Cristiano Ronaldo will receive an £850,000 bonus for his hat-trick in Manchester United's 3-2 victory over Norwich.
After scoring 21 goals this season, Ronaldo triggered a bonus-related clause in his contract.
Ronaldo's contract includes a £750,000 bonus for scoring 20 goals, as well as an additional £100,000 for scoring a hat-trick.
Ronaldo will now receive £100,000 for each additional goal he scores for the rest of the season.
United will also pay their top scorer this season £1 million, and Ronaldo appears to be on track to do so given that he is 12 goals ahead of his nearest rival, Bruno Fernandes.
Furthermore, if Ronaldo scores 30 goals this season, he will receive approximately £2.75 million in total payments.
Although he has faced some criticism since rejoining United last year, Ronaldo is playing an important role in keeping his team's hopes of finishing in the top four alive.
Last month, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Tottenham, and he repeated the feat against Norwich at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a tap-in in the seventh minute, and he later made it 2-0 with a header. Norwich drew level thanks to goals from Kieran Dowell and Teemu Pukki, but Ronaldo sealed the win for United with a free-kick.
As a result, United moved up to fifth place, three points behind Tottenham. United now has two crucial away games against Liverpool and Arsenal.