By Hassan Sanusi
One Direction will lose a £10 million bonus because of Zayn Malik‘s departure.
Members of the group were guaranteed £2 million each for fulfilling the terms of their record contract but it was only valid if all five members were still part of the band, and the 22-year-old singer felt he had already made as much money as he needed so didn’t need an ‘incentive’ to stay.
A source said: ‘There’s a massive loyalty bonus for each member if they fulfill their record deal, but Zayn didn’t even want the money. All he ever wanted was to buy his mum a house, and he’s done that, so there was no incentive for him to finish the tour, let alone make a fifth album only to spend another six months on the road.’
Zayn was nervous of telling band-mates, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan of his decision to walk away from the group for good, so he reportedly broke the news via a text message.
A friend told Heat magazine: ‘He texted the boys then announced it publicly. I don’t think he wanted anyone to be able to talk him out of it.’
