Barcelona won their first trophy of the 2024/25 season, the first of the Hansi Flick era, last weekend when they completely demolished Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah.
After missing out on a trophy last season and facing the new year under intense scrutiny due to registration issues and poor form at the end of 2024, the win against Real Madrid couldn’t have been sweeter for Barça.
Although they conceded the early lead, Flick’s team completely destroyed their arch-rivals and, had it not been for Wojciech Szczesny’s red card in the second half, the scoreline could have been much more dominant.
Laporta sanctions bonuses for players
Following their success in the Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona players will be financially rewarded by the club, AS reports.
In fact, the first title of the Flick era will mean an additional financial reward for players.
It was the president of the club himself, Joan Laporta, who assumed this commitment, taking advantage of the euphoria of the moment during the return flight, promising to pay a financial ‘bonus’ as gratitude for such a spectacular victory.
The players naturally responded to the blaugrana president’s initiative with loud cheers and enthusiastic applause.
The exact amounts have not yet been finalized, but the reference point is expected to be the figures from two years ago, after Barcelona won the Super Cup against Real Madrid.
On that occasion, each player received 100,000 euros, while the staff members received 10,000 euros.
It is important to note that in Barcelona, most titles already have bonuses included in the contracts of the first team players. For La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, the bonuses are predetermined and usually amount to around 1 million euros.
On the other hand, in the case of the Copa del Rey, the bonus only applies if it is won together with another title, that is, if only the cup is won, no additional bonus is awarded.
The Spanish Super Cup, however, is not included in the contracts, so any bonus related to this tournament will have to be negotiated directly with the club management.