If Bayern Munich beat Cheski in the champions league final they will pocket 9 million as winners, if they lose its 5.6 million. But the German side would then immediately owe every penny of that bonus cash to Schalke and Hoffenheim. When Schalke sold Germany international goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to Bayern last summer, they inserted a cheeky "on-pitch success" clause which entitled them to massive cash bonuses based on how well the goalie's new club did. Schalke are already due 2 million for Bayern having reached the semi-finals, but they will be due a further 4 million from the Bavarian giants if they lift the trophy in two weeks' time. And it doesn't stop there. Hoffenheim struck a smaller but otherwise almost identical deal with Bayern after they sold Luiz Gustavo for 17 million euros in January 2011. Hoffenheim have already picked up a 1 million euro bonus for the Munich side making the semi-finals, and they'll be due another 2 million if their rivals win the trophy. That means that Bayern's entire 9 million prize money would be wiped out at a stroke - and also means that, financially speaking, they'd be better off pocketing the 5.6 million euros offered to the runner-up. Will that stop them trying to beat Chelsea? Certainly not, but suffice to say that there are 9 million reasons why the overly-pessimistic lawyer who allowed these clauses through might soon be clearing his desk!!
What an absolute load of tosh that is. That is indeed the difference between the winner's and loser's prize money in the final but it is excluding the TV money and all the prizes for all the rounds that both clubs have earned so far. Bayern if they win will be guaranteed €30.3m excluding TV money. That also excludes the endorsement value to the club of wining the title as well as all the extra merchandise that the club will sell.
That won't make a difference in how Bayern approach the final . It would gobsmack me to see quality players like Robben , Ribery , Schweinsteiger and Lahm want to loose one of the biggest matches you could ever play in your whole career . If you asked them too loose it , i can guarantee it would egg them on even more too win it .
Agree If that was the case they wouldn't have even try'd to get to the final.The owners would told the Coach to play the reserves ffs. It's a load of rubbish why even bring it up.
The numbers don't even add up, they already accounted for 3m by being in the semi. So 6m is what could be owed if they win, a difference of -0.4m between winning and losing.
Way back when they devised the league format there was incentives for every point won and goal scored. Getting out of the group stage was worth 6 mil back then, I am sure it has not gone down in value
3.3 million for just participating in the group stages plus 0.8 million for every win or 0.4 million for a draw (Euros) Goals don't get any extra revenue.
I think the figures quoted are as winning the actually final, and would not include tv revenue, winning group matches, etc.