| 1 |  Marko Bulat | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 2 |  Rassoul Ndiaye | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal France | Le Havre AC | 2001 | €2.0m |
| 3 |  Juan Sforza | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Italy | Esporte Clube Juventude | 2002 | €2.0m |
| 4 |  Daniel Edelman | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | New York Red Bulls | 2003 | €2.0m |
| 5 |  Bruno Leyes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Tigre | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 6 |  Aleksandr Kutitskiy | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia | Dynamo Moscow | 2002 | €1.8m |
| 7 |  Étienne Camara | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Guinea | Royal Charleroi SC | 2003 | €1.8m |
| 8 |  Mateusz Legowski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Eyüpspor | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 9 |  Dje Davilla | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Chicago Fire FC | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 10 |  Jocelyn Janneh | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sierra Leone Guinea | SC Bastia | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 11 |  Josh Atencio | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States Mexico | Colorado Rapids | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 12 |  Tim Breithaupt | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 13 |  Bartuğ Elmaz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Türkiye | Fenerbahce | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 14 |  Alonzo Engwanda | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Belgium DR Congo | FC Utrecht | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 15 |  Ronald | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Poland | Atlético Clube Goianiense | 2003 | €2.5m |
| 16 |  Nikola Petković | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia | Charlotte FC | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 17 |  Kirill Kravtsov | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia | FC Sochi | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 18 |  Djibril Soumaré | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal | Sheffield United | 2003 | €1.5m |
| 19 |  Maksim Mukhin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Russia | FC Sochi | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 20 |  Matheus Dias | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | CD Nacional | 2002 | €1.5m |
| 21 |  Connor Barron | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Scotland | Rangers FC | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 22 |  Yannick Bright | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Inter Miami CF | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 23 |  Skelly Alvero | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Angola | SV Werder Bremen | 2002 | €2.5m |
| 24 |  Mateus Carvalho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 2002 | €1.4m |
| 25 |  Satoshi Tanaka | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2002 | €1.3m |
| 26 |  Leighton Clarkson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Aberdeen FC | 2001 | €1.3m |
| 27 |  Borys Krushynskyi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2002 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  Sota Kawasaki | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 2001 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Issouf Sissokho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mali | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2002 | €1.2m |
| 30 |  Danny Leyva | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | Seattle Sounders FC | 2003 | €1.2m |