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Central midfielders with the Best Potential in La Liga 26/27

The highest-potential central midfielders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Bardghji of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.8, and Luis Rioja has been the form player this season, grading 45.5, and Diego López leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Aitor Ruibal has improved his Season rating most, up +21.6 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, O. Vargas of Atletico Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 82.5.

Best talent
R. Bardghji82.8RTG
Barcelona
In form
Luis Rioja45.5SsN
Valencia
Rising potential
R. Bardghji+43.4RTG
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Aitor Ruibal+21.6SsN
Real Betis · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Diego López4goals
Valencia
Most valuable
O. Vargas82.5val
Atletico Madrid
22 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. BardghjiCentral midfielderBarcelona201083110.2%
2Diego LópezCentral midfielderValencia243034.9%7910.8%
3O. VargasCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid213915.2%7864.8%
4Marc CasadóCentral midfielderBarcelona221262.3%7611.5%
5Pablo MarínCentral midfielderReal Sociedad231333.5%745.7%
6Carlos DotorCentral midfielderCelta Vigo2530±0%684%
7André AlmeidaCentral midfielderValencia261647.1%6517.1%
8Gabriel MoscardoCentral midfielderEspanyol208150%629.9%
9Selu DialloCentral midfielderAlaves221662
10Ismael BareaCentral midfielderReal Betis21857
11F. de JongCentral midfielderBarcelona293455.5%5318.4%
12Javi PuadoCentral midfielderEspanyol281180.6%5036.8%
13Riki RodríguezCentral midfielderDeportivo La Coruna281837.2%4817.6%
14Álvaro SantosCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid211045.3%471.1%
15Aitor RuibalCentral midfielderReal Betis3038129.3%4618%
16V. RosierCentral midfielderOsasuna302843.4%4628.7%
17G. Lo CelsoCentral midfielderReal Betis302429.7%4425.5%
18J. BisiwuCentral midfielderBarcelona18469.8%433.4%
19T. LemarCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid302442
20Luis RiojaCentral midfielderValencia324677%4021.4%
21Carles PérezCentral midfielderCelta Vigo281820.5%3153.9%
22José JuradoCentral midfielderDeportivo La Coruna341260.5%1544.2%