Richard Scudamore: Premier League clubs asked for £250,000 towards £5m bonus

Richard Scudamore and Bruce Buck — Chelsea's Bruce Buck (right) made the request to clubs for a contribution to Scudamore's farewell gift

All 20 Premier League clubs have been asked for a £250,000 contribution so that the league's outgoing executive chairman Richard Scudamore can be given a £5m farewell gift.

The clubs were asked for the money before a meeting on Tuesday.

It is expected they will agree to Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck's request.

Scudamore, 59, who is reportedly paid £2.5m per season, is stepping down next month after 19 years at the organisation.

The league's UK television rights were valued at around £670m when he joined, and the last deal was worth £5.14bn.

Buck, who has developed a close friendship with Scudamore since becoming Chelsea chairman in 2003, received backing from top-flight clubs during a meeting at Premier League headquarters in London.

Should every club contribute, the outgoing boss will receive an additional £5m windfall as a token of appreciation for his successful tenure.

On Tuesday the Premier League announced that Susanna Dinnage will be its new chief executive.

Dinnage joins from media organisation Discovery, where she was the global president of the Animal Planet channel.

Scudamore joined the Premier League in November 1999 as chief executive before becoming executive chairman in June 2014.

The top-flight clubs have agreed to split his role and will now search for a non-executive chair.

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Comment posted by Godfrey, at 14:36 13 Nov 2018
Just reading that and you realise how far away from reality the Premier League has become.
Comment posted by BomberBusbridge, at 14:41 13 Nov 2018
BBc ran a story of a Little boy who died after struggling to raise £800 k towards life saving treatment in USA He only raised £400k and couldn’t have the treatment. And football clubs are raising £5m for a millionaire. They do not live in the real world.
Comment posted by Beeson93, at 14:39 13 Nov 2018
Suddenly I don't feel any guilt for streaming the occasional match online......

Absolute joke.
Comment posted by D1710825445243, at 14:35 13 Nov 2018
Give it to grassroots football instead.
Comment posted by User0135419846, at 14:36 13 Nov 2018
This is outrageous! He’s got enough money as it is. You can’t just give him a free £5m for nothing. That could go to a charity and make a change in the world. Stupid!
Comment posted by Old Father Thames, at 14:35 13 Nov 2018
This how the rich thank the rich for making them richer.

Meanwhile Conference players get by on around £375 a week.
Comment posted by User0582917300, at 14:36 13 Nov 2018
People are living and dying on the streets of the UK and the rich just get richer

So sickening and disgusting
Comment posted by LWVP, at 14:36 13 Nov 2018
I see the Premier League do Secret Santa a bit differently.

I got a singing Christmas tie.
Comment posted by aphextwin-rb, at 14:39 13 Nov 2018
Scandalous. Absolutely scandalous.
Comment posted by Mr Red, at 14:37 13 Nov 2018
At what point is someone going to turn around and ask if it's a joke?
I got a gigantic card and an Amazon voucher for 20 quid.
Comment posted by Chris T, at 14:39 13 Nov 2018
£5m when so many get nothing. Its a laughing stock and typical of the mentality of the football hierarchy. He has been paid hasnt he and gets a pension why this additional sum for doing his job!!! I worked for 34 years for a company and got a garden seat. Its wood not gold!
Comment posted by WJB, at 14:46 13 Nov 2018
Actually feel total disgust !!! We have ex servicemen , people living in shop doorways and Millionaires want to give another millionaire £ 5 million for doing his very well paid job ?? Behave
Comment posted by Laughing Gnome, at 14:32 13 Nov 2018
Disgusting!
Comment posted by Fred, at 14:36 13 Nov 2018
The way to stop this greed is to cancel sky.
Comment posted by Cookiecrumble, at 14:39 13 Nov 2018
I would like to chip in to help him through his hard times. Does he have a just giving page?
Comment posted by User0696677732, at 14:36 13 Nov 2018
The greedy is asking to be greedy one last time....
Comment posted by chelseasi, at 14:41 13 Nov 2018
Disgusting at a time when we have such huge poverty in the uk , the slush money in football is disgusting people paid huge sums whilst people can not even afford to feed their kids its Vile .
Comment posted by WashingtonIrving, at 14:46 13 Nov 2018
Who on earth gets a leaving present at 2X their annual salary?

I got a bottle of wine and some chocolates when I left my last job !!!
Comment posted by Hunter Stockton , at 14:44 13 Nov 2018
This is is a genuinely and unashamedly obscene gesture.
Comment posted by Ooozzzelll, at 14:33 13 Nov 2018
Only in football, eh!