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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Sadiki of Sunderland is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.1, and Casemiro has been the form player this season, grading 77.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Palhinha has improved his Season rating most, up +52.6 on last season, while N. Sadiki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +29.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Garner of Everton is the most valuable name in this group at 131.4.

Best talent
N. Sadiki95.1RTG
Sunderland
In form
Casemiro77.4SsN
Manchester United
Rising potential
N. Sadiki+29.8RTG
Sunderland · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
João Palhinha+52.6SsN
Tottenham · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Casemiro9goals
Manchester United
Most valuable
J. Garner131.4val
Everton
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PlayerTeam
1N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland213210.3%9545.6%
2R. GravenberchDefensive midfielderLiverpool246228.9%945.9%
3A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth2247417.8%9118.6%
4A. WhartonDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2251142%908.9%
5J. GarnerDefensive midfielderEverton2566195.9%9016.2%
6K. MainooDefensive midfielderManchester United212979.5%899.7%
7Y. YarmolyukDefensive midfielderBrentford2241150.3%899.8%
8M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea246021.1%887.9%
9L. UgochukwuDefensive midfielderBurnley22424.3%845.1%
10C. BalebaDefensive midfielderBrighton221961%848.2%
11A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa243524%833.2%
12M. Lewis-SkellyDefensive midfielderArsenal19478%815.9%
13Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City242313.1%8123.4%
14T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton2332143.5%816.3%
15L. BogardeDefensive midfielderAston Villa22970.9%794.1%
16T. MitchellDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace26476%7913.2%
17Hugo BuenoDefensive midfielderWolves2339135.5%7912.7%
18João GomesDefensive midfielderWolves254613.4%798.4%
19Andrey SantosDefensive midfielderChelsea222059.2%7811.9%
20AndréDefensive midfielderWolves253825.6%785.3%
21S. TonaliDefensive midfielderNewcastle263039.2%7615.8%
22A. Mac AllisterDefensive midfielderLiverpool274528.6%7619.3%
23F. PottsDefensive midfielderWest Ham221851.1%742.1%
24M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United251460.7%736.4%
25S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham22195.4%722.6%
26G. GudmundssonDefensive midfielderLeeds27283.1%721.2%
27D. Møller WolfeDefensive midfielderWolves241365.4%717.8%
28Bruno GuimarãesDefensive midfielderNewcastle287618.3%7121%
29T. AdamsDefensive midfielderBournemouth275030.5%7013.9%
30FlorentinoDefensive midfielderBurnley26397.4%689.3%
31S. BergeDefensive midfielderFulham283158.1%6510.2%
32M. MountDefensive midfielderManchester United2724139.6%655.8%
33Y. TielemansDefensive midfielderAston Villa295316.7%6318.3%
34V. JaneltDefensive midfielderBrentford284117.3%6120.2%
35A. Wan-BissakaDefensive midfielderWest Ham283558.8%6027.2%
36Douglas LuizDefensive midfielderAston Villa2825447.8%582.4%
37A. IwobiDefensive midfielderFulham30512.9%5817.1%
38D. MuñozDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace30623.5%5623.1%
39R. BentancurDefensive midfielderTottenham294547.5%5512%
40D. KamadaDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace302444.5%5413%
41S. LukićDefensive midfielderFulham293710.4%5320.7%
42Bernardo SilvaDefensive midfielderManchester City314511.7%5120.7%
43L. CookDefensive midfielderBournemouth292843%5130.6%
44RodriDefensive midfielderManchester City30324414.3%518.6%
45Y. BissoumaDefensive midfielderTottenham291448.9%4525.6%
46T. SoučekDefensive midfielderWest Ham314524.1%4324.8%
47João PalhinhaDefensive midfielderTottenham3159785.1%431.7%
48G. XhakaDefensive midfielderSunderland33534.8%3918.7%
49R. ChristieDefensive midfielderBournemouth312538.6%3832.5%
50W. HughesDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace311363.5%3634.1%