By David Butler
In the last few weeks Aston Villa have been working hard to retain their human capital and protect their value - John McGinn has signed a new contract to 2028, Matty Cash signed a new contract until 2029 and Morgan Rodgers new contract will keep in at the club until 2031.
No doubt these were all lucrative deals for the players and Capology estimates that McGinn, Cash and Rodgers will earn gross salaries of £6,760,000, £5,200,000 and 7,800,000 in 2025-2026 seasons respectively.
What aspects of performance command new contract pay awards? In a recent open access paper - Do sports analytics affect footballer pay? – Alex Farnell, Rob Simmons and I investigate the determinants of pay for players offred a new contract either through a renewal or a transfer.
Surprisingly, we found that few of our advanced performance metrics help to explain player salary, such as expected goals or expected assists. The evidence points toward more simple metrics such as goals and pass completion rates still being favoured by clubs. Unsurprsingly, accruing senior international status positvely affects pay, so McGinn, Cash and Rodgers all likely commanded a premium for donning Scottish, Polish and English shirts.
In the last few weeks Aston Villa have been working hard to retain their human capital and protect their value - John McGinn has signed a new contract to 2028, Matty Cash signed a new contract until 2029 and Morgan Rodgers new contract will keep in at the club until 2031.
No doubt these were all lucrative deals for the players and Capology estimates that McGinn, Cash and Rodgers will earn gross salaries of £6,760,000, £5,200,000 and 7,800,000 in 2025-2026 seasons respectively.
What aspects of performance command new contract pay awards? In a recent open access paper - Do sports analytics affect footballer pay? – Alex Farnell, Rob Simmons and I investigate the determinants of pay for players offred a new contract either through a renewal or a transfer.
Surprisingly, we found that few of our advanced performance metrics help to explain player salary, such as expected goals or expected assists. The evidence points toward more simple metrics such as goals and pass completion rates still being favoured by clubs. Unsurprsingly, accruing senior international status positvely affects pay, so McGinn, Cash and Rodgers all likely commanded a premium for donning Scottish, Polish and English shirts.
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