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The Real Madrid players have waived the bonuses associated with winning the league title and Spanish Supercup last season. Cadena COPE Tuesday outside. The idea would have come from the sleeve of captain Sergio Ramos. Due to the gesture of the selection of trainer Zinedine Zidane, a total of 25 million euros ended up in Real’s coffers.

Conquering the championship in LaLiga earned each player a bonus of 700,000 euros, while winning the Supercup brought in an amount of 300,000 euros. All 25 players in the roster of the Royal agreed with Ramos’s proposal, bringing the total amount to 25 million euros. Zidane’s group of players was willing to lend a helping hand to Real in order to minimize the negative financial consequences of the corona crisis.

The corona crisis quickly caused panic in Spanish football in the spring. In April, the Real board announced to the world that agreements had been made with the A-selection about a temporary salary reduction of ten to twenty percent. The measure also applied to the board members of the Madrid superpower. The decision to temporarily lower the salary reportedly yielded Real approximately fifty million euros. In addition, the need to fire employees of the club in the wake of the corona crisis disappeared.

Real Madrid was eliminated by Manchester City in the eighth final of the Champions League last season. Despite this, there was mainly satisfaction with the outcome of the 2019/20 football season. Zidane’s formation became champions of Spain with five points ahead of number two Barcelona. In addition, the Supercopa de España was a prey for Real. In a mini-tournament in Saudi Arabia, Valencia (semi-final) and Atlético Madrid (final) were settled.


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