Barcelona paid out €92 million in collective bonuses to its players for winning the Spanish league and Super Cup titles last season, the club’s annual report showed. — Reuters pic
BARCELONA, Oct 8 — Barcelona paid out €92 million (RM422.5 million) in collective bonuses to its players for winning the Spanish league and Super Cup titles last season, the club’s annual report showed.
The bonus was €2 million less than the amount that was paid out in 2018. The figure was €3 million more than what the players received when the club won the treble in 2015.
The report revealed that the club spent a total of €541 million on staff costs across all its sports teams, with €311.9 million spent on first team coaches and players.
While Barca won La Liga at a canter and lifted the Super Cup last season, they lost the Copa del Rey final to Valencia and were beaten by Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals.
Barca paid players €89 million for the 2014-15 campaign, when they won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
They handed out €94 million for the 2017-2018 season, when they won the Copa del Rey and La Liga titles. — Reuters