Chelsea receive new cash boost after banking over £42m before end of transfer window

Chelsea's passage into the fifth round of the FA Cup earned the Premier League giants a lump sum

Chelsea banked £127,000 for defeating Hull City in the FA Cup just weeks after cashing in over £42million.

The Premier League side defeated the Championship 4-0 at MKM Stadium on Friday to book their place in the fifth round of the competition. Liam Rosenior's outfit were led to victory courtesy of Pedro Neto's first senior hat-trick and Estevao's first goal in the FA Cup.

The triumph not only brought Chelsea one step closer to winning the trophy for the first time since the 2017/18 season but made them £127,000 richer, which is the figure they receive for winning their fourth round tie.

It's been a particularly fruitful few weeks for Chelsea who just a fortnight ago banked over £42million from the Champions League after coming from behind to defeat Napoli 3-2 in their final league phase game.

Just for participating in the European competition, the Blues are set to receive £16.18m from UEFA. A further figure of £9.71m in performance-related bonuses will be awarded to the Club World Cup champions as the European governing body offers £1.82m per win and £607k per draw.

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Because UEFA also offers £239,000 per final position in the table, the Blues earned a further £7.41m for finishing sixth in the table. Further winnings of £9.56m are to be cashed in by Chelsea given their top-eight finish which allows them to advance directly to the last 16.

In total, Chelsea's Champions League campaign saw them earn £42.86m in prize money. They return to European duties next month but their knockout stage fixtures will be played after the fifth round of the FA Cup.

After full time, Rosenior was asked about the criticism Neto sometimes receives to which he answered: "I'm not aware of it. I don't know why that would be the case because Pedro Neto gives us so many qualities. He's a world-class player, a world-class winger. What he sacrifices for the team all the time."

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It was a historic night for the Portuguese winger who admitted he doubted whether he clinched the hat-trick due to Jorrel Hato initially being given credit for the second goal. "I think the mentality of the team was amazing," Neto said.

"We came to a tough place, winning 4-0 away. This competition is really tough. So we are really happy to go through to the next round. To be honest, on the second goal, I was in doubt if it was mine or not. At the end of the game, I went to the referee and asked whether it was a hat-trick or not.

"Did I have the right to the ball? He said, "Yeah, yeah, you have the right! But most of all, I'm happy that we went through. We did an unbelievable performance against a tough team away and I think it's a well-deserved win."