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Matthew Brennan vs Samuel Watson
| Matthew Brennan | Samuel Watson | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.1M Model | €543k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -20% | -52% |
| Team | Visma | Lease a Bike | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 21 | 24 |
| Nationality | Great Britain | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2026 (announced Aug 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €90k | €5,100 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €23k | €5,379 |
| PCS rank | #25 | #348 |
Salary: gross base salary, before tax. Reported or Press estimate when the press published it, Model when it is our estimate; market value is always our model. How the model works · How wrong it is. Prize money generated: what the rider won at WorldTour and ProSeries races, pooled with the team, not kept.
Matthew Brennan earns more: €2.1M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 286% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Matthew Brennan is younger: 21 against 24. Samuel Watson's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Matthew Brennan's runs to the end of 2029. Samuel Watson has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 52% below his market value, against 20% below for Matthew Brennan.
Questions
Who earns more, Matthew Brennan or Samuel Watson?
Matthew Brennan earns more: €2.1M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 286% more.
Who has the higher market value, Matthew Brennan or Samuel Watson?
Matthew Brennan: €2.6M against €1.1M for Samuel Watson. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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