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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Magassa of West Ham is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72, and C. McGrandles has been the form player this season, grading 44.5, and M. Baradji leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. McGrandles has improved his Season rating most, up +22.5 on last season, while H. Kyprianou's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Jander of Southampton is the most valuable name in this group at 36.8.

Best talent
S. Magassa72RTG
West Ham
In form
C. McGrandles44.5SsN
Lincoln
Rising potential
H. Kyprianou+12.7RTG
Watford · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
C. McGrandles+22.5SsN
Lincoln · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Baradji2goals
Blackburn
Most valuable
C. Jander36.8val
Southampton
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PlayerTeam
1C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton2336.8390.5%702%
2S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham2229.4197.9%722.8%
3M. YeoDefensive midfielderSwansea2228.72424%454.6%
4A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2428.635±0%71±0%
5M. BaradjiDefensive midfielderBlackburn2528.521±0%57±0%
6M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich2527.5875.4%5611.9%
7El Hadji Djibril SoumaréDefensive midfielderStoke City2327.210±0%59±0%
8M. WidellDefensive midfielderSwansea2427.112±0%60±0%
9Kristi MontgomeryDefensive midfielderBlackburn2226.97±0%57±0%
10D. JefferiesDefensive midfielderLincoln2426.79±0%45±0%
11I. VarfolomeevDefensive midfielderLincoln2226.618±0%46±0%
12P. MattssonDefensive midfielderNorwich2526.33815%65±0%
13T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderHull City2325.429±0%80±0%
14H. KyprianouDefensive midfielderWatford2525.316±0%59±0%
15K. LamadridDefensive midfielderWest Ham2225057
16Tobias Christopher CollyerDefensive midfielderWest Brom2224.968.8%583.2%
17E. BoveDefensive midfielderWatford2424.95±0%56±0%
18Xu BinDefensive midfielderWolves2224.84433
19R. PukštasDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2224.831±0%42±0%
20O. DiakitéDefensive midfielderWest Brom2624.724±0%56±0%
21C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton2624.727±0%58±0%
22D. Mazou-SackoDefensive midfielderMillwall2124.51930.1%662.2%
23Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea2524.3511.8%690.6%
24R. NzingoulaDefensive midfielderWest Brom2024.2192.7%647.4%
25B. TraoréDefensive midfielderWolves2523.9234.5%663.8%
26J. BaptisteDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2223.730±0%46±0%
27S. MillsDefensive midfielderPreston2223.634±0%66±0%
28O. SkippDefensive midfielderCharlton2623.224±0%607.9%
29R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham2522.924±0%62±0%
30C. BarronDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2422.71921.4%473.5%
31D. OzohDefensive midfielderDerby2122.723±0%705.4%
32I. MohamedDefensive midfielderPortsmouth2522.617±0%50±0%
33T. BaylissDefensive midfielderLincoln2720.229±0%40±0%
34S. RevanDefensive midfielderWrexham2319.911113.7%409.3%
35G. DochertyDefensive midfielderCharlton3016.4369%435.6%
36T. OumaDefensive midfielderCharlton2116.3739
37C. MouzakitisDefensive midfielderHull City1912.618±0%42±0%
38E. ÁlvarezDefensive midfielderWest Ham2812.31728.8%3548.8%
39Logan PyeDefensive midfielderBurnley2212.1328
40M. PayeroDefensive midfielderWatford2810.1146.6%5511.9%
41S. IngelssonDefensive midfielderStoke City281027±0%502.9%
42G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham289.738±0%51±0%
43A. ItoDefensive midfielderBolton289.534±0%436.1%
44C. De NorreDefensive midfielderMillwall298.630±0%45±0%
45G. KamaraDefensive midfielderQPR306.8029±0%
46C. McGrandlesDefensive midfielderLincoln316.645±0%34±0%
47B. WilliamsDefensive midfielderSouthampton06124
48J. AbbeyDefensive midfielderWolves06032
49Leo PecoverDefensive midfielderBristol City20255.9124
50A. MowattDefensive midfielderDerby31531±0%340.9%