Cristiano Ronaldo and his Manchester United team-mates are set to be hit hard in their pockets due to the team’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.Some players will reportedly see their weekly salaries drop by up to 25 per cent next season after a deeply disappointing campaign at Old Trafford.
Man United’s humbling 4-0 defeat to Brighton confirmed they are mathematically unable to qualify for Europe’s premier competition — and the cost is going to be felt by players such as Ronaldo.
The Portuguese superstar is the highest earner at Old Trafford and across the Premier League, taking home a reported wage packet of around £510,000-a-week.
However, according to The Daily Mail, United included clauses in contracts whereby reductions of a quarter will be made to account for the drop in revenue in the budget for next season.
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