana | PSV Eindhoven | 2001 | €7.0m |
| 6 |  Adam Idah | Attack - Centre-Forward | Ireland Nigeria | Swansea City | 2001 | €6.5m |
| 7 |  Anastasios Douvikas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Greece | Como 1907 | 1999 | €10.0m |
| 8 |  Yorbe Vertessen | Attack - Centre-Forward | Belgium | Red Bull Salzburg | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 9 |  Isaac Romero | Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain | Sevilla FC | 2000 | €6.0m |
| 10 |  Lyle Foster | Attack - Centre-Forward | South Africa | Burnley FC | 2000 | €6.0m |
| 11 |  Moussa Sylla | Attack - Centre-Forward | Mali France | FC Schalke 04 | 1999 | €6.0m |
| 12 |  Kasper Høgh | Attack - Centre-Forward | Denmark | FK Bodø/Glimt | 2000 | €10.0m |
| 13 |  Facundo Colidio | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina Italy | CA River Plate | 2000 | €6.0m |
| 14 |  Casper Tengstedt | Attack - Centre-Forward | Denmark | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2000 | €6.0m |
| 15 |  Maroan Sannadi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Morocco Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 2001 | €10.0m |
| 16 |  Kelvin Yeboah | Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy Ghana | Minnesota United FC | 2000 | €6.0m |
| 17 |  Ellis Simms | Attack - Centre-Forward | England | Coventry City | 2001 | €6.0m |
| 18 |  Dejan Joveljić | Attack - Centre-Forward | Serbia Bosnia-Herzegovina | Sporting Kansas City | 1999 | €5.5m |
| 19 |  Marvin Pieringer | Attack - Centre-Forward | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 1999 | €5.5m |
| 20 |  Akor Adams | Attack - Centre-Forward | Nigeria | Sevilla FC | 2000 | €5.0m |
| 21 |  Julián Carranza | Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina Italy | Leicester City | 2000 | €5.0m |
| 22 |  Amin Sarr | Attack - Centre-Forward | Sweden Senegal | Hellas Verona | 2001 | €5.0m |
| 23 |  Rafael Navarro | Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Colorado Rapids | 2000 | €5.0m |
| 24 |  Martín Satriano | Attack - Centre-Forward | Uruguay Italy | Olympique Lyon | 2001 | €5.0m |
| 25 |  Faris Moumbagna | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cameroon | US Cremonese | 2000 | €5.0m |
| 26 |  Tani Oluwaseyi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Canada Nigeria | Villarreal CF | 2000 | €5.0m |
| 27 |  Adriano Bertaccini | Attack - Centre-Forward | Belgium Italy | RSC Anderlecht | 2000 | €4.5m |
| 28 |  Patrick Agyemang | Attack - Centre-Forward | United States Ghana | Derby County | 2000 | €4.0m |
| 29 |  Lassine Sinayoko | Attack - Centre-Forward | Mali France | AJ Auxerre | 1999 | €4.0m |
| 30 |  Andrej Ilic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Serbia | 1.FC Union Berlin | 2000 | €4.0m |