CITY need the football season to be completed to unlock the latest Oli McBurnie windfall.

The Bantams stand to receive a further £431,250 from the sell-on cut in their former striker’s move from Swansea to Sheffield United last summer.

As part of the deal, Swansea will pocket another £2.87 million if the Blades stay up – with City in line for their 15 per cent take.

It is likely that the latest McBurnie money will have been factored into the club’s financial projections for later in the year.

Chris Wilder’s side have enjoyed unprecedented success in their first season back in the top flight for 12 years.

They currently sit seventh in the suspended Premier League table and are just two points outside a European qualification spot.

With 10 games left when the domestic game was put on lockdown, Sheffield United were 16 points above the relegation zone.

Survival is virtually guaranteed already from such an amazing campaign.

But the season must run to its conclusion before the add-ons to McBurnie’s near-£20 million sale would kick in.

City have earned around £2.5 million from their share of the deal, which arguably made the Scottish international their record sale.

That has helped counter the debts racked up during the Edin Rahic regime.

The club accounts published this week reveal they lost just under £1.9 million for last season – when one of the highest player budgets in League One could not save them from finishing bottom and relegation.

The McBurnie money has been a huge assistance for owner Stefan Rupp as City attempt to repair the damage from the reckless rule under the former chairman.

Rupp is understood to have put in “significant” money to fill financial holes during last season when the size of the losses left by Rahic became clear.

But while the clamour appears to be growing in some quarters to void the current stalled campaign because of the serious financial impact on clubs from the coronavirus shutdown, many such transfer clauses as McBurnie's will hang in the balance unless the remaining games take place.

It is also thought there are add-ons in the deals with Eoin Doyle and James Vaughan that hinge on the outcome of the season.

Both strikers left Valley Parade in the final week of the January transfer window before Stuart McCall replaced Gary Bowyer at the helm.

Doyle went on a permanent short-term move to League Two leaders Swindon for an undisclosed fee while Vaughan, who still has two more years to run on his City contract, was loaned to Tranmere.

The deals are believed to have incentives based on winning promotion and avoiding relegation in each case.

At the time of their exit, the T&A reported that City could net up to £250,000 if all the clauses were met.

The professional game remains on ice until April 30 at this stage, although resuming straight after that appears increasingly unlikely.

It has been reported that a possible return date for football could be revealed next week. Playing behind closed doors looks the most likely option but that would have serious implications with no match-day income.