Messi, teammates to earn 650,000 pounds each for winning Champions League

London, May 27 (ANI): Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his teammates will earn 650,000 pounds each if they win the Champions League.

Manchester United players can expect to pick up around 350,000 pounds each if they beat Barcelona as part of a nine million pounds reward for winning the title and conquering Europe.

The Catalan giants are set to spend an estimated 16 million pounds for the entire squad should they beat United in a Champions League final for the second time in three years.

It works out at more than 7,000 pounds per minute or 120 pounds for every second on the pitch.

When Barca beat United 2-0 in Rome to complete the Treble two years ago, they picked up around 15.5 million pounds, The Sun reports.

The amount is not evenly spread among the squad members as it is believed World Footballer of the Year Messi and stars like Xavi and Andres Iniesta will pocket well over a million each.

Fringe players will earn around 100,000 pounds should Barcelona lift the European Cup for a fourth time. (ANI)