Cristiano Ronaldo is set to miss out on £5million worth of bonuses due to Manchester United‘s disaster season, which leaves them trophyless once again.
The Portuguese superstar returned to Old Trafford last summer on a bonus-related contract to offset a huge drop in his £750,000 a week wages at Juventus.
But the 37-year-old will earn significantly less than expected when the Red Devils beat rivals Manchester City to his signature.
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to miss out on £5million worth of bonuses at Manchester United
The 37-year-old will earn significantly less than expected when he re-joined the Red Devils
The Red Devils will finish without a trophy for a fifth successive season — blowing away most of those incentives, according to the Sun.
The heftiest was the Champions League last-16 defeat to Atletico Madrid, which would have earned Ronaldo about £2.5m had they reached the final in Paris in May.
Winning a first Premier League title since 2013 for United was also worth up to £1.5m.
Failure in both domestic cup competitions was another boot in the wallet for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
The Red Devils will finish without a trophy for a fifth season, blowing away his incentives
Missing out on finishing in the top four to Champions League could be even more devastating already around half the amount he was earning in Italy.
Ronaldo will, however, still a trigger a big bonus if he finishes as the club’s top goalscorer this campaign.
The former Real Madrid forward leads the way with 18 goals from 33 appearances in all competition with fellow countryman Bruno Fernandes the closest behind him with just nine goals to his name.
For now, the forward will be focused on securing Qatar 2022 World Cup qualification for Portugal during the international break.
