Borussia Dortmund will play the Champions League final on June 1, the third in its history. For any team, becoming European champion is a dream and the prestige you achieve at a sporting level is incomparable. However, in the case of Dortmund, if they lose the final they will also obtain a great return, in this case financially.
As reported by the newspaper Bildthe German team would make more money by losing the Champions League final than by winning it, all due to a clause included in Jude Bellingham’s contract.
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Last summer, Dortmund and Real Madrid closed the transfer of the midfielder to the Spanish team, and among the bonuses that were included in the signing, one of them directly affects the Champions League. If Bellingham is European champion with the white team, Real Madrid will have to pay the German club 25 million euros, which together with the 15 million awarded by UEFA for being a finalist, would be a total amount of 40 million for Dortmund, reports the aforementioned media.
In this way, Bellingham could still do his former club a new favor.
While if they win the Champions League, the Westphalian club would only enter the 20 million euros that UEFA grants to the tournament champion, and would not obtain the 25 million bonus from Real Madrid.
Therefore, the paradox arises that Dortmund will win more money if they lose the final on June 1, while it would be expensive for Real Madrid to win the Champions League since the 20 million prize (plus another five) would go to their rival.
Curiosities aside, both the Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund players will go out to win in the Wembley final, since the possibility of becoming European champion is at stake.
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