Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Premier League 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and M. Keane leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Svoboda has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.5 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 145.4.

Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza+0.5RTG

Fulham · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Svoboda+44.1SsN

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	145.4	6217.3%	885.7%
2	S. van den Berg Full-back	Brentford	24	111.4	3345.6%	870.9%
3	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	104.8	2631.2%	7817.6%
4	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	100.9	1266.1%	756.9%
5	J. Gvardiol Full-back	Manchester City	24	100.2	26±0%	86±0%
6	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	99.5	1520.3%	778.8%
7	Juanlu Sánchez Full-back	Bournemouth	23	98.8	2218.6%	803.7%
8	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	97.1	39±0%	83±0%
9	T. Muharemović Full-back	Leeds	23	96.5	403.4%	832%
10	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	94.8	1761%	7512.2%
11	K. Lewis-Potter Full-back	Brentford	25	94.2	33±0%	84±0%
12	L. Hall Full-back	Newcastle	22	93.8	30±0%	851.8%
13	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	93	1268.5%	659.3%
14	Murillo Full-back	Nottingham Forest	24	91.2	33±0%	79±0%
15	A. Dedić Full-back	Newcastle	24	90	38±0%	65±0%
16	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	89.6	10±0%	72±0%
17	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	89.1	45±0%	93±0%
18	M. Kerkez Centre-back	Liverpool	22	88	29±0%	88±0%
19	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	87.2	37±0%	83±0%
20	M. Röhl Centre-back	Everton	24	86.2	1522.1%	730.8%
21	Cristhian Mosquera Centre-back	Arsenal	22	86.2	31±0%	81±0%
22	A. Hickey Full-back	Brentford	24	85.9	11±0%	72±0%
23	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Liverpool	21	85.5	275%	837.6%
24	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	85.4	304.2%	873%
25	L. Colwill Centre-back	Chelsea	23	85.4	5±0%	70±0%
26	M. Thiaw Centre-back	Newcastle	25	84.8	36±0%	87±0%
27	J. Timber Centre-back	Arsenal	25	83.8	67±0%	93±0%
28	A. Amenda Centre-back	Coventry	23	83.4	185.3%	74±0%
29	N. Collins Centre-back	Brentford	25	83.4	43±0%	86±0%
30	Jannik Schuster Full-back	Brentford	20	83.1	2027.5%	46±0%
31	A. Anselmino Centre-back	Chelsea	21	82.7	2027.4%	7438.1%
32	J. Frimpong Full-back	Liverpool	25	82.7	10±0%	74±0%
33	I. Maatsen Full-back	Aston Villa	24	82.4	21±0%	81±0%
34	J. Hill Centre-back	Bournemouth	24	82.2	37±0%	87±0%
35	A. Truffert Full-back	Bournemouth	24	82.2	57±0%	96±0%
36	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	82.1	545.7%	851%
37	L. Davis Full-back	Ipswich	26	81.8	37±0%	67±0%
38	António Silva Centre-back	Bournemouth	22	81.3	4714%	686.4%
39	Jair Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	21	81.2	34117.9%	650.8%
40	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	80.9	1552.6%	6221.3%
41	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	80.8	28±0%	76±0%
42	T. Livramento Full-back	Newcastle	23	80.8	12±0%	76±0%
43	B. Thomas Centre-back	Coventry	25	80.5	39±0%	71±0%
44	L. Netz Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	79.8	665.2%	684.1%
45	O. Diomande Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	22	79.6	24±0%	6913%
46	R. Lewis Full-back	Manchester City	21	79.5	9±0%	81±0%
47	F. Kadıoğlu Centre-back	Brighton	26	79.4	38±0%	81±0%
48	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	79.4	34±0%	85±0%
49	C. Riad Full-back	Crystal Palace	23	78.7	8±0%	73±0%
50	M. Lacroix Full-back	Chelsea	26	78.4	54±0%	802.3%