Midfielders with the Best Potential in Ligue 1 26/27

The highest-potential midfielders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, and E. Diop has been the form player this season, grading 55.6, and O. Kellyman leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Mbamba has improved his Season rating most, up +45.1 on last season, while M. Rossignol's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Diop of Monaco is the most valuable name in this group at 47.1.

Le Mans · 24/25→25/26

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N. Mbamba+45.1SsN

Lorient · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3052.8%	9119.9%
2	Senny Mayulu Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	30102.7%	878%
3	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	12	77
4	K. Merah Central midfielder	Lyon	19	15	75
5	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Monaco	19	30	7339.2%
6	A. Vossah Central midfielder	Toulouse	18	16	73
7	J. James Attacking midfielder	Rennes	22	394.9%	725.4%
8	D. Cissé Defensive midfielder	Rennes	22	1142.7%	71±0%
9	M. Sauer Central midfielder	Toulouse	22	12	69
10	Q. Timber Attacking midfielder	Marseille	25	0100%	673.5%
11	A. Maitland-Niles Central midfielder	Lyon	28	453.9%	6311%
12	A. Dønnum Central midfielder	Toulouse	28	5312.1%	6211.9%
13	H. Boudaoui Central midfielder	Nice	26	2645.7%	6126.4%
14	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	21	562216.7%	6013.3%
15	M. Camara Central midfielder	Rennes	28	4721.6%	6018.3%
16	D. Diongu Central midfielder	Strasbourg	20	19	59
17	H. Magnetti Defensive midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	28	4247.7%	5914.3%
18	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	1675.6%	5841.3%
19	S. Abdul Samed Central midfielder	Nice	26	6600%	56±0%
20	M. Robin Central midfielder	Le Mans	26	2926%	556.3%
21	O. Kellyman Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	20	3712366.7%	5230.2%
22	J. Vercruysse Defensive midfielder	Le Mans	26	1248.9%	5011.7%
23	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	481366.7%	482.2%
24	B. Chilwell Central midfielder	Strasbourg	29	2387%	4818.8%
25	V. Marchetti Central midfielder	Paris FC	29	1955.2%	4417.9%
26	H. Picard Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	23	20372.1%	4317.6%
27	E. Quarshie Defensive midfielder	Le Mans	30	33347.9%	3651%
28	T. Minamino Attacking midfielder	Monaco	31	1849.5%	3341.3%
29	L. Abergel Central midfielder	Nice	33	2747.3%	3216.4%
30	S. Fofana Winger	Rennes	31	726.8%	301.7%
31	M. Sanson Central midfielder	Nice	32	27190.3%	3025.3%
32	A. Ribelin Central midfielder	Le Mans	30	1397%	3023.6%
33	B. André Defensive midfielder	Lille	36	4510.8%	2816.9%
34	A. Abdi Central midfielder	Nice	32	2310.4%	2737.1%
35	R. Aguilar Central midfielder	Lens	33	3633.6%	2620.7%
36	A. Touré Central midfielder	Le Havre	32	1664.7%	2546.9%