| 1 |  Martin Hongla | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon | Granada CF | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 2 |  Pedro Naressi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 3 |  Tomoki Iwata | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Birmingham City | 1997 | €1.8m |
| 4 |  Robin Fellhauer | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | FC Augsburg | 1998 | €1.8m |
| 5 |  Gökhan Gül | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany Türkiye | Al-Okhdood Club | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 6 |  Baralhas | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Esporte Clube Vitória | 1998 | €1.7m |
| 7 |  Mark Brink | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | FC Nordsjaelland | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 8 |  Ulises Ortegoza | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Chile Argentina | CA Talleres | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 9 |  Matheus Fernandes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 10 |  Oriol Rey | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Levante UD | 1998 | €1.6m |
| 11 |  Pedro Ferreira | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Portugal | CD Santa Clara | 1998 | €2.0m |
| 12 |  Gabriel Neves | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 13 |  Dan Barlaser | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England Türkiye | Hibernian FC | 1997 | €2.0m |
| 14 |  Beni Baningime | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | DR Congo England | Heart of Midlothian FC | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 15 |  Silas Gnaka | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire Belgium | 1.FC Magdeburg | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 16 |  Idrissa Doumbia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Without Club | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Ron Schallenberg | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Mihael Zaper | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Kervin Arriaga | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Honduras | Levante UD | 1998 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Giannis Papanikolaou | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Caykur Rizespor | 1998 | €1.4m |
| 21 |  Lucas Ventura | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1998 | €1.4m |
| 22 |  Mateo Maric | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bosnia-Herzegovina Croatia | Omonia Nicosia | 1998 | €1.3m |
| 23 |  Lachezar Kotev | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Bulgaria | Arda Kardzhali | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 24 |  José Esquivel | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Mazatlán FC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 25 |  Fabian Kunze | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 26 |  Kylian Kaïboue | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Algeria | Amiens SC | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 27 |  Juljan Shehu | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Albania | Widzew Lodz | 1998 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  Tristan Muyumba | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France DR Congo | Atlanta United FC | 1997 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Charles Pickel | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | DR Congo Switzerland | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 1997 | €2.4m |
| 30 |  Alfa Semedo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea-Bissau Portugal | Al-Fayha FC | 1997 | €1.2m |