ARSENAL players are in line to receive up to £500,000 EACH if the club secure Champions League football.
The Gunners squad stand to receive whopping bonuses if they finish in the top four this term, with the club currently occupying fourth spot.
Arsenal players will receive a bonus should they secure Champions League football for next term
Mikel Arteta’s men are the favourites to finish behind Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea following their 3-2 victory away at Watford on Sunday.
The result saw them leapfrog Manchester United in the table, with Arsenal a point above Ralf Rangnick’s men with three games in hand.
Should Arsenal qualify for Europe’s premier competition for the first time since 2017, they would receive at least £50m in prize money and broadcasting revenue.
And according to the Daily Mail, the North London giants would be given a one-off bonus which would be divided among the squad.
They state that the amount could be as much as £500k for certain players, which is calculated on a pro rata basis.
The news outlet adds that some squad members would even see their weekly wages automatically increase if they are playing Champions League football due to clauses written in their contracts.
Boss Mikel Arteta has remained coy on the club finishing in the top four following their win at Vicarage Road.
Speaking in his post-match press conference, he said: “To be fair, I don’t like to look at the table a lot because we have games in hand.
“We’re going to play different fixtures and I know the objective and it’s only one, to try and improve tomorrow on what we’ve done today and go into the next match and that’s it.
“I cannot control results and I cannot predict which matches we are going to win, draw or lose, it’s impossible.
“If I start to do that I think we’re going to lose focus in what we want to do.”
Securing Champions League football would also hand the Gunners a boost in keeping star winger Bukayo Saka.
The academy graduate, 20, has been urged to leave the club by Garth Crooks should Arsenal finish fifth or lower.
