EPL Clubs Lobby Players To Take 30 Percent Pay Hit; Season Suspended Indefinitely News

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EPL Clubs Lobby Players To Take 30 Percent Pay Hit; Season Suspended Indefinitely

By Daily Sports on April 4, 2020

Premier League clubs will ask players to take a combination of pay cuts and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of their annual salary due to the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the league said in a statement on Friday.

The English top flight's highly-paid stars have come under increasing pressure to take pay cuts from government officials in recent days after four clubs said they would use public money to subsidise pay for non-playing staff.

Health secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday footballers should “take a pay cut and play their part.”

Tottenham, Newcastle, Norwich and Bournemouth plan to use the UK government’s furlough scheme to pay 80 percent of wages of non-playing staff up to a maximum of £2,500 a month.

The average salary for a Premier League player £3 million a year, according to the latest Global Sports Salaries survey.

“Premier League clubs unanimously agreed to consult their players regarding a combination of conditional reductions and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of total annual remuneration,” the Premier League said in a statement.

The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) will meet with league and club officials to discuss the proposal on Saturday.

A meeting between the league’s 20 clubs also agreed to indefinitely extend the suspension of the season until it is “safe and appropriate” for football to return.

The clubs are desperate for the season to be finished if possible to avoid the potential of having to reimburse broadcasters a reported £760 million if they fail to fulfil fixtures for television contracts. (SuperSport)

•PHOTO: EPL players

Source Daily Sports

Posted April 4, 2020