Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in Ligue 1 26/27

The most valuable midfielders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, and E. Diop has been the form player this season, grading 55.6, and J. James leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Mbamba has improved his Season rating most, up +45.1 on last season, while M. Rossignol's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Diop of Monaco is the most valuable name in this group at 47.1.

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	Player	Team
1	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	21	47.1	562216.7%	6013.3%
2	J. James Attacking midfielder	Rennes	22	45.8	394.9%	725.4%
3	Q. Timber Attacking midfielder	Marseille	25	44.3	0100%	673.5%
4	K. Doumbia Winger	Stade Brestois 29	23	43.6	33±0%	78±0%
5	Senny Mayulu Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	43.1	30102.7%	878%
6	M. Robin Central midfielder	Le Mans	26	40.7	2926%	556.3%
7	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	40.7	3052.8%	9119.9%
8	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	40.5	1675.6%	5841.3%
9	D. Cissé Defensive midfielder	Rennes	22	40.3	1142.7%	71±0%
10	M. Broholm Winger	Lille	21	39.3	877.3%	7348.7%
11	A. Gomes Attacking midfielder	Marseille	25	39.1	18±0%	68±0%
12	H. Boudaoui Central midfielder	Nice	26	38.8	2645.7%	6126.4%
13	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	38.5	37	78
14	J. Vercruysse Defensive midfielder	Le Mans	26	38.3	1248.9%	5011.7%
15	M. Sauer Central midfielder	Toulouse	22	37.9	12	69
16	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	37.7	481366.7%	482.2%
17	H. Haraldsson Central midfielder	Lille	23	37.6	42±0%	84±0%
18	P. Šulc Attacking midfielder	Lyon	25	37.3	46±0%	78±0%
19	K. Merah Central midfielder	Lyon	19	37.2	15	75
20	N. Nartey Winger	Lyon	20	37.1	955.3%	465.5%
21	Y. Titraoui Central midfielder	Lens	23	37.1	4912.7%	623.5%
22	T. Nnadi Central midfielder	Marseille	23	36.7	663.8%	532.3%
23	A. Francis Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	25	36.6	775.8%	619.9%
24	S. Abdul Samed Central midfielder	Nice	26	36.5	6600%	56±0%
25	B. Önal Central midfielder	Lille	22	36.3	475%	783.3%
26	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	36.3	49±0%	82±0%
27	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	36.3	12	77
28	T. Morton Central midfielder	Lyon	23	36.2	42±0%	81±0%
29	M. Oyedele Central midfielder	Strasbourg	21	36.1	919%	7092.3%
30	T. Le Bris Defensive midfielder	Lorient	23	36.1	34±0%	74±0%
31	M. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	36	23±0%	79±0%
32	P. Pagis Central midfielder	Paris FC	23	35.8	49±0%	833%
33	M. Bidstrup Defensive midfielder	Lyon	25	35.6	3121.7%	466%
34	M. Diambou Defensive midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	35.6	5±0%	39±0%
35	A. Camblan Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	35.5	0100%	590.7%
36	N. Mukau Central midfielder	Lille	21	35.4	20±0%	77±0%
37	J. Chotard Defensive midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	24	35.3	48±0%	78±0%
38	T. Tessmann Central midfielder	Lyon	24	35.3	23±0%	76±0%
39	M. de Carvalho Defensive midfielder	Lyon	21	35.1	4±0%	68±0%
40	P. Mboup Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	22	35	7±0%	68±0%
41	S. Idumbo-Muzambo Central midfielder	Monaco	21	34.9	6±0%	72±0%
42	H. Makalou Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	20	34.7	3	650.6%
43	Nouhoum Kamissoko Defensive midfielder	Marseille	21	34.6	1	64
44	J. Mwanga Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	23	34.5	27±0%	7610.7%
45	E. Biumla Central midfielder	Angers	21	34.5	379.9%	6410.2%
46	M. Akliouche Defensive midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	24	34.4	44±0%	862.2%
47	A. Bourabaa Winger	Le Mans	20	34.4	4±0%	58±0%
48	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Monaco	19	34.2	30	7339.2%
49	A. Dønnum Central midfielder	Toulouse	28	34.1	5312.1%	6211.9%
50	Y. Larouci Central midfielder	Le Mans	25	34	1915.2%	393.2%