Manchester City Set to Receive £4.5m In FIFA Club Payments, after 16 of Their Players Went to the World Cup
Manchester City stand to receive around £4.5million from FIFA - more than any other club - in compensation for their players being away at the World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA will distribute a record £169m under its Club Benefits Programme, which is based on giving $10,000 (£8,120) for each day each player is at the tournament - including the week-long official preparation period beforehand.
The Premier League champions had a total of 16 players represent nine different countries in Qatar, with Argentina's Julian Alvarez getting the furthest as they prepare to play France in Sunday's final.
Other City players including Jack Grealish, Ederson and Bernardo Silva enjoyed runs to the quarter-finals, boosting the money the club will receive.
However, the likes of Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne and Germany's Ilkay Gundogan were out over the group stage.
The Times report that City will receive about £4.5m under FIFA's scheme, more than the £3.32m Barcelona will receive despite having 17 players at the World Cup.
That's mainly because eight of the Barcelona players were in the Spain squad dumped out by Morocco at the last-16 stage.
Manchester United, who will see defenders Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez face off in Sunday's final, stand to gain £2.92m from their 13 players in Qatar.
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