Central midfielders with the Best Potential in La Liga 26/27
The highest-potential central midfielders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
R. Bardghji of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.8, and O. Vargas has been the form player this season, grading 39.4, and Aitor Ruibal leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Aitor Ruibal has improved his Season rating most, up +21.6 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, O. Vargas of Atletico Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 82.5.
13 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. BardghjiCentral midfielder |  Barcelona | 20 | 10 | 83110.2% |
| 2 | Diego LópezCentral midfielder |  Valencia | 24 | 3034.9% | 7910.8% |
| 3 | O. VargasCentral midfielder |  Atletico Madrid | 21 | 3915.2% | 7864.8% |
| 4 | Pablo MarínCentral midfielder |  Real Sociedad | 23 | 1333.5% | 745.7% |
| 5 | Carlos DotorCentral midfielder |  Celta Vigo | 25 | 30±0% | 684% |
| 6 | Selu DialloCentral midfielder |  Alaves | 22 | 16 | 62 |
| 7 | Ismael BareaCentral midfielder |  Real Betis | 21 | 8 | 57 |
| 8 | F. de JongCentral midfielder | Barcelona | 29 | 3455.5% | 5318.4% |
| 9 | Javi PuadoCentral midfielder |  Espanyol | 28 | 1180.6% | 5036.8% |
| 10 | Aitor RuibalCentral midfielder | Real Betis | 30 | 38129.3% | 4618% |
| 11 | V. RosierCentral midfielder |  Osasuna | 30 | 2843.4% | 4628.7% |
| 12 | J. BisiwuCentral midfielder | Barcelona | 18 | 469.8% | 433.4% |
| 13 | M. CatovicCentral midfielder | Barcelona | 19 | 10188.6% | 406.3% |