Glazers pay out record bonus to Man U staff at Old Trafford

Manchester United will pay out a record five million pounds in bonuses to more than 500 Old Trafford staff.

The Glazer family wrote to employees last Monday to tell them they are all in line for a 7.9 per cent bonus on their annual salary in recognition of the club's success.

Some members of staff, such as two-million-pound-a-year chief executive David Gill, will net just under 160,000 pounds from the scheme.

The other high-flyers, such as chief operating officer Michael Bolingbroke, chief of staff Ed Woodward and board member Michael Edelson, have all hit the jackpot, the Daily Express reports.

The Glazers were determined to reward staff across the board after another hugely successful season at Old Trafford. United won a record 19th top-flight title and reached their third Champions League final in four years.

Performance off the field has also been reflected in the Glazers decision to give staff record bonuses.

Sir Alex Ferguson and his players have a separate pay structure, but every other member of staff at United has been rewarded.

The club employs 620 people at Old Trafford, Carrington and at their commercial offices in London.

Around 520 are non-playing staff and they have all been told the extra money will appear in next month's salary. (ANI)