Former Nottingham Forest loanee Ross McCormack’s wages will reportedly "rocket" by £30,000 a week as a result of Aston Villa winning promotion.
The striker has not featured for Villa since September 2017 – with a spell at the City Ground coming during that time – but, according to the Scottish Sun, is set to see his income rise from £40,000 to £70,000 a week after his club clinched their place in the Premier League.
And his agents are said to have enjoyed the moment.
The Sun claim McCormack is represented by Storm Sports X, who wrote on Twitter: “Congratulations To Ross McContract On Promotion To The Premier League #rossmccormack #astonvilla #villa #mccormack #stormsportsx #rossmccontract #premiership @AVFCOfficial.”
The 32-year-old made seven appearances for the Reds during a short stint on the banks of the River Trent in the 2016/17 season.
Since then, he has be on loan at Melbourne City, Central Coast Mariners and, most recently, Scottish side Motherwell.
McCormack made the switch to Villa Park in a £12m deal from Fulham in 2016, though has struggled to make an impact there.
He last played for the club when he came off the bench in a 2-0 League Cup defeat to Middlesbrough 18 months ago, though has another year left to run on his contract.
The Daily Mail report Villa’s triumph over Derby County in the play-off final will see them have to fork out an extra £4m in wages, with ex-Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury said to be among those in line for a pay rise.
