Arsenal earn staggering £66m in Champions League bonus payments – and fans know how they want it spent

ARSENAL have accumulated a staggering bonus of £66million for qualifying into the round of 16.

And fans know exactly what forward they want to spend the extra cash on.

In total, the expected amount spent across all Uefa competitions is £3billion.

And for the Champions League and European Super Cup, £1.7bn is being allocated, according to Uefa.

Arsenal are believed to have managed to scoop up £66m of this fund so far after sealing top spot in Group B on Tuesday night in their 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven.

And fans have already given their say on what forward the money should be spent on.

One supporter said: “Just enough for Douglas Luiz.”

While another fan added: “Toney should be a small case then.”

And a fourth even joked: “That’s one year of Mbappe’s salary if we sign him😂.”

Mikel Arteta is desperate for a striker to bolster his side’s goal scoring prowess in January as they eye European and Premier League glory.

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The North London outfit are keen on wrapping up a move for Villa star Luiz, who is reportedly at the top of their transfer wish list in January.

Ivan Toney, who is set to return from his betting suspension in the new year, is another star being eyes for a move to the Emirates.

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Mbappe is also primed for a big move either in January or next summer, but a move to the Emirates remains very unlikely.

And £66million probably wouldn’t come close to funding the World Cup-winner’s wages.

Just for qualifying into the group stage of the Champions League Arsenal were awarded £13.46m.

In addition for each win they were awarded £2.4m and for each draw £800,000.

As they won four out of their six group stages they accumulated £10.4m.

The Gunners have now secured a place in the round of 16 and for their stellar effort Uefa have chucked in another £8.2m.

While Arsenal have also been rewarded £21.5m for their performances based on UEFA’s ten-year coefficient ranking.

And for both market pools, which is given by the proportional value of each TV market represented by clubs taking part, Mikel Arteta’s men received £12.77m.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk