| 1 |  Kai Klefisch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1999 | €1.5m |
| 2 |  Mathias Kjølø | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Norway | Twente Enschede FC | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 3 |  Rodrigo Saravia | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Uruguay | Club Atlético Belgrano | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 4 |  Yannick Bright | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | Inter Miami CF | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 5 |  Julian Niehues | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 6 |  Max Balard | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Australia France | NAC Breda | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 7 |  Aldo López | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Santos Laguna | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 8 |  Conor Coventry | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ireland England | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | €1.5m |
| 9 |  Karol Struski | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Poland | Raków Częstochowa | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 10 |  Fredrik Hammar | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Sweden | KV Mechelen | 2001 | €1.5m |
| 11 |  Patrick de Lucca | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Cuiabá Esporte Clube (MT) | 2000 | €1.4m |
| 12 |  Oussama El Azzouzi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Morocco Netherlands | AJ Auxerre | 2001 | €1.4m |
| 13 |  Marc Aguado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Elche CF | 2000 | €1.4m |
| 14 |  Balthazar Pierret | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | US Lecce | 2000 | €1.7m |
| 15 |  Leighton Clarkson | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Aberdeen FC | 2001 | €1.3m |
| 16 |  Chris Durkin | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | United States | St. Louis CITY SC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 17 |  Anouar El Azzouzi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Morocco Netherlands | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 18 |  Sota Kawasaki | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | 2001 | €1.2m |
| 19 |  Andreas Müller | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Karlsruher SC | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 20 |  James Etoo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 21 |  Jean Onana | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon | Genoa CFC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 22 |  Jurica Prsir | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | HNK Gorica | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 23 |  Giovanni Haag | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Red Star FC | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 24 |  Bruno Leyes | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Tigre | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 25 |  Malthe Højholt | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Denmark | Pisa Sporting Club | 2001 | €1.2m |
| 26 |  Cheick Condé | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Guinea | Venezia FC | 2000 | €1.8m |
| 27 |  Thomas van den Belt | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Netherlands | Twente Enschede FC | 2001 | €1.8m |
| 28 |  Ivan Zhelizko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Lechia Gdansk | 2001 | €1.0m |
| 29 |  Gustavo Assunção | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Portugal | Without Club | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 30 |  Rodrigo Herrera | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | Club Atlético Platense | 2000 | €2.0m |