Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value

The most valuable midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 110.8.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	110.8	4429.8%	942.7%
2	R. Cherki Winger	Manchester City	23	100.9	43±0%	90±0%
3	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	100.8	4418.3%	825.2%
4	B. Gruda Winger	Brighton	22	97	951.8%	794.4%
5	C. Baleba Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	22	96.4	1766%	8210.3%
6	A. Onana Defensive midfielder	Aston Villa	25	94.9	3131.9%	797.6%
7	I. Gruev Central midfielder	Leeds	26	94.9	2226.6%	686.9%
8	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	94.3	421895.2%	8721.7%
9	B. Saka Attacking midfielder	Arsenal	25	94.1	41±0%	922.7%
10	K. Schade Attacking midfielder	Brentford	24	93.4	42±0%	89±0%
11	M. De Cuyper Attacking midfielder	Brighton	25	93.1	16±0%	81±0%
12	D. Gómez Central midfielder	Brighton	23	93.1	47±0%	87±0%
13	Allan Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	92.5	38152.3%	7914.6%
14	C. Tzolis Central midfielder	Arsenal	24	92	9618.2%	671.8%
15	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	91.5	42±0%	87±0%
16	F. Wirtz Central midfielder	Liverpool	23	91.2	43±0%	94±0%
17	J. Bynoe-Gittens Attacking midfielder	Chelsea	22	91	684%	7414.2%
18	E. Anderson Defensive midfielder	Manchester City	23	90.8	63±0%	95±0%
19	J. Bellingham Winger	Real Madrid	23	90.6	34±0%	88±0%
20	M. Sangaré Central midfielder	Brentford	24	88.7	604.7%	893.8%
21	A. Elanga Attacking midfielder	Newcastle	24	88.7	5±0%	74±0%
22	M. Ugarte Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	25	88.6	1460.7%	736.4%
23	Pedri Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	88.1	34±0%	86±0%
24	D. Szoboszlai Central midfielder	Liverpool	25	88	45±0%	95±0%
25	Y. Ayari Attacking midfielder	Brighton	22	88	40±0%	90±0%
26	R. Lavia Central midfielder	Chelsea	22	87.6	3±0%	71±0%
27	A. Scott Central midfielder	Bournemouth	23	87.5	47±0%	911.7%
28	N. Angulo Central midfielder	Sunderland	23	87.2	0100%	560.7%
29	Fábio Carvalho Attacking midfielder	Brentford	24	87.2	371.1%	729.6%
30	R. Gravenberch Attacking midfielder	Liverpool	24	86.4	60±0%	93±0%
31	M. Gusto Central midfielder	Chelsea	23	86.2	32±0%	87±0%
32	J. Enciso Winger	Ipswich	22	86.1	32±0%	81±0%
33	H. Hackney Attacking midfielder	Everton	24	85.9	519.9%	795.5%
34	J. McAtee Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	85.8	6±0%	70±0%
35	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	85.6	26±0%	90±0%
36	A. Fatawu Central midfielder	Ipswich	22	85.3	440.7%	8212.4%
37	Y. Yarmolyuk Attacking midfielder	Brentford	22	85.2	41±0%	89±0%
38	Álex Baena Attacking midfielder	Atletico Madrid	25	85	28±0%	80±0%
39	M. Yalcouyé Winger	Brighton	20	84.8	159.2%	662.2%
40	José María Andrés Baixauli Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	84.2	32±0%	773%
41	M. Guéhi Central midfielder	Manchester City	26	83.3	56±0%	802.4%
42	E. Fernández Central midfielder	Manchester City	25	83.3	51±0%	93±0%
43	J. Ramsey Attacking midfielder	Newcastle	25	83.3	31±0%	79±0%
44	J. Eccles Central midfielder	Coventry	26	83	2328.7%	5916.7%
45	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	82.5	3915.2%	7864.8%
46	N. Williams Defensive midfielder	Nottingham Forest	25	82.4	50±0%	84±0%
47	D. Ouattara Central midfielder	Brentford	24	82.2	37±0%	89±0%
48	J. Bogle Attacking midfielder	Leeds	26	82.1	36±0%	77±0%
49	N. O'Reilly Central midfielder	Manchester City	21	82.1	55±0%	97±0%
50	Pablo Marín Central midfielder	Real Sociedad	23	81.9	1333.5%	745.7%