Chelsea will receive a £5M bonus from Real Madrid after they reached the Champions League performance.
Despite Eden Hazard’s seven-month football retirement, Chelsea will receive a £5 million incentive from Real Madrid’s contract after the Spanish team advances to the Champions League final, according to The Telegraph.
The iconic player from Stamford Bridge paid £130 million to move from the blue uniforms of Chelsea to the renowned white and gold of Real Madrid back in 2019. Despite his contract being terminated and retirement following the season, the terms of the package are still in effect.
Chelsea is still benefiting from the historic transfer five years later, as seen by the activation of one of Eden Hazard’s performance-related add-ons following Chelsea’s 2-1 victory against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final last week.
Even though the amount owed to the Blues is small in comparison to the sums paid in the current transfer market, Todd Boehly will appreciate the windfall as he tries to adhere to the Premier League’s profit-and-sustainability regulations, given the club’s previous close encounters with authorities during the post-Abramovich era.
Hazard Is Still Rewarding Chelsea
Hazard’s transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu has long been regarded as one of the best deals made in the transfer window; Chelsea paid roughly £88 million in cash for the 28-year-old Belgium international. Even though he is frequently regarded as one of the greatest wingers in Premier League history, not everything went as planned in the Spanish metropolis.
Reaching major finals and making a particular number of appearances were among the conditions that may add achievable incentives to the already rich contract. However, given that Hazard’s dismal fitness record dogged the latter few years of his dazzling career, Los Blancos undoubtedly received the raw deal. During his four seasons with Real Madrid, he participated in just 54 La Liga games, but his best football was played in London.
During his seven years in West London, the astute £32 million acquisition by the Blues from Lille in 2012 brought him two Premier League championships and two Europa Leagues. The small orchestrator made 245 Premier League matches, contributing 54 assists and 85 goals.
It is not surprising that he still gives back to the team that helped him establish his reputation because of his legendary status at Stamford Bridge, which ensures he will always be accepted with open arms.