Players to receive £300,000 bonus for avoiding relegation

Despite leading the Premier League table, Leicester City players are set to be rewarded for achieving a much lower feat.

Leicester City are just five points away from 40- the point which is considered a safe zone from relegation.

Players will earn a bonus of round £300,000 once they achieve that.

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A total of £6million was shared between the players at the end of last season for avoiding relegation and the same is expected to be paid to them this season.

Manager Claudio Ranieri, meanwhile, will land a bumper £1.7m bonus to his three-year contract if he can keep the team at the top of the table.

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A clause in the 63-year-old’s contract means that he will received an extra £100,000 a place from 17th and above.

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