Premier League sides fear war with players with league split in coronavirus shutdown pay cut row
SOME Premier League clubs fear they are being pushed into an unwanted war with their players by top-flight rivals.
Teams are alarmed by the PFA’s rejection of the proposal for ALL players to take a wage cut or pay deferral of up to 30 per cent.
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And while some billionaire club owners are ready for a confrontation, others want to ease off and reach an amicable compromise agreement with the players’ union, who fear the wage-cut proposal will cost the Government £200million in lost taxes.
More talks are planned this week and a number of chief executives are looking to take the heat out of the situation.
But there is a growing feeling that at least three clubs are looking to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis to slash their annual wage bills.
PFA bosses are angry their members are being singled out for criticism after Liverpool, Spurs, Newcastle, Norwich and Bournemouth put non-playing staff on furlough.
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