based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lille.
Scout report
N. Bentaleb is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Lille, rated 36.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bentaleb.
On the season, Bentaleb graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 2.727 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 31 Bentaleb is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Lille finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 36.5 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
