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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Magassa of West Ham is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72, and Gonçalo Franco has been the form player this season, grading 50.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Asiimwe has improved his Season rating most, up +21.4 on last season, while L. Le Roux's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gonçalo Franco of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 39.9.

Best talent
S. Magassa72RTG
West Ham
In form
Gonçalo Franco50.8SsN
Swansea
Rising potential
L. Le Roux+17.6RTG
Portsmouth · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Asiimwe+21.4SsN
Charlton · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Gonçalo Franco3goals
Swansea
Most valuable
Gonçalo Franco39.9val
Swansea
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PlayerTeam
1Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea2539.95117.1%69±0%
2C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton2336.8390.5%702%
3M. BaradjiDefensive midfielderBlackburn2529.92157
4S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham2227.3197.9%722.8%
5WelingtonDefensive midfielderSouthampton2527.31350.4%609.5%
6R. EdwardsDefensive midfielderQPR2326.620±0%64±0%
7J. BaptisteDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2226.63029500%4620.9%
8M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich2526.4875.4%5611.9%
9M. BelloumiDefensive midfielderHull City2425.71615.7%632.4%
10M. StamenićDefensive midfielderSwansea2425.635±0%68±0%
11Kristi MontgomeryDefensive midfielderBlackburn2225.27±0%57±0%
12E. BoveDefensive midfielderWatford2425.15±0%56±0%
13K. PokuDefensive midfielderQPR25253±0%52±0%
14E. ErhahonDefensive midfielderBolton2524.921±0%45±0%
15L. WaltaDefensive midfielderSwansea2324.9393.9%5843.1%
16Xu BinDefensive midfielderWolves2224.84433
17L. Le RouxDefensive midfielderPortsmouth2624.5668%4857.5%
18M. WidellDefensive midfielderSwansea2424.512±0%60±0%
19H. KyprianouDefensive midfielderWatford2524.516±0%59±0%
20A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2424.535±0%71±0%
21Y. KonakDefensive midfielderLincoln2024.47711.1%5917.7%
22B. TraoréDefensive midfielderWolves2524.1234.5%663.8%
23A. BrooksDefensive midfielderNorwich2323.939±0%690.7%
24K. MatsukiDefensive midfielderSouthampton2323.914±0%63±0%
25T. FellowsDefensive midfielderSouthampton2323.525±0%70±0%
26A. KantéDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2123.3191.9%582%
27S. EdozieDefensive midfielderSouthampton2323.24±0%59±0%
28D. KellyDefensive midfielderMillwall2023.12±0%60±0%
29R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham2523.124±0%62±0%
30R. NzingoulaDefensive midfielderWest Brom2023192.7%647.4%
31Y. HirakawaDefensive midfielderBristol City252310±0%57±0%
32O. DiakitéDefensive midfielderWest Brom2622.824±0%56±0%
33C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton2622.727±0%58±0%
34P. MattssonDefensive midfielderNorwich2522.53815%65±0%
35N. AsiimweDefensive midfielderCharlton2122.428324.2%4853.4%
36R. DonovanDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd1921.3071±0%
37S. RevanDefensive midfielderWrexham2319.911113.7%409.3%
38M. PayeroDefensive midfielderWatford2719.4146.6%55±0%
39L. O'BrienDefensive midfielderWrexham2719.343±0%59±0%
40G. DochertyDefensive midfielderCharlton2918.1369%435.6%
41T. BaylissDefensive midfielderLincoln2717.929±0%40±0%
42L. Gourna-DouathDefensive midfielderHull City2317143.5%3747.4%
43T. OumaDefensive midfielderCharlton2116.3739
44E. ÁlvarezDefensive midfielderWest Ham2812.31728.8%3548.8%
45Logan PyeDefensive midfielderBurnley2212.1328
46G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham289.738±0%51±0%
47S. IngelssonDefensive midfielderStoke City289.627±0%502.9%
48C. De NorreDefensive midfielderMillwall298.730±0%45±0%
49T. IwataDefensive midfielderBirmingham298.238±0%49±0%
50J. WilliamsDefensive midfielderBristol City297.70±0%30±0%