Midfielders with the Best Potential in Ligue 1 26/27
The highest-potential midfielders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
D. Cissé of Rennes is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.6, and A. Dønnum has been the form player this season, grading 53, and O. Kellyman leads the scoring with 11 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Quarshie has improved his Season rating most, up +25.4 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, P. Pagis of Paris FC is the most valuable name in this group at 43.
12 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. CisséDefensive midfielder |  Rennes | 22 | 1142.7% | 71±0% |
| 2 | A. DønnumCentral midfielder |  Toulouse | 28 | 5312.1% | 6211.9% |
| 3 | M. RossignolCentral midfielder |  Le Mans | 22 | 1675.6% | 5841.3% |
| 4 | S. Abdul SamedCentral midfielder |  Nice | 26 | 6600% | 56±0% |
| 5 | O. KellymanAttacking midfielder |  Strasbourg | 21 | 3712366.7% | 5230.2% |
| 6 | H. PicardAttacking midfielder |  Estac Troyes | 23 | 18311.6% | 4214.6% |
| 7 | E. QuarshieDefensive midfielder | Le Mans | 30 | 33347.9% | 3651% |
| 8 | T. MinaminoAttacking midfielder |  Monaco | 31 | 1849.5% | 3341.3% |
| 9 | L. AbergelCentral midfielder | Nice | 33 | 2747.3% | 3216.4% |
| 10 | A. RibelinCentral midfielder | Le Mans | 30 | 1397% | 3023.6% |
| 11 | M. SansonCentral midfielder | Nice | 32 | 27190.3% | 3025.3% |
| 12 | A. TouréCentral midfielder |  Le Havre | 32 | 1664.7% | 2546.9% |