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
M. Kislyak of CSKA Moscow is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.6, and N. Umyarov has been the form player this season, grading 33.6, and A. Mendel leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Bolotov has improved his Season rating most, up +18.8 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, M. Kislyak of CSKA Moscow is the most valuable name in this group at 3.4.
6 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. KislyakDefensive midfielder |  CSKA Moscow | 21 | 32±0% | 40±0% |
| 2 | I. EremeevDefensive midfielder |  Lokomotiv | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | N. UmyarovDefensive midfielder |  Spartak Moscow | 26 | 34±0% | 33±0% |
| 4 | E. BolotovDefensive midfielder |  FC Orenburg | 25 | 24±0% | 30±0% |
| 5 | Júlio RomãoDefensive midfielder |  Akhmat | 28 | 3±0% | 1811.1% |
| 6 | A. MendelDefensive midfielder |  Baltika | 31 | 8±0% | 13±0% |