Sunderland's climb up the table meant over £7 million in extra Premier League money this season.
The Daily Mail says they climbed from bottom to 14th during the final weeks of the season to pocket £8.4m in merit money, as opposed to £1.2m had they finished in 20th.
Overall, Sunderland earned a projected £73 million from the season.
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