Newcastle United set for £2m World Cup payout as official announcements made
Newcastle United’s eight World Cup players have been confirmed ahead of next month’s tournament in North America.
Newcastle United are set to receive around £2million in compensation as a result of the FIFA Club Benefits Programme this summer.
This is after all eight of the club’s representatives at this summer’s World Cup tournament in North America were confirmed.
Club captain Bruno Guimaraes will be away with Brazil, Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon and Tino Livramento have been called up to the England squad, Malick Thiaw and Nick Woltemade will be representing Germany, Anthony Elanga, Sweden, and Yoane Wissa is with DR Congo.
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FIFA Club Benefits Programme
The FIFA Club Benefits programme supports clubs that have representatives at the World Cup by paying them a reported fee of around £8,200 for every day one of their players is away at the tournament.
The World Cup starts on June 11, but players will join up with their respective countries prior to that date. The final takes place at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19.
With the group stages running through until June 27, clubs are guaranteed a minimum payout of around £186,000 per player. That figure could nearly double if a player progresses deep into the competition with his country.
NUFC set for further Alexander Isak & Miguel Almiron payout
Clubs also receive a share of the FIFA payment for any player at the tournament who has been contracted to them within the last two years. For Newcastle, this includes Sweden’s Alexander Isak and Paraguay’s Miguel Almiron.
Newcastle will receive a full payout for Guimaraes, Burn, Gordon and Livramento but will split the payment for Thiaw, Woltemade, Elanga and Wissa, who all joined the club last summer.
This guarantees Newcastle a minimum payout of around in excess of £1million, though this could increase closer to £2million depending on how far certain players progress.
“Of course, individually for the players, we hope whoever goes to the World Cup has a great experience and comes back in a really positive frame of mind,” Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe said.
“My wish is for all the players who want to go, to go. The World Cup and representing their countries is a huge moment for them so my first thought is to them.
"I am disappointed as much as the players [who miss out] are for their careers because we take great pride in trying to help people get to where they want to be."