Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in Ligue 1 26/27

The most valuable central midfielders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Merah of Lyon is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.2, and E. Diop has been the form player this season, grading 55.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sanson has improved his Season rating most, up +17.7 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 49.7.

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	Player	Team
1	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	22	49.7	562216.7%	6013.3%
2	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	39	1675.6%	5841.3%
3	P. Pagis Central midfielder	Paris FC	23	38.5	49±0%	833%
4	M. Oyedele Central midfielder	Strasbourg	21	38	919%	7092.3%
5	H. Boudaoui Central midfielder	Nice	26	37.6	26±0%	61±0%
6	K. Merah Central midfielder	Lyon	19	37.2	15±0%	75±0%
7	S. Idumbo-Muzambo Central midfielder	Monaco	21	36.4	6±0%	72±0%
8	E. Biumla Central midfielder	Angers	21	36	379.9%	6410.2%
9	B. Önal Central midfielder	Lille	22	35.6	475%	783.3%
10	G. Reyna Central midfielder	Strasbourg	23	35.5	9±0%	671.1%
11	N. Mukau Central midfielder	Lille	21	35.5	20±0%	77±0%
12	K. Kouassi Central midfielder	Lorient	22	35.5	46±0%	851.7%
13	S. Abdul Samed Central midfielder	Nice	26	35.4	6600%	56±0%
14	T. Tessmann Central midfielder	Lyon	24	35.3	23±0%	76±0%
15	D. Karim Central midfielder	Estac Troyes	22	34.6	1917.6%	761.7%
16	A. Camblan Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	34.6	0100%	590.7%
17	M. Akliouche Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	24	34.4	44±0%	862.2%
18	A. Sbaï Central midfielder	Angers	25	34.4	292.9%	720.6%
19	A. Dønnum Central midfielder	Toulouse	28	34.1	5312.1%	6211.9%
20	H. Makalou Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	20	33.7	3	650.6%
21	Q. Timber Central midfielder	Marseille	25	33.6	0100%	67±0%
22	A. Bermont Central midfielder	Angers	21	33.6	1±0%	66±0%
23	N. Ahamada Central midfielder	Auxerre	24	33.5	9±0%	64±0%
24	M. Bodmer Central midfielder	Le Havre	22	33.3	2	6018.2%
25	M. Bard Central midfielder	Nice	25	33.3	42±0%	71±0%
26	E. Mbappé Central midfielder	Lille	19	33.2	14±0%	77±0%
27	M. Ngangué Central midfielder	Angers	21	32.8	0	61
28	Y. Larouci Central midfielder	Le Mans	25	32.8	1915.2%	393.2%
29	I. Gomis Central midfielder	Estac Troyes	26	32.5	378.6%	5622.7%
30	B. Fadiga Central midfielder	Lorient	25	32.4	0100%	5746.9%
31	L. Baret Central midfielder	Lille	20	32.4	0	65
32	Diogo Sousa Central midfielder	Strasbourg	20	32.2	2211.4%	7324.4%
33	A. Piedfort Central midfielder	Auxerre	21	32.1	5012.7%	567%
34	P. Limon Central midfielder	Rennes	20	32	0	64
35	R. Murcy Central midfielder	Estac Troyes	20	32	0	53
36	H. Abdelli Central midfielder	Marseille	26	31.8	21±0%	633.4%
37	W. Zaïre-Emery Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	31.7	64±0%	93±0%
38	A. Diallo Central midfielder	Lens	20	31.6	0	66
39	Igor Paixão Central midfielder	Marseille	26	31.6	39±0%	73±0%
40	S. Amo-Ameyaw Central midfielder	Strasbourg	20	31.6	12±0%	78±0%
41	V. Joseph Central midfielder	Marseille	20	31.4	0	65
42	N. Lahmadi Central midfielder	Toulouse	21	31.3	0	62
43	I. Garin Central midfielder	Angers	20	31.2	0	62
44	S. Nibombé Central midfielder	Monaco	19	31.2	0	65
45	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Toulouse	20	31	35±0%	538.4%
46	Senny Mayulu Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	30.8	30±0%	87±0%
47	Tiago Gonçalves Central midfielder	Lyon	19	30.6	0	66
48	F. Fall Central midfielder	Lyon	19	30.6	0	66
49	R. Matondo Central midfielder	Paris FC	18	30.5	23±0%	77±0%
50	D. Diongu Central midfielder	Strasbourg	20	30.4	199.2%	59±0%