| 1 |  Jonas Therkelsen | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Norway | Holstein Kiel | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 2 |  Rareș Ilie | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Romania | FC Empoli | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 3 |  Mario Soriano | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain | Deportivo de La Coruña | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 4 |  Caden Clark | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | D.C. United | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 5 |  Gabriel Pirani | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | D.C. United | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Levi Smans | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Netherlands | SC Heerenveen | 2003 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Aimé Omgba | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Netherlands Cameroon | KAA Gent | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Matheus Araújo | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Ceará Sporting Club | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Theodore Ku-DiPietro | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | Colorado Rapids | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Ronaldo Nájera | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Mexico | Atlético de San Luis | 2003 | €2.0m |
| 11 |  Thelo Aasgaard | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Norway England | Rangers FC | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  AZ Jackson | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | United States | Jagiellonia Bialystok | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Hyun-ju Lee | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Korea, South | FC Arouca | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 14 |  Harvey Vale | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England Ireland | Queens Park Rangers | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 15 |  Brandon Aguilera | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Costa Rica | Rio Ave FC | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Reinier | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Bruninho | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Adil Aouchiche | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | France Algeria | Aberdeen FC | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Rubin Colwill | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Wales | Cardiff City | 2002 | €1.4m |
| 20 |  Antonio Vergara | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | SSC Napoli | 2003 | €2.2m |
| 21 |  Luis Sequeira | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Argentina | CA Talleres | 2003 | €1.3m |
| 22 |  Adriano | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil | Raków Częstochowa | 2002 | €1.2m |
| 23 |  Denis Visinsky | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzen | 2003 | €1.2m |
| 24 |  Claudio Cassano | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Italy | FC Lugano | 2003 | €1.2m |
| 25 |  Bambasé Conté | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Germany Guinea | SV 07 Elversberg | 2003 | €1.2m |
| 26 |  Daniel Dos Santos | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Switzerland | FC Lugano | 2002 | €1.2m |
| 27 |  Kuryu Matsuki | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | Southampton FC | 2003 | €2.4m |
| 28 |  Karamoko Dembélé | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | England Scotland | Queens Park Rangers | 2003 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Oleg Ocheretko | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 30 |  Isa Sakamoto | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Japan | KVC Westerlo | 2003 | €2.5m |