The lucrative wages that professional football players receive often provide food for discussion. This usually concerns their fixed salary, but what about the common match bonuses that are handed out everywhere to reward their performance on the field? The Latest News takes a look behind the scenes. There appear to be major differences.
The best payer is not entirely surprising Club Brugge, where holders earn 2,000 euros gross per point. Bench sitters have to settle for only part of that premium, while two experienced strong holders receive double it and see no less than 12,000 euros appear in their bank account with every victory. This probably concerns Hans Vanaken and Simon Mignolet.
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With 1,500 euros gross per point, most KRC Genk players cannot complain. At both Anderlecht and Antwerp the standard amount is 1,000 euros, although this standard is also occasionally deviated from at the Bosuil and in the Lotto Park. “But to give you an idea: even a strongman like Thorgan Hazard is paid 1,000 euros per point at Anderlecht,” it said.
There are slightly fewer coins to be had at AA Gent, where, with a few exceptions, each point is worth ‘only’ 500 euros. Union’s alternative system is already known. The national champion pays out 700 per point, although that sum is doubled after two victories in a row. A lucrative bonus scheme that remains valid until the next loss of points in the competition.
Example of Union
Cercle Brugge more or less follows that example, with premiums that vary from 300 to 900 euros per point depending on the results. STVV also worked creatively. The surprising number two also starts 300 euros per point, but depending on the ranking, that basic amount increases considerably. The current place in the top six earns the players 700 euros per point.
It is not known how the other first division teams are doing. Finally, the newspaper clarifies that the above premiums mainly relate to holders in the regular competition. A separate arrangement is made for the play-offs, just like in Europe. There, for example, Club and Union players earn between 12,000 and 15,000 euros gross per point.
