| 1 |  Tamás Nikitscher | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hungary | Rio Ave FC | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 2 |  Ivan Zhelizko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ukraine | Lechia Gdansk | 2001 | €1.0m |
| 3 |  Robert Mejía | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Once Caldas | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 4 |  Siro Rosané | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina | CA Barracas Central | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 5 |  Mathis Lachuer | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France Martinique | Real Valladolid CF | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 6 |  Aziz Ouattara | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | Maccabi Netanya | 2001 | €1.0m |
| 7 |  Calem Nieuwenhof | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Australia Netherlands | Heart of Midlothian FC | 2001 | €1.0m |
| 8 |  Hrvoje Babec | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | NK Osijek | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 9 |  Gustavo Assunção | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil Portugal | Without Club | 2000 | €1.0m |
| 10 |  Njabulo Blom | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | South Africa | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh FC | 1999 | €1.0m |
| 11 |  Archie Collins | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | England | Peterborough United | 1999 | €0.9m |
| 12 |  Alberto Herrera | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Mazatlán FC | 2001 | €0.9m |
| 13 |  Lamine Diack | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Senegal | FC Sion | 2000 | €0.9m |
| 14 |  Ivan Lepinjica | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Croatia | Sabah FK | 1999 | €0.9m |
| 15 |  Dieudonné Gaucho Debohi | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | SM Caen | 2001 | €0.9m |
| 16 |  Andrea Ghion | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Italy | FC Empoli | 2000 | €0.9m |
| 17 |  Tobías Reinhart | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Argentina Italy | AC Reggiana 1919 | 2000 | €0.9m |
| 18 |  Georgios Liavas | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greece | Rio Ave FC | 2001 | €0.9m |
| 19 |  Kader Keita | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire France | FC Rapid 1923 | 2000 | €0.9m |
| 20 |  Florian Flick | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2000 | €0.8m |
| 21 |  Sambou Sissoko | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mali | FK Cukaricki | 2000 | €0.8m |
| 22 |  Matheus Índio | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Qingdao West Coast | 1999 | €0.8m |
| 23 |  Andreas Müller | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Germany | Karlsruher SC | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 24 |  Hiroki Akiyama | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Japan | SV Darmstadt 98 | 2000 | €0.8m |
| 25 |  Roni | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Brazil | Mirassol Futebol Clube (SP) | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 26 |  Ángel Zapata | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Mexico | Querétaro FC | 2001 | €0.8m |
| 27 |  Jaime Alvarado | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Colombia | Independiente Medellín | 1999 | €1.2m |
| 28 |  James Etoo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cameroon Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 29 |  Giovanni Haag | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France | Red Star FC | 2000 | €1.2m |
| 30 |  Álvaro Sanz | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain | Al-Shahania SC | 2001 | €0.8m |