| 1 |  Federico Navarro | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | CA Rosario Central | 2000 | €2.3m |
| 2 |  Andrés Perea | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States Colombia | New York City FC | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Marko Bulat | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Marco Pompetti | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | US Catanzaro | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Rodrigo Herrera | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Platense | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 6 |  Danley Jean Jacques | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Haiti | Philadelphia Union | 2000 | €2.0m |
| 7 |  Markus Solbakken | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Aarhus GF | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 8 |  Emil Kornvig | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | SK Brann | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 9 |  Cheikh Niasse | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal France | Hellas Verona | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 10 |  Dani Silva | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | FC Midtjylland | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 11 |  Zanocelo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Ceará Sporting Club | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 12 |  Adriano Firmino | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | CD Santa Clara | 1999 | €2.5m |
| 13 |  Hugo Guillamón | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | HNK Hajduk Split | 2000 | €2.5m |
| 14 |  Mykola Mykhaylenko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv | 2001 | €2.5m |
| 15 |  Jurica Prsir | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Gorica | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 16 |  Anouar El Azzouzi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Morocco Netherlands | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 17 |  Thomas van den Belt | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Twente Enschede FC | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 18 |  Cheick Condé | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea | Venezia FC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 19 |  Jean Onana | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon | Genoa CFC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 20 |  Kartal Yılmaz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye | Besiktas JK | 2000 | €2.6m |
| 21 |  Chris Durkin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | St. Louis CITY SC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 22 |  Balthazar Pierret | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | US Lecce | 2000 | €1.7m |
| 23 |  Claudio Gomes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guinea-Bissau | Palermo FC | 2000 | €2.8m |
| 24 |  Conor Coventry | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 25 |  Julian Niehues | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 26 |  Kai Klefisch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 27 |  Karol Struski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 28 |  Rodrigo Saravia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Club Atlético Belgrano | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 29 |  Fredrik Hammar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | KV Mechelen | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 30 |  Aldo López | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Santos Laguna | 2000 | €1.5m |