Chelsea have received a £7million windfall from their Club World Cup and Super Cup victories, with the Blues winning both trophies this season.
Thomas Tuchel guided his side to both competitions after winning the Champions League last summer, where Kai Havertz’s goal against Manchester City in Porto crowned the Blues as European Champions.
The side then faced Villarreal in the Super Cup after the La Liga club beat Manchester United in the Europa League on penalties the season before.
There would be no repeat of such events for the Spanish team though, as they lost on penalties to Chelsea following a 1-1 draw after extra-time.
Tuchel is yet to stop on his crusade for trophies, with victory at the Club World Cup also added to his honours list.
A semi-final win over Al-Hilal booked a place in the final, a stage the Blues fell at in 2012 to Brazilian side Corinthians.
They faced another Brazilian team in Palmeiras, who gave them a tough match in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.
Romelu Lukaku’s close-range finish was cancelled out by Raphael Veiga’s penalty in the second half. In extra-time though, Havertz was the man for the big occasion once again, scoring from the penalty spot to win the game 2-1.
It meant that Chelsea became the Champions of the World for the first time in the club’s history, truly winning all they can in the Roman Abramovich era.
The win in both competitions means that the Blues receive roughly £7million in competition winnings, potentially giving Tuchel a little more room to work with in the transfer market.
However, despite their victories, the Daily Mail reports that the players will not receive competition bonuses for either tournament.
Clubs discuss bonuses with the squad as an incentive for performances in each competition, though the players never went over financial rewards for the Super Cup or Club World Cup.
Despite there being no bonus pay-out for the players, they were still clearly happy with winning both trophies.
Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta spoke about the triumph over Palmeiras last week and said: “We are winners and every time you lose it’s a tough moment because you want to be on the winning side and it feels great.
“This chance doesn’t come very often and we did a very good job.
“We’ve tried to create our own history, we’ve always tried to add trophies to the club which is the most important thing.
“We have our own moments and after what happened in 2012, I didn’t think we could make it again but we’ve done it.”
It paints a positive light on this group of Chelsea players, who are clearly driven by winning more than the bonuses.
They do, however, have the chance to have both when they face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final next week, with yet another trophy on the table.
