{"id":709697,"date":"2026-07-25T00:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/709697\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T00:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:03:26","slug":"best-4-5m-midfielders-for-fpl-2026-27-all-25-assessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/709697\/","title":{"rendered":"Best \u00a34.5m midfielders for FPL 2026\/27: All 25 assessed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing our trawl of the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) price list, we\u2019ll now look for the best \u00a34.5m midfielders.<\/p>\n

Unlike budget-enabling defenders, it\u2019s hard to find such a player who will even get minutes. Arguably the last good one was Andreas Pereira in 2022\/23, priced as a Manchester United reserve before moving to Fulham.<\/p>\n

He ended on four goals, 10 assists and 123 points, though those returns often remained marooned on FPL benches.<\/p>\n

Since then, the aim has simply been to find a regular starter. Here, we take a look through\u00a0all 25 midfielders currently listed at \u00a34.5m and pick out the potential gems.<\/p>\n

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\u00a34.5M MIDFIELDERS: THE PROMOTED TEAMS<\/p>\n

Eleven of those 25 midfielders play for promoted Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City.<\/p>\n

COVENTRY CITY<\/p>\n

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2025\/26 LEAGUE STATS FOR COVENTRY<\/p>\n

PlayerStarts
(sub)GoalsAssistsDefCons
per 90 minsNotesGeorge Shepherd0 (0)000Hasn\u2019t yet made his debutRaphael Borges Rodrigues0 (2)0112.86Sample size of 35 minutes isn\u2019t enough to judge DefCon potentialKai Andrews0 (7)004.26Played 74 minutes across seven cameos<\/p>\n

Honestly, there\u2019s almost nothing to say about this trio. 17-year-old George Shepherd is yet to make his senior debut, and the other two have returned from loan spells.<\/p>\n

Kai Andrews joined Hibernian in January and was mostly a substitute, though he did come on to score a winner past Celtic.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Raphael Borges Rodrigues started 29 times at League One\u2019s Wigan Athletic. The left winger produced one goal and three assists.<\/p>\n

If this lot weren\u2019t getting a look-in in the Championship, it\u2019s difficult to see them making the grade at a higher level \u2013 especially after the expected wave of summer signings.<\/p>\n

IPSWICH TOWN<\/p>\n

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