Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in Premier League 26/27

The most valuable central midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and N. Woltemade has been the form player this season, grading 45.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Palestra has improved his Season rating most, up +39.8 on last season, while L. Chambers's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 113.2.

Liverpool · 24/25→25/26

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M. Palestra+39.8SsN

Chelsea · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	113.2	4429.8%	942.7%
2	N. Woltemade Central midfielder	Newcastle	24	106.1	454.7%	865.3%
3	V. Barco Central midfielder	Chelsea	22	101.3	44111%	8511.3%
4	C. Hudson-Odoi Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	25	101	329.3%	808.7%
5	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	100.2	4418.3%	825.2%
6	C. Jones Central midfielder	Liverpool	25	94.8	2917%	8011.8%
7	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	94.3	421895.2%	8721.7%
8	I. Gruev Central midfielder	Leeds	26	91.9	2226.6%	686.9%
9	J. Devenny Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	22	90.2	1267.1%	754.4%
10	E. Smith Rowe Central midfielder	Fulham	26	88.7	3022.5%	7414.6%
11	C. Tzolis Central midfielder	Arsenal	24	84.5	9618.2%	671.8%
12	H. Elliott Central midfielder	Liverpool	23	84.4	095.2%	7016.5%
13	K. Schade Central midfielder	Brentford	24	84.4	42±0%	89±0%
14	Y. Ayari Central midfielder	Brighton	22	84	40±0%	90±0%
15	D. Ouattara Central midfielder	Brentford	24	83.9	37±0%	89±0%
16	H. Hackney Central midfielder	Everton	24	83.6	519.9%	795.5%
17	J. Eccles Central midfielder	Coventry	26	83.5	2328.7%	5916.7%
18	M. Gusto Central midfielder	Chelsea	23	82.8	32±0%	87±0%
19	Óscar Mingueza Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	27	81.7	3338.4%	6822.9%
20	Zé Vitor Central midfielder	Free Agents	23	81.1	0	68
21	F. Wirtz Central midfielder	Liverpool	23	80.8	43±0%	94±0%
22	A. Tanaka Central midfielder	Leeds	27	80.2	2254.7%	6215.7%
23	C. Echeverri Central midfielder	Manchester City	20	79.7	1071.4%	7422.4%
24	J. McAtee Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	78.7	6±0%	70±0%
25	R. Owen Central midfielder	Brentford	21	77.8	0	70
26	E. Fernández Central midfielder	Chelsea	25	77.5	51±0%	93±0%
27	N. O'Reilly Central midfielder	Manchester City	21	77	55±0%	97±0%
28	Tyrique George Central midfielder	Everton	20	76.6	0	72±0%
29	H. Diarra Central midfielder	Sunderland	22	76.3	21±0%	86±0%
30	Andrey Santos Central midfielder	Manchester United	22	75.8	20±0%	824.7%
31	M. Lewis-Skelly Central midfielder	Arsenal	19	75.8	16±0%	82±0%
32	Hitalo Central midfielder	Free Agents	25	75.8	0	63
33	M. Yalcouyé Central midfielder	Brighton	20	75.1	159.2%	662.2%
34	César Palacios Central midfielder	Fulham	21	75.1	1±0%	70±0%
35	N. Sadiki Central midfielder	Sunderland	21	75	30±0%	92±0%
36	N. Williams Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	25	74.9	50±0%	84±0%
37	L. Tchaouna Central midfielder	Coventry	22	74.8	128.9%	76±0%
38	Mateus Fernandes Central midfielder	Tottenham	22	74.7	3051%	900.9%
39	J. Hato Central midfielder	Chelsea	20	74	20±0%	80±0%
40	Ben Winterburn Central midfielder	Bournemouth	21	73.4	0	71
41	L. Bogarde Central midfielder	Aston Villa	22	73.3	14±0%	79±0%
42	L. Chambers Central midfielder	Liverpool	22	73.2	110.9%	6449.4%
43	P. Dorgu Central midfielder	Manchester United	21	73	27±0%	91±0%
44	M. Tel Central midfielder	Tottenham	21	72.8	20±0%	80±0%
45	K. Mainoo Central midfielder	Manchester United	21	72.7	28±0%	89±0%
46	Charlie Gray Central midfielder	Manchester City	20	72.7	0	73
47	K. Rodney Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	21	72	0	67
48	J. Bogle Central midfielder	Leeds	26	72	36±0%	77±0%
49	A. Semenyo Central midfielder	Manchester City	26	71.3	68±0%	89±0%
50	P. Foden Central midfielder	Manchester City	26	71.2	40±0%	82±0%