According to a new report, Manchester United players will receive a huge salary increase if they qualify for next season's Champions League.
Erik ten Hag's side are currently fourth in the Premier League table and six points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham with two games less.
With seven games left in the season, United are well on their way to securing the return of Champions League football at Old Trafford next season.
But now they can only do so thanks to last place in the Premier League, after being knocked out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals by Sevilla. Winning the tournament will guarantee a place in Europe's top tournament. Advertisement
After finishing in a disappointing sixth place last season, the Daily Mail reported that United players had to take a pay cut of up to 25% because of their failure to qualify for the Champions League.
And it looks like wages could return to levels close to previous standards if the club hit their targets this season.
Man Utd players 'ready to raise wages'
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According to the Daily Mail, MU players will receive a salary increase of up to 20% compared to the current salary if they finish in the top 4 positions in the Premier League.
This is said to include new signings who arrived at the club last summer or in January, as well as those who took a pay cut last season.
It is not clear which players, if any, would be suitable for a higher pay rise - although the Mail claimed in January that the club had introduced a 'Cristiano Ronaldo rule' to prevent players from earning more than 200,000 table per week. The reason behind this is said to be to stop the 'culture of envy in the dressing room' at Old Trafford, with Ronaldo seen as the signing that broke United's salary structure and earned him the money. higher than any other player at the club.
The Daily Mirror claim Ronaldo has signed a contract worth more than £500,000 a week when he joins the club from Juventus in 2021, although the Evening Standard reports the figure of £480,000 before any pay cuts. any. He left the club last December with the consent of both.
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