Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value

The most valuable midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 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 111.9.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	111.9	4429.8%	942.7%
2	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	23	102.2	43±0%	90±0%
3	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	99.1	4418.3%	825.2%
4	B. Gruda Winger	Brighton	22	98	951.8%	794.4%
5	M. Belloumi Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	97.6	1615.7%	632.4%
6	A. Onana Defensive midfielder	Aston Villa	25	96.6	3131.9%	797.6%
7	C. Baleba Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	22	96.4	1766%	8210.3%
8	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	96.2	47±0%	87±0%
9	M. De Cuyper Attacking midfielder	Brighton	25	95.9	16±0%	81±0%
10	K. Schade Winger	Brentford	24	95.8	42±0%	89±0%
11	Y. Ayari Central midfielder	Brighton	23	94.7	40±0%	90±0%
12	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	94.3	421895.2%	8721.7%
13	José María Andrés Baixauli Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	94	32±0%	773%
14	I. Gruev Central midfielder	Leeds	26	94	2226.6%	686.9%
15	F. Wirtz Central midfielder	Liverpool	23	93.5	43±0%	94±0%
16	B. Saka Winger	Arsenal	25	93.2	41±0%	922.7%
17	C. Tzolis Central midfielder	Arsenal	24	93	9618.2%	671.8%
18	E. Anderson Defensive midfielder	Manchester City	23	92.9	63±0%	95±0%
19	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	92.8	42±0%	87±0%
20	Allan Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	92.5	38152.3%	7914.6%
21	M. Sangaré Central midfielder	Brentford	24	90.6	604.7%	893.8%
22	D. Szoboszlai Central midfielder	Liverpool	25	90.5	45±0%	95±0%
23	N. Angulo Winger	Sunderland	23	90.2	0100%	560.7%
24	J. Bellingham Winger	Real Madrid	23	90.2	34±0%	88±0%
25	A. Elanga Attacking midfielder	Newcastle	24	90.1	5±0%	74±0%
26	E. Fernández Central midfielder	Manchester City	25	89.3	51±0%	93±0%
27	M. Ugarte Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	25	89	1460.7%	736.4%
28	J. Bynoe-Gittens Attacking midfielder	Chelsea	22	88.9	684%	7414.2%
29	Fábio Carvalho Attacking midfielder	Brentford	24	88.7	3±0%	722.1%
30	Pedri Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	88.7	34±0%	86±0%
31	A. Semenyo Winger	Manchester City	26	88.4	68±0%	89±0%
32	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	88.1	1066.9%	634.7%
33	Y. Yarmolyuk Attacking midfielder	Brentford	22	88	41±0%	89±0%
34	A. Scott Central midfielder	Bournemouth	23	88	47±0%	911.7%
35	J. Enciso Attacking midfielder	Ipswich	22	87.7	32±0%	81±0%
36	M. Guéhi Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	26	87.6	56±0%	802.4%
37	R. Gravenberch Attacking midfielder	Liverpool	24	87.5	60±0%	93±0%
38	Álex Baena Attacking midfielder	Atletico Madrid	25	87.1	28±0%	80±0%
39	H. Hackney Attacking midfielder	Everton	24	86.9	519.9%	795.5%
40	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	86.6	26±0%	90±0%
41	J. McAtee Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	86.2	6±0%	70±0%
42	A. Fatawu Central midfielder	Ipswich	22	85.8	440.7%	8212.4%
43	R. Lavia Central midfielder	Chelsea	22	85.6	3±0%	71±0%
44	D. Ouattara Central midfielder	Brentford	24	85.2	37±0%	89±0%
45	Alberto Moleiro Winger	Villarreal	23	84.8	50±0%	931.6%
46	J. Ramsey Attacking midfielder	Newcastle	25	84.7	31±0%	79±0%
47	M. Yalcouyé Attacking midfielder	Brighton	20	84.4	159.2%	662.2%
48	M. Gusto Central midfielder	Chelsea	23	84.4	32±0%	87±0%
49	Lee Kang-In Winger	Atletico Madrid	25	84.1	26±0%	77±0%
50	J. Eccles Central midfielder	Coventry	26	84	2328.7%	5916.7%