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Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in Premier League

The most valuable centre-backs in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Thiaw of Newcastle is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.8, and Gabriel Magalhães has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and V. van Dijk leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Senesi has improved his Season rating most, up +39.5 on last season, while D. Ballard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 126.8.

Best talent
M. Thiaw88.8RTG
Newcastle
In form
Gabriel Magalhães76.4SsN
Arsenal
Rising potential
D. Ballard+14.7RTG
Sunderland · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Senesi+39.5SsN
Bournemouth · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. van Dijk6goals
Liverpool
Most valuable
W. Saliba126.8val
Arsenal
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PlayerTeam
1W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal25126.86320.5%885.2%
2M. GuéhiCentre-backCrystal Palace26111.65616.2%808.5%
3M. LacroixCentre-backCrystal Palace26108.4540.7%7810.2%
4P. HincapiéCentre-backArsenal24107.65424.2%851.5%
5M. ThiawCentre-backNewcastle24106.63626.5%8915.3%
6S. van den BergCentre-backBrentford24103.63345.6%861.3%
7N. CollinsCentre-backBrentford25102.74311.6%867.2%
8M. van de VenCentre-backTottenham25102.534277.8%8514.9%
9J. HillCentre-backBournemouth24101.537411%8510.6%
10J. van HeckeCentre-backBrighton2698.24539.8%827.2%
11MurilloCentre-backNottingham Forest2497.64032%8112.8%
12M. EstèveCentre-backBurnley2497.42671.9%813.2%
13A. KhusanovCentre-backManchester City2296.84273.4%8518.7%
14N. SavonaCentre-backNottingham Forest2394.61946.1%791.6%
15C. BasseyCentre-backFulham2694.34394.2%799.6%
16D. BallardCentre-backSunderland2693.741189.3%7823.2%
17M. de LigtCentre-backManchester United2693.1295.2%781.8%
18J. BranthwaiteCentre-backEverton2492.32051.5%7710%
19W. FofanaCentre-backChelsea2592.33072.3%772%
20I. KonatéCentre-backLiverpool2791.4429.7%7612.2%
21B. HumphreysCentre-backBurnley2391.21663.6%7610.8%
22B. DiakitéCentre-backBournemouth2589.61761%7512.2%
23L. YoroCentre-backManchester United2088.92442.6%8710.8%
24S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle2688.729174.8%743.4%
25J. TchatchouaCentre-backWolves2488.31253.7%7411.9%
26Gabriel MagalhãesCentre-backArsenal2888.27699.5%748.8%
27T. ChalobahCentre-backChelsea2787.735104.7%733.8%
28L. ColwillCentre-backChelsea2385.81176.4%7225.4%
29MoratoCentre-backNottingham Forest2585.4219.9%716.2%
30D. CirkinCentre-backSunderland2484.8883.4%711%
31R. DrăgușinCentre-backTottenham2483.41426.1%706.6%
32Max AlleyneCentre-backManchester City2182.8977
33B. BadiashileCentre-backChelsea2582836.1%685.5%
34L. KrejčíCentre-backWolves2779.22121.1%6612.5%
35A. HeavenCentre-backManchester United1978.4118215.7%
36Pedro TeixeiraCentre-backFree Agents2278.1069
37J. BijolCentre-backLeeds2777.92239.8%6517%
38Henrique PeuCentre-backFree Agents2277.9068
39T. FredricsonCentre-backManchester United2177.90100%723.1%
40S. BuenoCentre-backWolves2777.6235.7%6512.1%
41Jorge CuencaCentre-backFulham2677.516238.3%655.4%
42J. SolerCentre-backBournemouth2177099.4%7121.3%
43A. MurphyCentre-backNewcastle2276.6193.2%6749.7%
44EinsteinCentre-backFree Agents2576.2064
45W. OmoruyiCentre-backLiverpool2073.7072
46K. DansoCentre-backTottenham2773.12421.4%617.9%
47C. TaskerCentre-backBrighton2073272
48Jaden DixonCentre-backArsenal1971.5175
49T. MalaciaCentre-backManchester United2671.5185.2%602.2%
50H. EkdalCentre-backBurnley2770.81227.7%592.4%