Most Improved U21 midfielders in First League 26/27

The most improved U21 midfielders in First League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Ivlev of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 31.4, and G. Popolitov leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Ivlev has improved his Season rating most, up +0.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Opoku of Nizhny Novgorod is the most valuable name in this group at 2.3.

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