based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cagliari.
Scout report
M. Palestra is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Cagliari, rated 86.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (90.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palestra.
On the season, Palestra graded 41 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 4 assists and 2.276 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 41).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 87. At 21 Palestra is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 48.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Palestra is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Cagliari finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 90.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
Rated 86.8 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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