After assessing the Barclays Premier League, today we examine the relationship between sporting performance and the average annual salaries paid per player of the clubs from the Italian Serie A.
First, we will look at each season between 2016/2017 and 2019/2020 (until matchday 24) to analyse which clubs achieved better results between these variables. Then, we will examine the 15 clubs that remained in Serie A during these seasons and how they performed compared with how much they paid per player on average.
2016/2017
In 2016/2017 season of Serie A, Juventus (who else?) won the competition while also having the highest annual average salary per player.
From a positive perspective, Atalanta achieved the 4th position in the competition with only the 14th highest average salary amount. On the other hand, Genoa were the case with less success, finishing in the 16th spot with the 8th highest average annual salary per player.
Juventus, AS Roma, Torino and Sassuolo were in the same position in the salaries ranking as they were in the competition.
2017/2018
In the following season, Juventus were crowned champions once more with the highest annual average salary per player.
Atalanta were again the surprise, getting the 7th position in the league with only the 13th highest salary value. On the opposite side, AC Milan, Bologna and Hellas Verona were the cases with less success: the Milan giant finished in the 6th place with the 2nd highest amount per players, Bologna finished in the 15th position with 11th highest amount, and, finally, Hellas Verona achieved the 19th place with the 15th highest value per player.
