Explaining the Price of Talent: Football Player Valuation in the Premier League and La Liga
Ruan Ram Ravipati (ruan.ravipati@gmail.com)
This paper aims to determine the most important factors which determine the market values of professional footballers, and to compare these factors regarding the two elite football leagues of the world (Premier League and La Liga). The focus of this study will be to look at the physical, demographic, performance and experience-based characteristics of professional footballers that can be measured and compared among leagues. The final data set consisted of 218 players who competed in the Premier