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

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

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At a glance

A. Onana of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.2.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +22.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Onana of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 98.8.

Best talent
A. Onana79.2RTG
Aston Villa
In form
A. Onana31.2SsN
Aston Villa
Rising potential
H. Amass-1.4RTG
Manchester United · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
H. Amass+22.2SsN
Manchester United · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Onana2goals
Aston Villa
Most valuable
A. Onana98.8val
Aston Villa
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PlayerTeam
1A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa2598.83131.9%797.6%
2E. AndersonDefensive midfielderManchester City2398.263±0%95±0%
3M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United2588.61460.7%736.4%
4J. GarnerDefensive midfielderEverton2586.462±0%91±0%
5D. OuattaraDefensive midfielderBrentford2485.437±0%89±0%
6M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea2483.654±0%86±0%
7S. CharlesDefensive midfielderFulham2282.933±0%756.9%
8V. BarcoDefensive midfielderChelsea2281.9444.7%855.2%
9C. AlcarazDefensive midfielderEverton238110±0%74±0%
10E. AmpaduDefensive midfielderLeeds2680.345±0%847.3%
11T. HumeDefensive midfielderSunderland2478.846±0%89±0%
12Juanlu SánchezDefensive midfielderBournemouth2377.922±0%80±0%
13Andrey SantosDefensive midfielderManchester United2277.520±0%824.7%
14A. MilamboDefensive midfielderBrentford2177.2197.9%709.9%
15C. BalebaDefensive midfielderManchester United2276.617±0%82±0%
16H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United197626541.5%721.9%
17D. OsorioDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2275.736±0%470.8%
18A. StachDefensive midfielderLeeds2775.152±0%73±0%
19A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderManchester City1974.530±0%916.7%
20A. TóthDefensive midfielderBournemouth2173.8166.7%74120.2%
21T. NyoniDefensive midfielderLiverpool1973.10±0%73±0%
22A. Mac AllisterDefensive midfielderLiverpool2772.145±0%75±0%
23A. BambaDefensive midfielderNewcastle2071.5184.7%730.5%
24L. BergvallDefensive midfielderTottenham207114±0%77±0%
25M. NúñezDefensive midfielderIpswich2670.927±0%64±0%
26J. FletcherDefensive midfielderManchester United1968.2274
27N. GarayaldeDefensive midfielderLiverpool2767.82134.9%3622.9%
28Martín ZubimendiDefensive midfielderArsenal2766.855±0%80±0%
29T. AdamsDefensive midfielderBournemouth2766.437±0%65±0%
30J. McConnellDefensive midfielderLiverpool2264.925722.6%
31FlorentinoDefensive midfielderIpswich2763.6359%655.1%
32M. Nicoll-JazuliDefensive midfielderChelsea1657.7174
33J. JustinDefensive midfielderLeeds2840305.7%581.2%
34S. KonéDefensive midfielderManchester United2037.1136
35E. PalaciosDefensive midfielderIpswich2835.914±0%5612.1%
36C. MouzakitisDefensive midfielderHull City1933.818±0%42±0%
37Dominik MašekDefensive midfielderArsenal2433.1269
38A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich2832.145±0%57±0%
39K. LewisDefensive midfielderLiverpool2731.94500%2615.8%
40Louie George CopleyDefensive midfielderArsenal2031829
41Y. TielemansDefensive midfielderManchester United2928.835±0%6313.3%
42X. SchlagerDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest2928.4344%5914.1%
43R. BentancurDefensive midfielderTottenham2927.432±0%50±0%
44J. MaddisonDefensive midfielderTottenham2924.30±0%37±0%
45S. LukićDefensive midfielderIpswich3023.930±0%440.7%
46T. SakamotoDefensive midfielderCoventry3022.429±0%48±0%
47O. AinaDefensive midfielderNottingham Forest3021.721±0%4815%
48A. AbdullahiDefensive midfielderArsenal2816.6322
49R. ChristieDefensive midfielderBournemouth3114.919±0%35±0%
50H. MoritaDefensive midfielderHull City3114.53614.1%359.4%