Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
I. Eremeev of Lokomotiv is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.8, and A. Mendel has been the form player this season, grading 24.8, and V. Yakimov leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Mendel has improved his Season rating most, up +24.8 on last season, while E. Bolotov's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Rubens of Dynamo is the most valuable name in this group at 3.3.
9 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. EremeevDefensive midfielder |  Lokomotiv | 18 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | RubensDefensive midfielder |  Dynamo | 25 | 1553.3% | 311% |
| 3 | E. BolotovDefensive midfielder |  FC Orenburg | 25 | 1728.6% | 311.7% |
| 4 | N. UmyarovDefensive midfielder |  Spartak Moscow | 26 | 1943.8% | 309.5% |
| 5 | D. GlebovDefensive midfielder | Dynamo | 26 | 1136.1% | 291.8% |
| 6 | V. YakimovDefensive midfielder |  Fakel | 28 | 24 | 23 |
| 7 | Júlio RomãoDefensive midfielder |  Akhmat | 28 | 15448.1% | 227.7% |
| 8 | Douglas AugustoDefensive midfielder |  FC Krasnodar | 29 | 2227% | 213.2% |
| 9 | A. MendelDefensive midfielder |  Baltika | 31 | 25206.2% | 1620.5% |