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Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Premier League 26/27

The best defensive midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Kislyak of CSKA Moscow is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.6, and M. Glushenkov has been the form player this season, grading 47.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Du Queiroz has improved his Season rating most, up +22.5 on last season, while M. Kislyak's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Langovich of FC Rostov is the most valuable name in this group at 6.

Best talent
M. Kislyak39.6RTG
CSKA Moscow
In form
M. Glushenkov47.3SsN
Zenit
Rising potential
M. Kislyak+4.6RTG
CSKA Moscow · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Du Queiroz+22.5SsN
FC Orenburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Glushenkov6goals
Zenit
Most valuable
A. Langovich6val
FC Rostov
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