Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League 26/27
The highest-potential central midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. Pryakhin of Akhmat is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 30.5, and Du Queiroz has been the form player this season, grading 28.4, and A. Zinkovskiy leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Du Queiroz has improved his Season rating most, up +22.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Du Queiroz of Zenit is the most valuable name in this group at 5.2.
6 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. PryakhinCentral midfielder |  Akhmat | 23 | 188.1% | 31±0% |
| 2 | A. ShumanskiyCentral midfielder |  CSKA Moscow | 21 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Du QueirozCentral midfielder |  Zenit | 26 | 28381.4% | 2947.3% |
| 4 | J. NišićCentral midfielder |  Lokomotiv | 28 | 5 | 2643.5% |
| 5 | J. MarínCentral midfielder |  Krylia Sovetov | 28 | 864% | 2126% |
| 6 | A. ZinkovskiyCentral midfielder |  Spartak Moscow | 30 | 2742.4% | 1921% |