Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Serie A 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Serie A in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Charlys of Hellas Verona is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.4, and A. El Azzouzi has been the form player this season, grading 36.7, and Pedro Obiang leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pedro Obiang has improved his Season rating most, up +14.1 on last season, while Charlys's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. El Azzouzi of Frosinone is the most valuable name in this group at 41.1.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CharlysDefensive midfielder |  Hellas Verona | 22 | 3561.2% | 593.7% |
| 2 | A. El AzzouziDefensive midfielder | Frosinone | 25 | 370.8% | 58±0% |
| 3 | C. ComottoDefensive midfielder |  AC Milan | 18 | 13 | 57 |
| 4 | S. SerdarDefensive midfielder | Hellas Verona | 29 | 2016.5% | 4226.7% |
| 5 | J. Akpa AkproDefensive midfielder | Hellas Verona | 33 | 2320.8% | 2236.3% |
| 6 | Pedro ObiangDefensive midfielder |  Monza | 34 | 3375.4% | 2115.2% |