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Premier League clubs anticipate having to start individual negotiations over wage reductions with their players after attempts to reach a collective pay agreement in response to the coronavirus crisis were frustrated during talks on Saturday.
While players have been told clubs may lose £1.137bn because of the disruption caused by the pandemic, the Professional Footballers’ Association has responded to the Premier League’s proposals of a 30% pay cut by saying that would be detrimental to the NHS.
Written by Jacob Steinberg
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/05/premier-league-salaries-reduction-coronavirus-crisis under the title “Premier League clubs to go it alone in pay cut talks with players”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
