Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League 26/27
The highest-potential central midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and A. Browne leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Palestra has improved his Season rating most, up +39.8 on last season, while L. Chambers's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.
18 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. MintehCentral midfielder |  Brighton | 22 | 4429.8% | 942.7% |
| 2 | M. PalestraCentral midfielder |  Chelsea | 21 | 421895.2% | 8721.7% |
| 3 | X. SimonsCentral midfielder |  Tottenham | 23 | 4418.3% | 825.2% |
| 4 | I. GruevCentral midfielder |  Leeds | 26 | 2226.6% | 686.9% |
| 5 | L. ChambersCentral midfielder | Liverpool | 22 | 110.9% | 6449.4% |
| 6 | J. EcclesCentral midfielder |  Coventry | 26 | 2328.7% | 5916.7% |
| 7 | K. MitomaCentral midfielder | Brighton | 29 | 2548.4% | 5330.5% |
| 8 | R. YatesCentral midfielder |  Nottingham Forest | 28 | 1360.5% | 5032% |
| 9 | J. TaylorCentral midfielder |  Ipswich | 28 | 2692.5% | 4820% |
| 10 | JoelintonCentral midfielder |  Newcastle | 30 | 3232.4% | 4540.6% |
| 11 | G. AbbottCentral midfielder | Tottenham | 21 | 1953.8% | 4511.2% |
| 12 | N. HugginsCentral midfielder |  Sunderland | 25 | 938% | 4131.7% |
| 13 | A. BrowneCentral midfielder | Sunderland | 31 | 38253.3% | 356.7% |
| 14 | Jack Ethan ThompsonCentral midfielder | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 4 | 27 |
| 15 | I. GueyeCentral midfielder |  Everton | 36 | 38±0% | 26±0% |
| 16 | P. ForsellCentral midfielder | Free Agents | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| 17 | T. CairneyCentral midfielder |  Fulham | 35 | 132.3% | 1712.2% |
| 18 | Éverton RibeiroCentral midfielder | Everton | 37 | 33±0% | 1714% |