Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Serie A 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Serie A in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
E. Akinsanmiro of Monza is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and M. de Roon has been the form player this season, grading 40, and Pedro Obiang leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Braunöder has improved his Season rating most, up +24.5 on last season, while E. Akinsanmiro's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Kaba of Lecce is the most valuable name in this group at 44.8.
11 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. AkinsanmiroDefensive midfielder |  Monza | 21 | 2033.8% | 7226% |
| 2 | L. LipaniDefensive midfielder |  Sassuolo | 21 | 1563.3% | 7111.4% |
| 3 | M. KabaDefensive midfielder |  Lecce | 24 | 52.1% | 632% |
| 4 | CharlysDefensive midfielder |  Hellas Verona | 22 | 3561.2% | 593.7% |
| 5 | M. BraunöderDefensive midfielder |  Como | 24 | 27907.4% | 5812.6% |
| 6 | A. El AzzouziDefensive midfielder | Frosinone | 25 | 377.6% | 5819.2% |
| 7 | C. ComottoDefensive midfielder |  AC Milan | 18 | 13 | 57 |
| 8 | S. SerdarDefensive midfielder | Hellas Verona | 29 | 2016.5% | 4226.7% |
| 9 | F. GrillitschDefensive midfielder | Frosinone | 31 | 19324.4% | 3130% |
| 10 | M. de RoonDefensive midfielder |  Atalanta | 35 | 4032.5% | 2824.9% |
| 11 | Pedro ObiangDefensive midfielder | Monza | 34 | 3375.4% | 2115.2% |