Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

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

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At a glance

K. Lund of Birmingham is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.1, and Gonçalo Franco has been the form player this season, grading 50.8, and Joseph Okopu leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Hjertø-Dahl has improved his Season rating most, up +26.9 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.

Gonçalo Franco50.8SsN

Swansea

Rising potential

L. Le Roux+17.6RTG

Portsmouth · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Hjertø-Dahl+26.9SsN

Hull City · 24/25→25/26

Gonçalo Franco39.9val

Swansea

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	Player	Team
1	Gonçalo Franco Defensive midfielder	Swansea	25	39.9	5117.1%	69±0%
2	S. Berhalter Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	38.7	4119%	505.9%
3	C. Jander Defensive midfielder	Southampton	23	36.8	390.5%	702%
4	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	34.7	5046.4%	6624.6%
5	K. Lund Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	33.9	2827.6%	7319.2%
6	I. Louza Attacking midfielder	Watford	27	33.3	429.1%	616.7%
7	Ronald Central midfielder	Swansea	25	33.3	4360.4%	712.7%
8	M. Arfsten Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	33	4215.3%	483.9%
9	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	31.1	1132.7%	608.8%
10	F. Myhre Central midfielder	West Brom	27	30.4	391%	402.3%
11	H. Clarke Central midfielder	Preston	25	30.2	16±0%	637.9%
12	M. Baradji Defensive midfielder	Blackburn	25	29.9	21	57
13	R. Apter Central midfielder	Charlton	23	29.6	782.6%	577.6%
14	T. Gardner-Hickman Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	29.4	1441.7%	6021.8%
15	D. Mazou-Sacko Central midfielder	Millwall	21	29.4	1958.3%	6619.4%
16	Fer López Attacking midfielder	Wolves	22	29.3	364.5%	688.7%
17	Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell Winger	Charlton	22	28.8	1	53
18	Sidnei Tavares Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	28.5	672.1%	553.3%
19	L. Gibbs Central midfielder	Norwich	23	28.4	111144.4%	607.1%
20	A. Henriksson Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	28.3	585.7%	5542.2%
21	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	22	28.1	48±0%	72±0%
22	L. Cundle Attacking midfielder	Millwall	24	27.9	17±0%	63±0%
23	D. De Neve Central midfielder	Blackburn	25	27.7	1035.1%	53±0%
24	C. Neghli Attacking midfielder	Millwall	24	27.6	45±0%	74±0%
25	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	27.4	1066.9%	634.7%
26	T. Doyle Attacking midfielder	Wolves	24	27.3	249.7%	673.1%
27	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	22	27.3	197.9%	722.8%
28	Welington Defensive midfielder	Southampton	25	27.3	1350.4%	609.5%
29	M. Kosznovszky Central midfielder	Portsmouth	24	27.3	4457.1%	5414.5%
30	F. Bianchini Central midfielder	Swansea	25	27.3	106.8%	594.9%
31	A. Moran Attacking midfielder	Preston	22	27.3	684.6%	6113.8%
32	T. Gale Winger	Bolton	24	27.1	20±0%	47±0%
33	M. Leonard Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	27	763.4%	5618.3%
34	J. Opoku Attacking midfielder	Swansea	22	26.9	0	47
35	H. Vale Attacking midfielder	QPR	22	26.9	24±0%	69±0%
36	R. Edwards Defensive midfielder	QPR	23	26.6	20±0%	64±0%
37	J. Baptiste Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	26.6	3029500%	4620.9%
38	A. Kamara Attacking midfielder	Portsmouth	23	26.6	0	5517.5%
39	K. Saito Winger	QPR	25	26.5	16±0%	61±0%
40	M. Topić Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	26.4	875.4%	5611.9%
41	J. Randall Central midfielder	Bolton	26	26.4	870.5%	3720.8%
42	A. Segecic Attacking midfielder	Portsmouth	22	26.4	36±0%	70±0%
43	L. Cacace Central midfielder	Wrexham	25	26.3	480.3%	5527.7%
44	B. Clark Winger	Derby	21	26.1	37±0%	71±0%
45	R. Shein Central midfielder	Portsmouth	23	26	2911.2%	431.4%
46	Iker Bravo Winger	Watford	21	26	4	7226.2%
47	André Attacking midfielder	Wolves	25	25.9	37±0%	78±0%
48	M. Belloumi Defensive midfielder	Hull City	24	25.7	1615.7%	632.4%
49	S. Carey Winger	Charlton	25	25.7	45±0%	68±0%
50	M. Servais Attacking midfielder	Millwall	21	25.6	2253.4%	5911.2%