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Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Premier League

The highest-potential centre-backs in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Thiaw of Newcastle is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.8, and Gabriel Magalhães has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and V. van Dijk leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Senesi has improved his Season rating most, up +39.5 on last season, while D. Ballard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 126.8.

Best talent
M. Thiaw88.8RTG
Newcastle
In form
Gabriel Magalhães76.4SsN
Arsenal
Rising potential
D. Ballard+14.7RTG
Sunderland · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Senesi+39.5SsN
Bournemouth · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. van Dijk6goals
Liverpool
Most valuable
W. Saliba126.8val
Arsenal
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PlayerTeam
1M. ThiawCentre-backNewcastle243626.5%8915.3%
2W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal256320.5%885.2%
3L. YoroCentre-backManchester United202442.6%8710.8%
4S. van den BergCentre-backBrentford243345.6%861.3%
5N. CollinsCentre-backBrentford254311.6%867.2%
6M. van de VenCentre-backTottenham2534277.8%8514.9%
7A. KhusanovCentre-backManchester City224273.4%8518.7%
8P. HincapiéCentre-backArsenal245424.2%851.5%
9J. HillCentre-backBournemouth2437411%8510.6%
10J. van HeckeCentre-backBrighton264539.8%827.2%
11A. HeavenCentre-backManchester United19118215.7%
12MurilloCentre-backNottingham Forest244032%8112.8%
13M. EstèveCentre-backBurnley242671.9%813.2%
14M. GuéhiCentre-backCrystal Palace265616.2%808.5%
15N. SavonaCentre-backNottingham Forest231946.1%791.6%
16C. BasseyCentre-backFulham264394.2%799.6%
17M. LacroixCentre-backCrystal Palace26540.7%7810.2%
18D. BallardCentre-backSunderland2641189.3%7823.2%
19M. de LigtCentre-backManchester United26295.2%781.8%
20J. BranthwaiteCentre-backEverton242051.5%7710%
21W. FofanaCentre-backChelsea253072.3%772%
22I. KonatéCentre-backLiverpool27429.7%7612.2%
23B. HumphreysCentre-backBurnley231663.6%7610.8%
24B. DiakitéCentre-backBournemouth251761%7512.2%
25S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle2629174.8%743.4%
26J. TchatchouaCentre-backWolves241253.7%7411.9%
27Gabriel MagalhãesCentre-backArsenal287699.5%748.8%
28T. ChalobahCentre-backChelsea2735104.7%733.8%
29MoratoCentre-backNottingham Forest25219.9%716.2%
30E. KonsaCentre-backAston Villa28322.9%6914%
31N. MukieleCentre-backSunderland2852216.5%6910.9%
32C. RomeroCentre-backTottenham2854264.9%672.5%
33N. MilenkovićCentre-backNottingham Forest283531.8%6722.1%
34L. KrejčíCentre-backWolves272121.1%6612.5%
35M. SenesiCentre-backBournemouth2960197.5%658.7%
36J. BijolCentre-backLeeds272239.8%6517%
37S. BuenoCentre-backWolves27235.7%6512.1%
38Jorge CuencaCentre-backFulham2616238.3%655.4%
39Lisandro MartínezCentre-backManchester United28275.9%637.7%
40K. MavropanosCentre-backWest Ham283738.7%6113%
41K. DansoCentre-backTottenham272421.4%617.9%
42O. AldereteCentre-backSunderland294418.2%6111.8%
43Rúben DiasCentre-backManchester City295037.4%6014.4%
44H. EkdalCentre-backBurnley271227.7%592.4%
45K. AjerCentre-backBrentford282689.1%5814.3%
46J. JustinCentre-backLeeds28307.2%5822.1%
47J. AndersenCentre-backFulham3041385.7%5414.7%
48Pau TorresCentre-backAston Villa29209.7%5420.5%
49A. TuanzebeCentre-backBurnley281015.4%5318.9%
50O. BoscagliCentre-backBrighton281272.7%5324.5%