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£14.4m increase in staff wages revealed

One of the biggest contributors to the pre-tax loss at Villa was the increase in staff wages, by £14.4 million.

They rose from £69.3 million to £83.7 million in 2014/15. Although this figure covers all staff working for the club, much of it can be assigned to players’ wages.

These figures include a one-off cost, known as an ‘exceptional item’, of £3.3 million.



No further explanation is given in the annual report about this £3.3 million, other than “net termination and onerous contract costs”.