Most Improved U21 defenders in Premier League 26/27

The most improved U21 defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Vušković of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and M. Cissé has been the form player this season, grading 39.3, and Sergei Kozlovskiy leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Vušković has improved his Season rating most, up +10.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Jacquet of Liverpool is the most valuable name in this group at 88.2.

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