Bobadilla to earn São Paulo millions from World Cup: see how much | OneFootball

São Paulo will make a good financial profit from defensive midfielder Bobadilla’s participation in this year’s World Cup in North America.

FIFA, through its Club Benefits Programme, will allocate a total of US$ 355 million (R$ 1.77 billion at the current exchange rate) to all teams that had players called up to compete in the World Cup, which begins this month.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Although there is still no official confirmation of the amounts to be paid by FIFA for each athlete, it is expected to be US$ 11,000 per day for each player called up to the World Cup.

FIFA will pay the amount starting ten days before the national team’s debut until the day after its last match in the World Cup. The player does not even need to take the field for his club to receive the proposed amount.

So, with Bobadilla called up to represent Paraguay, São Paulo is already guaranteed US$ 275,000 (R$ 1.37 million) just from the midfielder’s participation in the World Cup group stage, for the 25 days he will be serving his country.

If Paraguay advances to the round of 32, the amount rises to US$ 363,000 (R$ 1.81 million), and if Paraguay reaches the round of 16, which is far from impossible, Tricolor will earn US$ 407,000 (R$ 2.03 million) from Bobadilla’s presence in the tournament.

If Paraguay reaches the quarter-finals, the amount paid to São Paulo for Bobadilla will be US$ 451,000 (R$ 2.25 million). In a historic and unlikely run all the way to the World Cup final, Tricolor would receive US$ 539,000 (R$ 2.69 million) in FIFA bonuses.

A standout player for the team at Morumbi, Bobadilla was the only Tricolor player called up for the World Cup. The club had also hoped that backup goalkeeper Carlos Coronel would be called up by Paraguay as well, since he was on the preliminary list, but he was ultimately left out.

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