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The Athletic are reporting that Chelsea’s squad have agreed to pay a portion of their bonuses from winning the Club World Cup to the family of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva, the footballing brothers killed in a car crash while the tournament was going on.

Chelsea squad agree life changing donation to bereaved families

The Blues pocketed around £84.4m from winning the tournament – rather unexpectedly – in July. From that, £11.4m was allocated to be divided among the squad as bonuses. The players and the club agreed that an equal sized slice would be donated to Jota and Silva’s family.

That adds up to around £500,000 per player, according to the Athletic’s maths.

Liverpool star Jota and his brother Andre Silva (who played for Portuguese club Penafiel) died in a car accident in Spain on July 3rd, just 2 days before Chelsea beat Palmeiras in the quarter final of the CWC.

Chelsea man Neto on his friend

Chelsea winger Pedro Neto played with Jota at Wolves and for Portugal and had formed a great friendship with the Liverpool man. Neto was given time off training after the accident, but returned to the squad to play on the 5th, and started every subsequent game in the tournament, which saw his Blues team beat PSG 3-0 in the final.

“It’s been really difficult in the past few days and I just want to leave a message that this final is for him and his brother. It’s a really tough time for me, difficult to speak about it and let’s hope I can do it for him,” Neto said in the buildup to the game.

“I want to dedicate this final to him and his family and show my support in these difficult times for them.”

Neto and his teammates delivered on the pitch, and now have delivered off it too. It’s a great gesture which can change lives.