It will be a combined windfall of approximately €6 million, with João Félix generating the larger share.
According to Saudi sports outlet Arriyadiyah, Chelsea are in line to receive €5 million from Al Nassr as a result of the title win activating a contractual clause embedded in the deal that took Félix to Saudi Arabia last summer.
The Portugal international was sold to Al Nassr for an initial €30 million, with the overall package structured to include up to €20 million in performance-related additions. The title has now triggered one of those add-ons, bringing the total paid to Chelsea so far to approximately €35 million.
Félix was an outstanding performer in his debut season in Saudi Arabia. He was named the league's best foreign player, contributed 18 goals and 14 assists in 38 appearances, and formed a formidable attacking partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo — the club captain who also had a decisive role in their title success.
Bayern Munich will receive the smaller portion of the bonus pool — approximately €1 million — following the title win activating a clause from Kingsley Coman's transfer last August. The France international joined Al Nassr for around €30 million with add-ons tied to team performance. He contributed seven goals and 12 assists across 36 appearances and was considered one of the better performers among Al Nassr's summer recruits.
The bonus structure is common in Saudi Pro League deals involving European clubs, who have increasingly inserted performance clauses to ensure they benefit from players excelling in a league that has grown financially in recent years.
Chelsea signed Félix on an 18-month loan from Atletico Madrid in January 2023 before making the deal permanent in the summer of 2023 for approximately €45 million — a fee itself agreed with add-ons from Atletico. His eventual sale to Al Nassr at a loss reflected both the structural difficulties of selling players in the Saudi market and the complications of a career that, despite considerable individual quality, never quite stabilised at club level in European football.
The €5 million arriving from Riyadh will contribute modestly to Chelsea's transfer budget this summer.
