Will Hughes

31 yrs · Central midfielder (also AM, DM, RM) · England
Crystal Palace · Premier League · Foot: left · Height: 185 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€5.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.2M – €4.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€9.6M – €21.0M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.3M – €3.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
€5.6M – €19.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€1.2M – €4.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€9.6M – €21.0M
Projected value (24 months)€1.3M – €3.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€5.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Will Hughes's performance-implied value at EUR 9.6M-21.0M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.2M-4.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.3M-3.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.35x the positional average in the league (1568 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.

Bargain Index: 13

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

PerformanceElite93.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable31.2 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €1.7M vs market €5.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-65% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
Data confidenceMedium

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €18.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1568 (46% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.08
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
93 (Elite)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
1.30 (rank 1)
Team strength (Elo)
1589
Opponent strength
1603
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€1.3M – €3.3M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 16 pts; relative output down 59% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -60% (IQR -76% to -47%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1568 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Age 31: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Already playing in a big-five league.

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Crystal PalacePremier LeagueCM31156846%000.000.08160315891.30
2024/25Crystal PalacePremier LeagueCM33212062%040.170.18157116201.23
2023/24Crystal PalacePremier LeagueCM30190056%010.050.11160115621.14
2022/23Crystal PalacePremier LeagueCM2782824%110.220.22155415361.23
2021/22Crystal PalacePremier LeagueDM16105831%010.090.09149815371.17
2019/20Watford FCPremier LeagueCM30226266%110.080.17160614331.14
2018/19Watford FCPremier LeagueRM32243671%240.220.28155514921.22
2017/18Watford FCPremier LeagueAM1599429%230.450.54154014361.15

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Conference League QualifyingCrystal Palace190011252
2025/26Community ShieldCrystal Palace161001800
2025/26Fa CupCrystal Palace14500—
2024/25Fa CupCrystal Palace416001—
2023/24Fa CupCrystal Palace210900—
2022/23Fa CupCrystal Palace17400—
2021/22Fa CupCrystal Palace418510—
2018/19Fa CupWatford FC647611—

Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Moussa Sissoko
Premier League · 2021
32€10.0M€2.5Mfell
Mohamed Diamé
Premier League · 2019
32€5.0M€2.0Mfell
Jack Cork
Premier League · 2021
32€5.0M€1.0Mfell
Enzo Pérez
Laliga · 2016
30€14.0M€2.5Mfell
Oriol Romeu
Premier League · 2020
29€8.0M€5.0Mfell
Sebastian Rode
Bundesliga · 2021
31€4.0M€2.0Mfell
Andrew Surman
Premier League · 2019
33€2.5M€1.0Mfell
Nampalys Mendy
Premier League · 2022
30€4.0M€3.0Mfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
28 Aug 2021WatfordCrystal Palace€7.0M€7.0M
1 Jul 2017DerbyWatford€9.1M€8.0M
1 Jul 2012Derby U18DerbyUnknownData unavailable

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.