Real Madrid’s victorious Champions League squad are expected to share the biggest bonus in football history after completing the European and domestic double for the first time in 59 years.
The players are believed to be receiving £2million each for their achievements this season. The bonus structure is done differently in Madrid, with the amount handed out being the personal decision of club president Florentino Perez rather than written into players’ contracts, as is done in the Premier League and other leagues.
Perez, in his fourth presidential term and best known for ushering in Real Madrid’s pursuit of Galacticos including David Beckham, Zidane, Figo and the Brazilian Ronaldo, is expected to be more generous than ever following his club’s best season since 1958.
