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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

I. Eremeev of Lokomotiv is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.8, and A. Mendel has been the form player this season, grading 24.8, and V. Yakimov leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Mendel has improved his Season rating most, up +24.8 on last season, while E. Bolotov's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Rubens of Dynamo is the most valuable name in this group at 3.3.

Best talent
I. Eremeev33.8RTG
Lokomotiv
In form
A. Mendel24.8SsN
Baltika
Rising potential
E. Bolotov+5RTG
FC Orenburg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
A. Mendel+24.8SsN
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. Yakimov1goals
Fakel
Most valuable
Rubens3.3val
Dynamo
34 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1RubensDefensive midfielderDynamo253.31553.3%311%
2E. BolotovDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg253.31728.6%311.7%
3N. UmyarovDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow263.21943.8%309.5%
4D. GlebovDefensive midfielderDynamo263.11136.1%291.8%
5Y. MikhaylovDefensive midfielderFC Rostov233.18295.1%
6I. BelikovDefensive midfielderBaltika223680.6%2912.9%
7P. GorelovDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg232.9289.5%277%
8Aleksa Đurasović IDefensive midfielderAkron232.9551.9%275.6%
9V. SausDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow232.9197.6%2721.1%
10P. GadioDefensive midfielderAkhmat252.8928
11D. ZorinDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow222.8095.5%278.1%
12Abdulpasha DzhabrailovDefensive midfielderDinamo Makhachkala212.84±0%28±0%
13D. GodyaevDefensive midfielderLokomotiv222.841700%271.1%
14I. EremeevDefensive midfielderLokomotiv182.81534
15S. GadzhievDefensive midfielderDinamo Makhachkala212.7127
16A. GadzhievDefensive midfielderAkhmat222.7285.6%2712.5%
17U. IwuDefensive midfielderRubin262.7952.3%268.5%
18A. BaranovskiyDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg212.61±0%271.9%
19A. KovalevDefensive midfielderFakel262.66771.4%246%
20R. FishchenkoDefensive midfielderRodina Moskva262.6925
21V. YakimovDefensive midfielderFakel282.52423
22R. MejíaDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg262.44100%205.2%
23O. MinatulaevDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg192.4128
24A. AshurovDefensive midfielderDinamo Makhachkala182.3028
25L. MusaevDefensive midfielderRodina Moskva272.3921
26K. UshatovDefensive midfielderRodina Moskva262.3350%2213.1%
27E. BurkinDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar172.2029
28Douglas AugustoDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar2922227%213.2%
29Júlio RomãoDefensive midfielderAkhmat281.615448.1%227.7%
30D. FominDefensive midfielderDynamo291.41450.7%2013.5%
31A. MendelDefensive midfielderBaltika311.325206.2%1620.5%
32D. MakarovDefensive midfielderKrylia Sovetov281.2542.4%1929%
33K. KhosonovDefensive midfielderAkron281.2576.4%1816.7%
34D. IvanisenyaDefensive midfielderKrylia Sovetov320.4415.6%932.4%