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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Premier League 26/27

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

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At a glance

E. Ampadu of Leeds is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 84.2, and A. Stach has been the form player this season, grading 52, and A. Onana leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +22.2 on last season, while E. Ampadu's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Onana of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 98.8.

Best talent
E. Ampadu84.2RTG
Leeds
In form
A. Stach52SsN
Leeds
Rising potential
E. Ampadu+15.3RTG
Leeds · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
H. Amass+22.2SsN
Manchester United · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Onana2goals
Aston Villa
Most valuable
A. Onana98.8val
Aston Villa
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PlayerTeam
1A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa2598.83131.9%797.6%
2E. AndersonDefensive midfielderManchester City2496.263±0%95±0%
3M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United2588.61460.7%736.4%
4J. GarnerDefensive midfielderEverton2586.462±0%91±0%
5D. OuattaraDefensive midfielderBrentford2485.437±0%89±0%
6S. CharlesDefensive midfielderFulham2385.133±0%756.9%
7V. BarcoDefensive midfielderChelsea2281.9444.7%855.2%
8E. AmpaduDefensive midfielderLeeds2681.845±0%847.3%
9T. HumeDefensive midfielderSunderland2481.246±0%89±0%
10M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea258154±0%86±0%
11C. AlcarazDefensive midfielderEverton238110±0%74±0%
12A. DialloDefensive midfielderManchester United2479.222±0%87±0%
13Andrey SantosDefensive midfielderManchester United2278.920±0%824.7%
14Juanlu SánchezDefensive midfielderBournemouth2377.922±0%80±0%
15C. BalebaDefensive midfielderManchester United2277.717±0%82±0%
16A. MilamboDefensive midfielderBrentford2177.2197.9%709.9%
17A. StachDefensive midfielderLeeds2776.852±0%73±0%
18H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United197626541.5%721.9%
19D. OsorioDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2275.736±0%470.8%
20A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderManchester City1974.530±0%916.7%
21T. NyoniDefensive midfielderLiverpool1973.10±0%73±0%
22A. TóthDefensive midfielderBournemouth2173166.7%74120.2%
23A. BambaDefensive midfielderNewcastle2071.5184.7%730.5%
24L. BergvallDefensive midfielderTottenham2071.214±0%77±0%
25M. NúñezDefensive midfielderIpswich2670.927±0%64±0%
26J. FletcherDefensive midfielderManchester United1968.2274
27N. GarayaldeDefensive midfielderLiverpool2767.82134.9%3622.9%
28T. AdamsDefensive midfielderBournemouth2767.837±0%65±0%
29Martín ZubimendiDefensive midfielderArsenal2766.855±0%80±0%
30J. McConnellDefensive midfielderLiverpool2264.925722.6%
31FlorentinoDefensive midfielderIpswich2763.6359%655.1%
32M. MountDefensive midfielderManchester United2760.213±0%63±0%
33M. Nicoll-JazuliDefensive midfielderChelsea1657.7174
34J. JustinDefensive midfielderLeeds2841305.7%581.2%
35S. KonéDefensive midfielderManchester United2037.1136
36E. PalaciosDefensive midfielderIpswich2835.914±0%5612.1%
37Dominik MašekDefensive midfielderArsenal2433.1269
38A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich2832.145±0%57±0%
39K. LewisDefensive midfielderLiverpool2731.94500%2615.8%
40I. SangaréDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest2831.840±0%58±0%
41Louie George CopleyDefensive midfielderArsenal2031829
42N. DomínguezDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest283124±0%52±0%
43Y. TielemansDefensive midfielderManchester United2930.735±0%6313.3%
44X. SchlagerDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest2928.6344%5914.1%
45R. BentancurDefensive midfielderTottenham2928.132±0%50±0%
46S. LukićDefensive midfielderIpswich3023.930±0%440.7%
47O. AinaDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest3021.421±0%4815%
48A. AbdullahiDefensive midfielderArsenal2816.6322
49R. ChristieDefensive midfielderBournemouth3115.519±0%35±0%
50L. GoretzkaDefensive midfielderAston Villa3113.932±0%43±0%