"The "ethics bonus" has made headlines before, primarily when details of Neymar's PSG contract were revealed by Spanish newspaper El Mundo., external The Brazil forward's deal stipulated a monthly ethics payment of 541,680 euros (475,876). For Mbappe the bonus was worth 500,000 euros (438,000) a month. Reports picked up on clauses that required Neymar to show "courtesy, friendliness and availability to supporters". He was also expected to "greet fans before and after each game"."
"The truth behind the ethics bonus is very different. In English football, clubs are able to fine a player up to two weeks' wages for a misdemeanour. French law forbids any deductions from a worker's salary. Sports teams therefore make a small portion of it an ethics bonus. The base wage and the ethics bonus are in effect a player's total salary. In 2021 it was claimed in some reports that Neymar received extra money for clapping the fans, but the details paint a different picture."
""Clubs are very keen to protect their image," football finance expert Kieran Maguire told BBC Sport. "They don't want anybody going nuclear and criticising the club, which means that they call them good behaviour clauses. "We saw similar with Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong [who had morals clauses with sponsors]. So"
Kylian Mbappé secured roughly €60m in unpaid salary and bonuses from Paris Saint-Germain, including an ethics bonus payment of €1.5m. The ethics bonus is a common contractual item in French sport used because French law forbids salary deductions, so clubs structure part of pay as a bonus. Neymar's PSG deal included a monthly ethics payment of €541,680 and clauses about courtesy, availability to supporters and greeting fans. Mbappé's ethics element was €500,000 monthly. The clauses typically codify expected behaviour toward sponsors, officials and supporters to protect club image rather than pay for applause.
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