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 J. James leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Khela has improved his Season rating most, up +22.6 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

B. Khela+22.6SsN

Birmingham · 24/25→25/26

Gonçalo Franco39.9val

Swansea

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	Player	Team
1	Gonçalo Franco Defensive midfielder	Swansea	25	39.9	511.8%	690.6%
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	J. James Attacking midfielder	Wolves	22	36.2	394.9%	725.4%
5	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	34.7	507.6%	662.9%
6	K. Lund Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	33.9	285.4%	73±0%
7	M. Arfsten Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	33	4215.3%	483.9%
8	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	31.2	1132.7%	608.8%
9	F. Myhre Central midfielder	West Brom	27	30.6	391%	402.3%
10	R. Apter Central midfielder	Charlton	23	29.9	739.2%	5733.3%
11	Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell Winger	Charlton	23	29.8	1	53
12	T. Gardner-Hickman Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	29.4	1441.7%	6021.8%
13	L. Gibbs Central midfielder	Norwich	23	29.4	11±0%	60±0%
14	M. Baradji Defensive midfielder	Blackburn	25	29.3	21	57
15	Fer López Attacking midfielder	Wolves	22	29.2	364.5%	688.7%
16	D. Mazou-Sacko Central midfielder	Millwall	21	28.7	1930.1%	662.2%
17	H. Vale Attacking midfielder	QPR	23	28.4	24±0%	691.8%
18	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	22	28.4	48±0%	72±0%
19	Welington Defensive midfielder	Southampton	25	28.2	13±0%	60±0%
20	Sidnei Tavares Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	28	6±0%	55±0%
21	A. Henriksson Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	27.8	537.1%	552.2%
22	J. Opoku Attacking midfielder	Swansea	22	27.7	0	47
23	T. Doyle Attacking midfielder	Wolves	24	27.6	249.7%	673.1%
24	M. Leonard Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	27.6	763.4%	5618.3%
25	R. Colwill Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	24	27.6	31±0%	50±0%
26	Tobias Christopher Collyer Central midfielder	West Brom	22	27.4	68.8%	583.2%
27	Jenson Metcalfe Attacking midfielder	Millwall	22	27.4	562.2%	4432.5%
28	F. Bianchini Central midfielder	Swansea	25	27.3	10±0%	595.8%
29	D. De Neve Central midfielder	Blackburn	25	27.3	1035.1%	53±0%
30	L. Cundle Attacking midfielder	Millwall	24	27.3	17±0%	63±0%
31	M. Topić Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	27.2	875.4%	5611.9%
32	C. Neghli Central midfielder	Millwall	24	27.2	45±0%	74±0%
33	A. Brooks Attacking midfielder	Norwich	23	27.2	39±0%	690.7%
34	Cian Ashford Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	21	27.2	24±0%	52±0%
35	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	22	27.1	197.9%	722.8%
36	R. Edwards Defensive midfielder	QPR	23	27	20±0%	64±0%
37	A. Moran Attacking midfielder	Preston	22	26.9	643%	61±0%
38	T. Gale Attacking midfielder	Bolton	24	26.8	20±0%	47±0%
39	F. Azaz Attacking midfielder	Southampton	26	26.8	46±0%	727.6%
40	M. Stamenić Defensive midfielder	Swansea	24	26.7	35±0%	68±0%
41	M. Kosznovszky Central midfielder	Portsmouth	24	26.6	4457.1%	5414.5%
42	K. Saito Winger	QPR	25	26.6	16±0%	61±0%
43	André Attacking midfielder	Wolves	25	26.5	37±0%	78±0%
44	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	26.4	43±0%	76±0%
45	T. Fellows Attacking midfielder	Southampton	23	26.4	25±0%	70±0%
46	A. Kamara Attacking midfielder	Portsmouth	23	26.2	0	5517.5%
47	S. Carey Winger	Charlton	25	26.2	45±0%	68±0%
48	M. Yeo Defensive midfielder	Swansea	22	26.1	2424%	454.6%
49	M. Widell Defensive midfielder	Swansea	24	26.1	12±0%	60±0%
50	J. Randall Central midfielder	Bolton	26	26	8±0%	37±0%