Ronaldo Was Flooded With Bonuses After Scoring A Hat-trick In The Manchester United Vs Norwich Match

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JAKARTA - Cristiano Ronaldo will receive a bonus of 850 thousand pounds after scoring a hat-trick in Manchester United's 3-2 win over Norwich.

According to The Sun, Sunday, April 17, Ronaldo triggered a bonus clause in his contract after hitting 21 goals for the season.

Ronaldo's contract includes a £750.000 bonus for reaching 20 goals plus a further £100.000 for a hat-trick.

Ronaldo will now receive £100.000 for every subsequent goal he scores in the remainder of the season.

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United will also pay their top scorer this season £1m and Ronaldo looks almost certain to achieve that award. The reason, he is currently 12 goals ahead of his closest challenger Bruno Fernandes.

Furthermore, Ronaldo will receive a total payment of around £2.75 million if he manages to hit 30 goals this season.

Although Ronaldo has come under heavy criticism since returning to United last year, the Portuguese superstar has played a major role in keeping his side's hopes of a top four finish alive.

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the win against Tottenham last month and he repeated the feat against Norwich at Old Trafford on Saturday night.

In the seventh minute, Ronaldo opened the scoring with a shot inside the box, and he went on to make it 2-0 with a header. Norwich equalized when Kieran Dowell and Teemu Pukki scored but Ronaldo secured all three points for United with a free-kick.

The result moved United up to fifth place, three points adrift of Tottenham. Now, United faces two important away games against Liverpool and Arsenal.