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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Mainoo of Manchester United is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 89, and M. Caicedo has been the form player this season, grading 54.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Sangaré has improved his Season rating most, up +28.4 on last season, while Nico González's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Caicedo of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 108.6.

Best talent
K. Mainoo89RTG
Manchester United
In form
M. Caicedo54.3SsN
Chelsea
Rising potential
Nico González+15.4RTG
Manchester City · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
I. Sangaré+28.4SsN
Nottingham Forest · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Caicedo3goals
Chelsea
Most valuable
M. Caicedo108.6val
Chelsea
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PlayerTeam
1K. MainooDefensive midfielderManchester United212874.5%899.3%
2Y. YarmolyukDefensive midfielderBrentford2241150.3%899.8%
3M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea245410.1%8610.3%
4E. AmpaduDefensive midfielderLeeds254510%8422.2%
5C. BalebaDefensive midfielderBrighton221766%8210.3%
6A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa243131.9%815%
7Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City242313.1%8123.4%
8T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton2329123.7%805.1%
9T. MitchellDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace26476%7913.2%
10Andrey SantosDefensive midfielderChelsea222059.2%7811.9%
11João GomesDefensive midfielderWolves254515.7%789%
12AndréDefensive midfielderWolves253722.3%785.9%
13M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United251460.7%736.4%
14F. PottsDefensive midfielderWest Ham221655%731.1%
15S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham22197.9%722.8%
16I. SangaréDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest2840240.7%5812.4%
17Y. TielemansDefensive midfielderAston Villa293545.3%5627.8%
18Douglas LuizDefensive midfielderAston Villa2815232.6%549.9%
19N. DomínguezDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest282426.6%5229.3%
20S. LukićDefensive midfielderFulham29309.8%5124.9%
21R. BentancurDefensive midfielderTottenham29325%5020.4%
22L. CookDefensive midfielderBournemouth291667.1%4637.2%
23RodriDefensive midfielderManchester City30212871.4%454.1%
24Y. BissoumaDefensive midfielderTottenham29774.4%4132.3%
25J. LaurentDefensive midfielderBurnley312642.2%3623.8%
26R. ChristieDefensive midfielderBournemouth311953.1%3536.8%