Former Lens president Gervais Martel has paid tribute to Real Madrid over their negotiations for the sale of Raphael Varane.
In 2011, Martel over saw the €10m sale of an 18 year-old Varane to Real.
He recalled to RMC: "In the operation was included a bonus that would have been reached if the player had twice won the Champions League (tenth and eleventh).
"When Real won their twelfth cup, in Cardiff against Juventus, I wrote an email to Real asking if there was even further recognition for us.
"And they paid..."