Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
C. Baleba of Manchester United is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 81.8, and A. Matusiwa has been the form player this season, grading 45.2, and A. Onana leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +22.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Onana of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 96.6.
6 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. BalebaDefensive midfielder |  Manchester United | 22 | 1766% | 8210.3% |
| 2 | A. OnanaDefensive midfielder |  Aston Villa | 25 | 3131.9% | 797.6% |
| 3 | M. UgarteDefensive midfielder | Manchester United | 25 | 1460.7% | 736.4% |
| 4 | H. AmassDefensive midfielder | Manchester United | 19 | 26541.5% | 721.9% |
| 5 | A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielder |  Ipswich | 28 | 455.9% | 5717.5% |
| 6 | N. GarayaldeDefensive midfielder | Liverpool | 27 | 2134.9% | 3622.9% |