Despite officially losing the ‘Champions of Europe tag’, Chelsea are said to be in line of receiving a huge amount of money from Real Madrid’s Champions League triumph over Liverpool, Newspremises has learnt.
Los Blancos sunk Liverpool 1-0 in an epic final stage in Paris, France, on Saturday night to lift their 14th title in history.
Vinicius Jr’s second-half goal in the final marred with chaos was the only difference in the tie as the La Liga giants broke Liverpool’s hearts once more.
The encounter was a repeat of the 2018 Champions League final when Real came out on top to defeat the Premier League giants.
According to a report via SportsMail, Chelsea who were eliminated out of the tournament in the last eight will be banking a significant windfall from Real Madrid’s European glory.
The Blues will receive a £15million windfall from Real Madrid’s Champions League glory, thanks to Eden Hazard for winning the Champions League with the Spanish giants.
It is understood the payment is due to a clause in Hazard’s contract when he joined Real Madrid from Chelsea for £103m in 2019, a fee that included performance-related add-ons.
Hazard picked up a winner’s medal despite playing only 83 minutes across the entire competition.
The Belgian has made just three appearances in the club’s Champions League campaign.
He last featured in February in the last-16 first leg loss at Paris Saint-Germain. He only came on for eight minutes.
Before that, Hazard played nine minutes of the 2-0 victory over Inter in Real’s final group game. He only started one match, which was the disastrous 2-1 home defeat against Sheriff Tiraspol in September last year.
