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Scottish Sun
a day ago
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Sunderland promotion bonuses revealed as Jobe Bellingham and co share out huge £7.75m for reaching Premier League
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A STUNNING £7.75million was split by Sunderland's promotion winners for reaching the Prem. Skipper Dan Neil and cult hero Luke O'Nien finished top of the table for appearances and will pick up more than £500,000 each. 2 Sunderland's playoff heroes have bagged a huge promotion bonus Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 2 Luke O'Nien is among those to bag £500k for taking the Black Cats back to the Prem Credit: Shutterstock Editorial The system is based on the number of games played in the campaign under Wearsiders' boss Regis Le Bris, who had his own personal jackpot. Each player received shares in the windfall. Starters were given four per game, subs received two and non-playing men on the bench got one. Neil and O'Nien, injured in the 2-1 Wembley play-off final win over Sheffield United, made 48 and 49 first-team starts respectively to qualify for the highest return. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL TRANSFER LATEST First window OPEN as PSG after Argentine wonderkid, City and Cherki 'close' Most of the squad played a large chunk of games, so will earn between £400,000 and £500,000. That is a large boost to pay packets, with young Chris Rigg, 17, in line for around £400k - which is roughly the same as his basic salary. Even after tax, that should mean a terrific bonus for the players who took the Black Cats to glory. The total available in the initial bonus system for the playing staff was £8m if they finished top. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But the consolation of winning the play-offs was just £250,000 less. That is a huge result for the players, who saw the club bring in extra income with the three play-off games. Sky Sports forced to apologise as Sunderland star swears on live TV after last touch for club earns them promotion The £7.75m is higher than many other sides offered in recent years and also dwarfs the figure paid out by League One play-off winners Charlton. Addicks only handed out £750,000 in bonuses among the players on a similar pro rata basis. SunSport revealed on Sunday that Roma are poised to make a shock move for Sunderland skipper Neil. The Italian giants are keen on the hard-running midfielder who is aware of their interest and a £15million deal could be thrashed out. Neil's move would rock Sunderland, though, who are preparing to lose teenager Bellingham. The 19-year-old is already talking to clubs in Germany.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Sunderland promotion bonuses revealed as Jobe Bellingham and co share out huge £7.75m for reaching Premier League
A STUNNING £7.75million was split by Sunderland's promotion winners for reaching the Prem. Skipper Dan Neil and cult hero 2 Sunderland's playoff heroes have bagged a huge promotion bonus Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 2 Luke O'Nien is among those to bag £500k for taking the Black Cats back to the Prem Credit: Shutterstock Editorial The system is based on the number of games played in the campaign under Wearsiders' boss Each player received shares in the windfall. Starters were given four per game, subs received two and non-playing men on the bench got one. Neil and O'Nien, injured in the READ MORE ON FOOTBALL Most of the squad played a large chunk of games, so will earn between £400,000 and £500,000. That is a large boost to pay packets, with young Even after tax, that should mean a terrific bonus for the players who took the Black Cats to glory. The total available in the initial bonus system for the playing staff was £8m if they finished top. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But the consolation of winning the play-offs was just £250,000 less. That is a huge result for the players, who saw the club bring in extra income with the three play-off games. Sky Sports forced to apologise as Sunderland star swears on live TV after last touch for club earns them promotion The £7.75m is higher than many other sides offered in recent years and also dwarfs the figure paid out by League One play-off winners Charlton. Addicks only handed out £750,000 in bonuses among the players on a similar pro rata basis. SunSport revealed on Sunday that The Italian giants are keen on the hard-running midfielder who is aware of their interest and a £15million deal could be thrashed out. Neil's move would rock Sunderland, though, who are preparing to lose teenager The 19-year-old is already talking to clubs in Germany.
The Sun
a day ago
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- The Sun
Sunderland promotion bonuses revealed as Jobe Bellingham and co share out huge £7.75m for reaching Premier League
A STUNNING £7.75million was split by Sunderland's promotion winners for reaching the Prem. Skipper Dan Neil and cult hero Luke O'Nien finished top of the table for appearances and will pick up more than £500,000 each. 2 2 The system is based on the number of games played in the campaign under Wearsiders' boss Regis Le Bris, who had his own personal jackpot. Each player received shares in the windfall. Starters were given four per game, subs received two and non-playing men on the bench got one. Neil and O'Nien, injured in the 2-1 Wembley play-off final win over Sheffield United, made 48 and 49 first-team starts respectively to qualify for the highest return. Most of the squad played a large chunk of games, so will earn between £400,000 and £500,000. That is a large boost to pay packets, with young Chris Rigg, 17, in line for around £400k - which is roughly the same as his basic salary. Even after tax, that should mean a terrific bonus for the players who took the Black Cats to glory. The total available in the initial bonus system for the playing staff was £8m if they finished top. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK But the consolation of winning the play-offs was just £250,000 less. That is a huge result for the players, who saw the club bring in extra income with the three play-off games. Sky Sports forced to apologise as Sunderland star swears on live TV after last touch for club earns them promotion The £7.75m is higher than many other sides offered in recent years and also dwarfs the figure paid out by League One play-off winners Charlton. Addicks only handed out £750,000 in bonuses among the players on a similar pro rata basis. SunSport revealed on Sunday that Roma are poised to make a shock move for Sunderland skipper Neil. The Italian giants are keen on the hard-running midfielder who is aware of their interest and a £15million deal could be thrashed out. Neil's move would rock Sunderland, though, who are preparing to lose teenager Bellingham. The 19-year-old is already talking to clubs in Germany.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Sunderland captain Dan Neil, 23, lined up for shock £15m transfer to Serie A giants with Jobe Bellingham also set to go
Scroll down to see Neil's stats CAP IT OFF Sunderland captain Dan Neil, 23, lined up for shock £15m transfer to Serie A giants with Jobe Bellingham also set to go Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ITALIANS Roma are poised to make a shock move for Sunderland skipper Dan Neil. South Shields-born Neil, 23, led the Black Cats back to the Premier League via the play-offs last week — but could now be off to Serie A. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Dan Neil helped his boyhood club to Prem promotion Credit: Getty Roma are keen on the hard-running midfielder who is aware of their interest and a £15million deal could be thrashed out. British players are respected in Italy right now off the back of Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour helping Napoli to the title. Neil's move would rock Sunderland, though, who are already preparing to lose Jobe Bellingham. The 19-year-old is already talking to clubs in Germany and likely to leave in the aftermath of their 2-1 win over Sheffield United. Bellingham joined the Black Cats for £3m in 2023. The midfielder has since played 90 times, scoring 11 goals. He is a regular for England's age group sides, and has so far earned four caps at Under-21 level. Speaking after winning promotion last week, Bellingham told Sky Sports: "I always believed, you have to believe. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 4 Jobe Bellingham was a key figure for Sunderland this season Credit: Shutterstock Editorial "When you've got supporters like this and a group of lads like that, you always have to believe. "I always believed and I know people doubted us and that's understandable, we lost a few games, people talk about momentum. Jobe Bellingham takes swipe at Sky Sports pundits in live TV interview before awkward moment with panel at Wembley "But I think we did enough, we showed enough throughout the season for people to at least give us some credit going into the play-offs. "The typical 'inexperienced' by all the ex-pros that speak on Sky but we've just proved that don't matter. "You need experience, of course, with youth like at Sunderland you play loads of games you get that experience. "You get experience by failing and we failed together so many times and in the end we come good." Neil, meanwhile, burst onto the scene after debuting in 2018. The all-action midfielder has since become captain of his boyhood club. Neil has played 197 times for Sunderland, scoring 12 goals and laying on 20 assists. 4
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Sunderland captain Dan Neil, 23, lined up for shock £15m transfer to Serie A giants with Jobe Bellingham also set to go
ITALIANS Roma are poised to make a shock move for Sunderland skipper Dan Neil. South Shields-born Neil, 23, led the Black Cats back to the Premier League via the play-offs last week — but could now be off to Serie A. 4 Dan Neil helped his boyhood club to Prem promotion Credit: Getty British players are respected in Italy right now off the back of Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour helping Neil's move would rock Sunderland, though, who are already preparing to lose The 19-year-old is already talking to clubs in Germany and likely to leave in the aftermath of their 2-1 win over READ MORE TRANSFER NEWS Bellingham joined the Black Cats for £3m in 2023. The midfielder has since played 90 times, scoring 11 goals. He is a regular for Speaking Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 4 Jobe Bellingham was a key figure for Sunderland this season Credit: Shutterstock Editorial "When you've got supporters like this and a group of lads like that, you always have to believe. "I always believed and I know people doubted us and that's understandable, we lost a few games, people talk about momentum. Jobe Bellingham takes swipe at Sky Sports pundits in live TV interview before awkward moment with panel at Wembley "But I think we did enough, we showed enough throughout the season for people to at least give us some credit going into the play-offs. "The typical 'inexperienced' by all the ex-pros that speak on Sky but we've just proved that don't matter. "You need experience, of course, with youth like at Sunderland you play loads of games you get that experience. "You get experience by failing and we failed together so many times and in the end we come good." Neil, meanwhile, burst onto the scene after debuting in 2018. The all-action midfielder has since become captain of his boyhood club. Neil has played 197 times for Sunderland, scoring 12 goals and laying on 20 assists. 4 4
