| 1 |  Valentyn Rubchynskyi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 2 |  Abu Francis | Midfield - Central Midfield | Ghana | FC Toulouse | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 3 |  Simone Trimboli | Midfield - Central Midfield | Italy | Mantova 1911 | 2002 | €1.7m |
| 4 |  Moussa Baradji | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Mali | Blackburn Rovers | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Sebastian Berhalter | Midfield - Central Midfield | United States Ireland | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Mohamed Kaba | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Guinea | US Lecce | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Eliot Matazo | Midfield - Central Midfield | Belgium DR Congo | Hull City | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Beni | Midfield - Central Midfield | Angola | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Shinta Appelkamp | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany Japan | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Praxedes | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Habib Keïta | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mali Cote d'Ivoire | Clermont Foot 63 | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 12 |  Ismaila Coulibaly | Midfield - Central Midfield | Mali | LASK | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 13 |  Kenzo Goudmijn | Midfield - Central Midfield | Netherlands Suriname | Go Ahead Eagles | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 14 |  Louie Sibley | Midfield - Central Midfield | England | Oxford United | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 15 |  Agustín Manzur | Midfield - Central Midfield | Palestine Argentina | Club Guaraní | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Anders Klynge | Midfield - Central Midfield | Denmark | FK Bodø/Glimt | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Faisal Al-Ghamdi | Midfield - Central Midfield | Saudi Arabia | Al-Ittihad Club | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Drissa Camara | Midfield - Central Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire Italy | Gaziantep FK | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Arnau Puigmal | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | UD Almería | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Luca Kerber | Midfield - Central Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Waniss Taïbi | Midfield - Central Midfield | France Algeria | Hannover 96 | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 22 |  Mandaca | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Esporte Clube Juventude | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Melker Widell | Midfield - Central Midfield | Sweden | Swansea City | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 24 |  Denilson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Cuiabá Esporte Clube (MT) | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 25 |  Unai Vencedor | Midfield - Central Midfield | Spain | Levante UD | 2000 | €2.2m |
| 26 |  Jonathan Varane | Midfield - Central Midfield | France | Queens Park Rangers | 2001 | €1.4m |
| 27 |  Matthias Braunöder | Midfield - Central Midfield | Austria | SSC Bari | 2002 | €1.4m |
| 28 |  Nayel Mehssatou | Midfield - Central Midfield | Chile Belgium | Standard Liège | 2002 | €2.2m |
| 29 |  Pelle Mattsson | Midfield - Central Midfield | Denmark Sweden | Norwich City | 2001 | €1.3m |
| 30 |  Oliver Larraz | Midfield - Central Midfield | United States | Colorado Rapids | 2001 | €1.2m |