Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Premier League 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and M. van de Ven leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Kadıoğlu has improved his Season rating most, up +31.3 on last season, while Tyler Bindon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Nottingham Forest · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

F. Kadıoğlu+31.3SsN

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	6217.3%	885.7%
2	L. Yoro Centre-back	Manchester United	20	2338.5%	8710.4%
3	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	34275.6%	8514.1%
4	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Manchester City	20	3520.3%	8519.8%
5	J. O'Brien Centre-back	Everton	25	4179.5%	856.3%
6	F. Kadıoğlu Centre-back	Brighton	26	38474.2%	8112.9%
7	M. Lacroix Centre-back	Chelsea	26	54±0%	802.3%
8	J. Hato Centre-back	Chelsea	20	20±0%	80±0%
9	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Manchester City	20	28314.7%	7810.8%
10	A. Ouattara Centre-back	Ipswich	20	22±0%	77±0%
11	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	2863%	762.9%
12	C. Bassey Centre-back	Fulham	26	38±0%	76±0%
13	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	1761%	7512.2%
14	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	1266.1%	756.9%
15	P. Struijk Centre-back	Brighton	27	3242.4%	720.7%
16	Morato Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	25	219.9%	716.2%
17	E. Konsa Centre-back	Aston Villa	28	321.3%	6914.7%
18	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	21	2423.5%	6837.5%
19	L. Kitching Centre-back	Coventry	26	4573.7%	660.6%
20	Jorge Cuenca Centre-back	Fulham	26	16±0%	65±0%
21	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	1552.6%	6221.3%
22	E. Cashin Centre-back	Brighton	24	3217.3%	62±0%
23	K. Danso Centre-back	Tottenham	27	2227.8%	609.2%
24	Kim Ji-Soo Centre-back	Brentford	21	19	6015.9%
25	K. Takai Centre-back	Tottenham	21	2582.7%	5910.7%
26	Lisandro Martínez Centre-back	Manchester United	28	1547.9%	5618.5%
27	J. Andersen Centre-back	Fulham	30	38354.8%	5217.6%
28	A. Disasi Centre-back	Chelsea	28	1332.7%	5221.6%
29	Joshua Feeney Centre-back	Aston Villa	21	2427.4%	519.1%
30	T. Adarabioyo Centre-back	Chelsea	28	1146.7%	5128.2%
31	L. Woolfenden Centre-back	Coventry	27	1455.7%	4928.1%
32	Jannik Schuster Centre-back	Brentford	20	20	46
33	T. Castagne Centre-back	Fulham	30	28±0%	45±0%
34	K. Tete Centre-back	Fulham	30	3321.4%	4521.9%
35	L. De Fougerolles Centre-back	Fulham	20	25	44
36	J. Araujo Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	15212.2%	4143.1%
37	B. Fredrick Centre-back	Brentford	21	13	41
38	Harvey Araujo Centre-back	Fulham	21	26120%	359.5%
39	Joshua Alan Powell Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	21	18	34
40	M. Keane Centre-back	Everton	33	39110.7%	336.1%
41	W. Tamen Centre-back	Everton	19	10	29