Chelsea stars on £600,000-a-man to win Double

[King Ledley]

Chelsea's players are on almost £600,000-a-man to win the Premiership and Champions League Double.

The Daily Mail says Blues owner Roman Abramovich will fork out nearly £14.5million in incentives if the team complete the dream double.

If they pip Manchester United to the Premier League title on Sunday's dramatic final day of the season, the payment schedule drawn up at the start of the season authorises a £2.6m bonus to be shared among the squad.

Some of the players will then earn up to another £369,000 each if they go on to beat United in the Champions League Final in Moscow a fortnight today.

The bonus scheme is operated on a pro-rata basis and means that Joe Cole and Claude Makelele, the only two players to have participated in all Chelsea's 12 Champions League matches this season, stand to make the most money.

Cole will pocket £217,000 if they win the Premier League and a further £369,000 if they lift the European Cup - a total of £586,000.

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Chelsea's players are on almost £600,000-a-man to win the Premiership and Champions League Double.

The Daily Mail says Blues owner Roman Abramovich will fork out nearly £14.5million in incentives if the team complete the dream double.

If they pip Manchester United to the Premier League title on Sunday's dramatic final day of the season, the payment schedule drawn up at the start of the season authorises a £2.6m bonus to be shared among the squad.

Some of the players will then earn up to another £369,000 each if they go on to beat United in the Champions League Final in Moscow a fortnight today.

The bonus scheme is operated on a pro-rata basis and means that Joe Cole and Claude Makelele, the only two players to have participated in all Chelsea's 12 Champions League matches this season, stand to make the most money.

Cole will pocket £217,000 if they win the Premier League and a further £369,000 if they lift the European Cup - a total of £586,000.

If they get in trouble can they "phone a friend" ?

[chelsea91]

That's a lot of moneyy!!

[Missing Post Count]

If they get in trouble can they "phone a friend" ?

The owner should have plenty of friends in Moscow

[olympiakos]

thats incredible, but really its only a months wages for a couple of them

[CFC10]

a month's wages is a month's wages. I wouldn't scoff at a month's extra cash for free.

[olympiakos]

a month's wages is a month's wages. I wouldn't scoff at a month's extra cash for free.

no scoffing here

[cantona_united]

will the extra money as an incentive really make a difference? you'd think the opportunity to win the premiership and champions league would be enough

[Le King]

FARK!!!
im pretty sure our lads get 200,000 pounds for the double?
or maybe thats jst for the champions league!!!

we dont need money to motivate us for a win

we are doing it for ourselfs and the busby babes