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Midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League

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

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At a glance

M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 99.5, and Bruno Fernandes has been the form player this season, grading 79.8, and A. Semenyo leads the scoring with 17 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Palhinha has improved his Season rating most, up +52.6 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 144.2.

Best talent
M. Rogers99.5RTG
Aston Villa
In form
Bruno Fernandes79.8SsN
Manchester United
Rising potential
E. Diouf+48.8RTG
West Ham · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
João Palhinha+52.6SsN
Tottenham · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Semenyo17goals
Bournemouth
Most valuable
M. Gibbs-White144.2val
Nottingham Forest
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PlayerTeam
1M. RogersAttacking midfielderAston Villa24537%100±0%
2D. SzoboszlaiAttacking midfielderLiverpool25457.5%97±0%
3N. O'ReillyFull-backManchester City2156390.4%9717.9%
4F. WirtzAttacking midfielderLiverpool233646.2%964%
5N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland213210.3%9545.6%
6E. AndersonCentral midfielderNottingham Forest23638.7%95±0%
7P. DorguAttacking midfielderManchester United213647.5%9520.4%
8R. CherkiAttacking midfielderManchester City224717%949%
9R. GravenberchDefensive midfielderLiverpool246228.9%945.9%
10J. HinshelwoodAttacking midfielderBrighton213313.4%944.7%
11E. FernándezAttacking midfielderChelsea255112.1%944.1%
12E. DioufFull-backWest Ham2134139.3%93110.2%
13H. DiarraAttacking midfielderSunderland222741.6%935.6%
14Y. MintehAttacking midfielderBrighton222819.3%932%
15A. SemenyoAttacking midfielderBournemouth266824.6%913.7%
16D. OuattaraAttacking midfielderBrentford244210.6%913.3%
17A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth2247417.8%9118.6%
18Y. AyariCentral midfielderBrighton224428.2%915.9%
19K. SchadeAttacking midfielderBrentford2446±0%912.1%
20A. WhartonDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2251142%908.9%
21Mateus FernandesAttacking midfielderWest Ham223043.4%890.6%
22K. MainooDefensive midfielderManchester United212979.5%899.7%
23C. PalmerAttacking midfielderChelsea245127.9%8911.5%
24Y. YarmolyukDefensive midfielderBrentford2241150.3%899.8%
25D. GómezAttacking midfielderBrighton232950%8988.3%
26M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea246021.1%887.9%
27L. MileyFull-backNewcastle2021162%889.2%
28EstêvãoCentral midfielderChelsea192359.3%875.5%
29M. Gibbs-WhiteCentral midfielderNottingham Forest267244.8%868.5%
30E. Le FéeAttacking midfielderSunderland2641109.8%8636.8%
31N. WoltemadeCentral midfielderNewcastle24454.7%865.3%
32A. GrayCentral midfielderTottenham2026105.6%855.3%
33E. AmpaduCentral midfielderLeeds254510%8523.2%
34K. Lewis-PotterFull-backBrentford252112%844.5%
35L. UgochukwuDefensive midfielderBurnley22424.3%845.1%
36D. RiceCentral midfielderArsenal27623.4%8410.7%
37C. RiggAttacking midfielderSunderland19874.6%848.8%
38C. BalebaDefensive midfielderBrighton221961%848.2%
39B. KamaraCentral midfielderAston Villa2658135.7%844.1%
40Joshua KingCentral midfielderFulham19211066.7%8415.8%
41A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa243524%833.2%
42B. AaronsonCentre-forwardLeeds253330.3%835.8%
43C. Hudson-OdoiCentral midfielderNottingham Forest253830.1%835.8%
44I. NdiayeAttacking midfielderEverton26406.4%832.9%
45X. SimonsCentral midfielderTottenham234418.3%825.2%
46Pedro NetoCentre-forwardChelsea26445%828.7%
47P. FodenCentre-forwardManchester City264330%823.8%
48P. SarrAttacking midfielderTottenham232538.9%822%
49Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City242313.1%8123.4%
50T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton2332143.5%816.3%