Real Madrid paid Lens a bonus they didn't have to for Varane Real Madrid After his third Champions League success

Lens president Gervais Martel has revealed that Real Madrid paid the French club a bonus for Raphael Varane's achievements despite not being contractually obliged to.

Los Blancos paid ten million euros for the centre-back in 2011 and his deal stipulated that the Spaniards would pay Lens a bonus for up to two Champions League successes.

Madrid went on to do so after lifting the trophy in Lisbon and Milan in 2014 and 2016 respectively with Varane amongst their ranks.

Yet, when Varane won his third European Cup for Madrid in Cardiff against Juventus, Martel revealed how the club ended up paying the bonus again.

"The third year, there was no bonus but I sent an email to Real Madrid.

"I wrote something like: 'I know the contract says it doesn't...'," he explained to RMC Sports.

"I sent it and they paid me, that is class," concluded the president of Lens.

He did not specify the amount of the bonus that Real Madrid paid without having to do so.